By operating successful Thrift Stores and integrating with the mission and work of The Salvation Army as a whole, we exist to be a functioning and thriving modern day model of William Booth's conceived "Household Salvage Brigade" through which the marginalized and excluded of society will be refreshed and regenerated by way of meeting their practical needs. Our Thrift Stores can meet your needs.
It was then that the late Gordon Thorp, a skilled nurseryman, emigrated from Europe upon hearing the exceptional growing conditions of the Okanaga Valley. His son, John, became one of the largest vegetable seed producers in the area and later expanded into the tree-fruit industry. The family is still in the fruit orchard industry today.
Local 793 of the International Union of Operating Engineers represents thousands of crane and heavy equipment operators in Ontario's construction industry.