Tag: Emergency Disaster Services
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Salvation Army Provides Critical Support to Those Affected by Hurricane Fiona
It’s close to a week since Hurricane Fiona slammed into Canada’s eastern seaboard, and hundreds of hungry and displaced people continue to reach out to The Salvation Army for assistance.…
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Salvation Army Hurricane Fiona Disaster Response Teams are Mobilizing to Meet Immediate Needs
TORONTO, ON – September 24, 2022 – In what has been deemed a “historic storm” and “landmark weather event” in Atlantic Canada, The Salvation Army is mobilizing trained personnel to…
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How to Be Ready for Anything
Canadian communities are not immune to natural hazards. This is proven in the 2019 extraordinary spring in Alberta where 644 wildfires were reported, and in the rain and flooding that…
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Salvation Army in Europe Provides Hope in Desperate Times
Since February 24, the world has watched the resilience of Ukrainians. As The Salvation Army provides humanitarian aid, it continues to witness the desperation in people’s eyes. Only days ago,…
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Help The Salvation Army Provide Critical Aid in Ukraine and Europe
The scenes and images coming out of Ukraine and surrounding countries are unimaginable and heart-wrenching. The UN Refugee Agency says one million refugees have fled Ukraine in the last week…
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Salvation Army Calls on Canadians to Support Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine and Bordering Countries
The Salvation Army is active in 132 countries worldwide that includes Ukraine, where they have had a presence since 1993. The Salvation Army in Canada is calling on friends and…
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Winter Help for Those Who Truly Need it
All of Canada is having to deal with extreme cold. But for people experiencing homelessness, bitter temperatures can be deadly. Every night, they just try to survive. The Salvation Army…
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Salvation Army Responds to Floods Across British Columbia
The Salvation Army’s emergency disaster services (EDS) have been serving British Columbians in multiple communities—from Abbotsford and Chilliwack, to Hope, Merritt and Kamloops—sharing hope amid great hardship. Living in Merritt,…
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Help The Salvation Army in Canada Respond to British Columbia Flood Relief Efforts
The Government of British Columbia has declared a state of emergency as the Lower Mainland is experiencing the worst flooding it has seen in a century. Floods and landslides have…
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Remembering 9/11, Twenty Years Later (WATCH)
Sudden tragedy can happen to anyone, anywhere. Today, as we mark the passage of two decades since the tragedy of 9/11 and remember those whose lives have been recently shattered…
