December 1, 2006 Dioceses may soon stop paying into liability fund

If federal officials agree, Canadian Anglican dioceses will soon be able to stop raising money for the fund that has paid damages resulting from lawsuits alleging abuse at boarding schools for native students.

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November 16, 2006 ABC storefront will close

Mississauga, Ont. The fate of the 106-year-old Anglican Book Centre (ABC), the oldest bookstore in Toronto, was sealed by the Council of General Synod (CoGS), which approved a recommendation during its fall meeting to shut down the storefront operation at Toronto’s 80 Hayden St. and move to an Internet- and telephone-based operation.

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November 1, 2006 Group calls for closure of bookstore

A committee analyzing the work and budget of the Anglican Church of Canada’s national office has recommended closing the Anglican Book Centre’s retail store in Toronto in July 2007 and moving to an Internet and telephone-based operation.

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October 3, 2006 Planning group recommends closure of Toronto retail bookstore

A committee analyzing the work and budget of the Anglican Church of Canada’s national office has recommended closing the Anglican Book Centre’s retail store in Toronto in July 2007 and moving to an Internet and telephone-based operation.

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June 1, 2006 Group reviews church structures

Mississauga, Ont. A working group  has completed its review of the way the Anglican Church of Canada is being governed, paving the way for discussion and possible action at General Synod 2007.  Change is needed and...

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June 1, 2006 Budget deficit hit $1.1 million in 2005

Mississauga, Ont.For the third consecutive year, General Synod, the governing body of the Anglican Church of Canada, ended its fiscal year with a deficit: $1.1 million in 2005. Treasurer Peter Blachford told the Council of...

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June 1, 2006 How will General Synod deal with sexuality issues?

Mississauga, Ont. With a procedural nightmare looming a year from now when General Synod gathers to decide on the blessing of same-sex unions, the church’s faith, worship and ministry committee has asked Council of General Synod...

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June 1, 2006 Council okays idea of native bishop

Mississauga, Ont. Council of General Synod (CoGS) approved a pending appointment by the primate of the first national indigenous Anglican bishop, on the recommendation of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP), but...

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June 1, 2006 Payment recognizes harm to native people

Mississauga, Ont.The new plan to compensate all former students of Indian residential schools represents an acknowledgment by the federal government that native culture and languages were harmed by the now-defunct educational...

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June 1, 2006 In other matters, CoGS

Approved a resolution directing the financial management and development committee to include in the 2007 General Synod budget “20 per cent of the estimated cost of Council of the North dioceses’ attendance” at General Synod or...

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