Adam Walker has lived a life of hardship, trauma, and addiction. His story is the type that doesn’t always have a happy ending. However, Adam was determined to be one of the lucky ones when he entered the doors of The Salvation Army’s Addiction and Residential Centre (ARC) and began his first step to healing.  […]

The 2024 Supreme Group Salvation Army Golf Classic was a huge success, raising $266,350 for a Rapid Response Bunk House and Tow Vehicle for Emergency Disaster Services (EDS). The day started a little gloomy, with dark clouds hovering over the golf course. Golfers prepared for rain, but the sun came shining through in the afternoon.  […]

The Salvation Army’s Edmonton Temple has launched two exciting new programs geared toward parents, caregivers, and their children – The Play Café and Toy Library. The Play Café runs every Thursday morning at Edmonton Temple from 10-12 p.m. Guardians with children six-years-old and under are welcome to drop in and enjoy tea or coffee while  […]

The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) team expects to be busy this spring and summer. A dry winter can point to another hectic wildfire season. Last year, the City of Yellowknife faced a crisis that led to the evacuation of 20,000 people from their homes. In response, the EDS team stepped up, spending the  […]

In March, CBC Manitoba Information Radio spent the morning broadcasting live from The Salvation Army Winnipeg Centre of Hope. Host Marcy Markusa and producer Cory Funk talked with clients and staff to get a sense of the reality of shelter life and uncover and dispel commonly held myths about the people who rely on shelter services. If  […]

In early March, CBC Manitoba Information Radio spent the morning broadcasting live from The Salvation Army Winnipeg Centre of Hope. Host Marcy Markusa and producer Cory Funk talked with clients and staff to get a sense of the reality of shelter life and uncover and dispel commonly held myths about the people who rely on  […]

Being in the Northwest Territories and helping vulnerable clients in such a sparsely populated region comes with unique challenges for the Yellowknife Salvation Army – for example, providing accessibility to the Hamper Program that feeds so many people. In most parts of Canada, clients come to The Salvation Army’s food bank. However, up north, the  […]

It’s been a difficult summer here in Alberta and the Northwest Territories thanks to the numerous wildfires that have ravaged the areas since May. Many residents have lived in a smokey haze of uncertainty with bags packed and on the ready as possible evacuation orders loomed in the air. However, if there was one constant,  […]

The Salvation Army’s Grace Village in Edmonton held a special smudging ceremony on Tuesday ahead of Truth and Reconciliation Day to acknowledge and honour the generations of past and present indigenous peoples affected by Canada’s residential school system. The ceremony was organized by Grace Village’s Chaplain John Luth and led by Elder Harold Roscher, who  […]