Category: The Salvation Army

A new building for Calgary Citadel

It started, as a submission to THQ, in 1961 and ended up in the building of Glenmore Temple on Elbow Drive in 1969. I know they looked at several sites including land which partially houses Southcentre Mall, but land was felt to be too far out of city in those days. The move out of…

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We will remember

Posted in the War Museum is this wonderful picture of a group of Canadian soldiers who are giving blood. Standing at the back, almost hidden in the doorway of the kitchen is my Grandpa Waters. I have several photos of him at Camp Petawawa during WW2. He was too young to go overseas for WW1…

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