Calgary 1937

Seven years into the Great Depression, The Salvation Army has been impacted by the removal of General Bramwell Booth from office, the development of the High Council, and in Canada the development of our social work in more institutional ways. In the world, it was 1937 that Henry Ford instituted a 32 hour work week….

It should be songster night

It’s Wednesday, and Wendy would be at practice for the Canadian Staff Songsters, but it’s Covid-19 in 2020 and practice is done through video conferencing, as awkward as that is. I’m missing their monthly concerts and visits to corps in different parts of the territory. I looked back in my video history and remembered a…

Eat at Fred’s

When we spent our summers at Camp Selkirk, there were weeks I enjoyed more than others, but there were also camp leaders I enjoyed working with a bit more than others. In case you were a camp leader and wondering who it was that I enjoyed working with… it was you. I have to mention…