
Canada news briefs: Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario
Aurora Centre to be bulldozed The Aurora Conference Centre, located north of the town of Aurora, is going to be demolished. The centre has been

Aurora Centre to be bulldozed The Aurora Conference Centre, located north of the town of Aurora, is going to be demolished. The centre has been

100 years ago: November 1899 Canadian Churchman commented that with one exception, all Canadian bishops are again at their posts of duty. We are far

V.S. Carrington (Tony) Tyndale, chancellor of Tyndale College and Seminary, died on Aug. 24 from cancer, age 73. Dr. Tyndale was appointed college chancellor last

Members of the Micmac community gathered at Listuguj in the Gaspé peninsula recently to celebrate the launch of the New Testament in their Native language,

Timothy Maxwell Bailey Parker, first director of the Anglican Book Centre, has died. He was 94. Mr. Parker studied at the University of Western Ontario

A nine-member board for the Anglican Foundation has been selected by 215 electors. The foundation board for the period from 1999 to 2001 will include:

His Holiness Karekin I, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians of the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, Armenia, died June 29 at the age of

Justice David Wright has resigned as chancellor of General Synod because of a potential conflict between his duties as chancellor and as a judge. New

The Toronto School of Theology, which consists of seven theological schools from across the denominational spectrum, has signed an agreement to further ecumenical co-operation with

Bishop Patrick Lee, 68, has announced he will retire Nov. 8 after five years as the 11th bishop of Rupert’s Land, the Manitoba diocese headquartered

100 years ago: June 1899 Canadian Churchman reported that in some quarters the lavish expenditure on flowers as decorations in our churches at festival seasons

Milton (Tony) Barlow, whose work in Canada encompassed a variety of corporate and social justice groups, died May 4 at age 62 in New York

Tower restoration gains support Thanks to the generosity of 1,400 Anglicans in the Diocese of Huron, the appeal for the restoration of the tower at

Spirituality lunch sells out in NB The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame was standing room only for a series of Monday lunch-hour addresses on

Bill Lowe, former director of planning with the Anglican Church of Canada, died on March 22 following an illness. Mr. Lowe, 72 who retired from

Primate visits St. John’s The Primate, the Most Rev. Michael Peers, visited Newfoundland recently and participated in services marking the 50th anniversary of the church

Tractor-hat mitre takes the cake Archbishop Michael Peers makes the ceremonial first cut in a cake at a special dinner celebrating the 40th anniversary of

ROBIN GIBSON was “not just able and competent, but a great, great person. He was among the most distinguished thinkers in the development scene in

V.S. Carrington (Tony) Tyndale, chancellor of Tyndale College and Seminary, died on Aug. 24 from cancer, age 73. Dr. Tyndale was appointed college chancellor last

The Archbishop of Canterbury and Cardinal Basil Hume added their voice to the call by Sudanese bishops recently to Foreign Secretary Robin Cook to intervene