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SavvyMom Roundup: Train Wreck Edition

Minnow Hamilton | Posted 01.29.2013 | Canada Living
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Minnow Hamilton

It was another busy week. The local news captivated me with football, mayorality disgrace, stolen toys and Justin Bieber's wardrobe malfunctions. All train wrecks.

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2nd Grinch Accused In Toy Theft

CBC | Posted 01.29.2013 | Canada Impact
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A second man has been charged in connection with the theft of more than $2 million worth of donated toys from a Salvation Army warehouse in Toronto. ...

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David Rennie, Former Executive Director At Salvation Army Facility, Charged In Theft Of Toys

CP | Posted 01.26.2013 | Canada Impact
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TORONTO -- The former executive director of a Salvation Army facility was charged Monday, following the discovery of a massive cache of toys police sa...

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Toronto Man Charged In Salvation Army Theft Of Toys, Donations

CP | Allison Jones, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.26.2013 | Canada Impact
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TORONTO - The former executive director of a Salvation Army facility was charged Monday, following the discovery of a massive cache of toys police sai...

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How the Salvation Army Scandal Could Have Been Prevented

Deborah Nixon | Posted 01.24.2013 | Canada Business
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Deborah Nixon

The Salvation Army has been in the news due to a massive theft of children's toys from its warehouse. It fired its executive director in response and is investigating the circumstances surrounding this crime. While the scale is large, it is not unusual to encounter examples of theft and embezzlement in organizations. Most large ones have loss prevention officers whose role is to protect assets through implementing security and safety programs for employees and customers. They also have internal audit functions and controls to test, monitor and prevent these types of crimes. What happens when these systems break down and crime occurs?

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Massive Cache Of Reportedly Stolen Toys, Goods Found

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.24.2013 | Canada Impact
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BRAMPTON, Ont. - Toronto police have recovered a massive cache of toys and donated goods they say were stolen from a Salvation Army warehouse.Police s...

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'Overwhelmed' By Public Response To Massive Toy Theft

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.22.2013 | Canada Impact
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TORONTO - The Salvation Army says it has been overwhelmed by people offering to help out since news spread of the theft of some $2 million worth of to...

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$2 Million In Toys Stolen From Salvation Army

CP | Allison Jones, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.21.2013 | Canada Impact
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TORONTO - The Salvation Army believes 100,000 toys were stolen from its Toronto warehouse over the past two years in a "targeted," strategic plot to d...

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Why is the Sally Ann Paying its Own Employees Poverty Wages?

Larry Rousseau | Posted 04.15.2012 | Canada
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Larry Rousseau

The Salvation Army of Canada claims to be "the largest non-governmental direct provider of social services" in the country. Given this, the thousands upon thousands of Canadians who make donations every year to the Salvation Army would likely be surprised to learn that many employees at Ottawa's Booth Centre earn a poverty wage.

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Ontario's Clothing Bin War

CBC | Posted 03.31.2012 | Canada
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The business of collecting donated clothes, selling them in local thrift stores and shipping them overseas has become so lucrative it has...

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