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Summer 2013 will be a season of landmarks for Canadians committed to truth, reconciliation, and equity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples. June 11 is the fifth anniversary of the prime minister's apology for residential schools, and Aug. 6 is the twentieth anniversary of the Anglican Church of Canada's apology for residential schools.

For most of us, a safe water supply is as Canadian as medicare and the cultural mosaic. But for many indigenous people, clean water is a far cry from reality. 

Being part of the worldwide Anglican Communion means sharing the joy and pain of other churches—even when they're halfway across the world.

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, will lead a delegation of Anglicans expected to participate in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Quebec National Event, scheduled April 24 to 27, in Montreal.

It will be a large, diverse, global gathering—some 825 Christian delegates from more than 300 churches—including the Anglican Church of Canada.

When Michael Ingham, bishop of the diocese of New Westminster, begins his retirement at the end of August this year, it will be the denouement of the 20-year career of one of the Anglican Church of Canada's longest-serving and most controversial bishops.

Ever wondered how to start making your creaky, leaky, drafty church building more environmentally friendly?

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has joined religious leaders from G8 countries in calling heads of government to fulfill existing commitments to spend 0.7% of national income on aid. The letter, published in the Financial Times, notes that 1000 days remain to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the 2015 deadline.

It is 2:00 pm on Thursday April 4^th in the First week of Easter. At this moment I stop what I am doing to remember Nina Burnham. In spirit I am with the great company of friends who have gathered for her funeral at St Peter's Church in Ohsweken, Ont.

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has signed on to the Proud to Protect Refugees campaign being launched today (World Refugee Day) by the Canadian Council for Refugees.  Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and President of the PWRDF Board of Directors, has posted a public letter about the Anglican Church's work with refugees through PWRDF. The full text of the letter follows, or is available in PDF form.