Peterborough Salvation Army Corps prepare for big changes in its Christmas programs “In past years, we have had a big event, where we invited the community to come tour our operations,” said Darryl Burry, executive director for the Kelowna-Lake Country Salvation Army. “Unfortunately, we can’t do that this year.”Instead, the kick-off saw 11 kettles scattered throughout Kelowna and Lake Country — about half of the roughly 20 that usually come out on the first day of the campaign.The significant reduction in kettles is being blamed on a lack of regular volunteers, who are staying away because of COVID-19.It’s one of the pandemic-related challenges that the Salvation Army is facing this year.“Unfortunately, this year because of COVID, being.