Salvation Army

An automated donation stand for the Salvation Army is seen on the way out of a grocery store in Montreal, on Monday, December 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

‘We have to act now’: Salvation Army still $11M short of Christmas fundraising goal

Charity said that the need for services has doubled in some areas

 

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Iconic Salvation Army fundraiser faces increased demand, challenges due to COVID-19

Charity says it has not seen an increase in demand like this for decades

 

Kelly Spurway hands out bag lunches on Main Street in Smithers out of the Salvation Army’s mobile community service unit. (Thom Barker photo)

Salvation Army reopens its doors

Food bank and thrift store are now open, but differently than before the pandemic

 

June 5 is National Doughnut Day. (Black Press Media file photo)

National Doughnut Day pays tribute to those on frontlines of First World War

The Salvation Army will be handing out doughnuts to community partners on Friday

June 5 is National Doughnut Day. (Black Press Media file photo)
Kelly Spurway hands out bag lunches out of the Salvation Army’s mobile community support unit on Main Street in Smithers March 20. The Soup Kitchen is closed, but the organization continues to provide lunches Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. (Thom Barker photo)

Demand for food hampers surges with COVID-19

Pick-up suspended, but Salvation Army will deliver

Kelly Spurway hands out bag lunches out of the Salvation Army’s mobile community support unit on Main Street in Smithers March 20. The Soup Kitchen is closed, but the organization continues to provide lunches Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. (Thom Barker photo)
A heartfelt reunion, as Lt. Sabrina Silvey and Roma Dawe of the Prince Rupert Salvation Army give Oliver Stewart his mother’s long-lost, handmade regalia. (Keili Bartlett / The Northern View)

Family reclaims stolen First Nations regalia found at thrift store

Salvation Army finds Indigenous regalia that was stolen from a Prince Rupert home three years ago

A heartfelt reunion, as Lt. Sabrina Silvey and Roma Dawe of the Prince Rupert Salvation Army give Oliver Stewart his mother’s long-lost, handmade regalia. (Keili Bartlett / The Northern View)