International Headquarters has approved the following reserved appointments in the Canada and Bermuda Territory:

Major Frederick Waters, Area Commander, Prairie & Northern Territories Division, is appointed as Divisional Commander, Alberta & Northern Territories Division, effective July 3, 2009. As a result of restructuring, this division will return to being a stand alone Division with DHQ remaining in Edmonton.

Major Wendy Waters, Area Commander, Prairie & Northern Territories Division, is appointed as Divisional Director of Women's Ministries, Alberta & Northern Territories Division, effective July 3, 2009.

Major Eric Bond, Divisional Commander, Prairie & Northern Territories Division, is appointed as Principal, College for Officer Training, Winnipeg, effective July 3, 2009.

Major Donna Bond, Divisional Director of Women's Ministries/Divisional Community Care Ministries Secretary, Prairie & Northern Territories Division, is appointed as Director of Spiritual Formation, College for Officer Training, Winnipeg, effective July 3, 2009.

Major Sandra Rice, Principal, College for Officer Training, is appointed as Territorial Secretary for Personnel, effective July 3, 2009. This is a senior reserved appointment, and therefore Major Rice will be promoted to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel upon assuming this appointment.

Major Susan van Duinen, Divisional Commander and Divisional Director of Women's Ministries, Manitoba and Northwest Ontario Division, is appointed as Divisional Commander & Divisional Director of Women's Ministries, British Columbia Division, effective July 3, 2009.

Major Junior Hynes, Divisional Commander, Newfoundland and Labrador West, is appointed as Divisional Commander, Prairie Division, effective July 3, 2009. This division will be created by amalgamating the former Manitoba & NW Ontario Division with the Province of Saskatchewan.

Major Verna Hynes, Divisional Director of Women's Ministries, Divisional Director for Personnel (Officers), Divisional Retired Officers' Coordinator, Newfoundland and Labrador West, is appointed as Divisional Director of Women's Ministries, Prairie Division, effective July 3, 2009.

Lieut.-Colonel Alfred Richardson, Divisional Commander, Ontario Great Lakes Division, is appointed as Divisional Commander, Newfoundland and Labrador Division, effective July 3, 2009. As a result of restructuring, Newfoundland & Labrador West and Newfoundland & Labrador East will merge to become Newfoundland & Labrador Division with DHQ located in St. John's. This appointment is for a two-year term. Lieut.-Colonels Richardson's active service has been extended to July 2011.

Lieut-Colonel Ethel Richardson, Divisional Director of Women's Ministries, Divisional Director for Personnel (Officers) , Ontario Great Lakes Division, is appointed as Divisional Director of Women's Ministries, Newfoundland and Labrador Division, effective July 3, 2009.

Major Lee Graves, Area Commander for Ontario East Area , Ontario Central-East Division, is appointed as Divisional Commander, Ontario Great Lakes Division, effective July 3, 2009. This is a senior reserved appointment and therefore Major Graves will be promoted to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel upon assuming this appointment.

Major Deborah Graves, Executive Director, Ottawa Bethany Hope Centre, Ontario Central-East Division, is appointed as Divisional Director of Women's Ministries, Ontario Great Lakes Division effective July 3, 2009. Major Graves will be promoted to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel upon assuming this appointment.

We offer our sincere congratulations to each of these Salvation Army officers. Please uphold them in prayer.

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