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From The Yukon-
Rev. Ellen Bruce, the first northern aboriginal woman to be ordained in the Anglican church, died at her home in Old Crow, Yukon, on Saturday. She was 98 years old.Bruce, who was born in 1911 in northern Yukon, was known for her community service and her dedication to keeping the Gwich'in language alive. She led church services in Old Crow, and across Canada's North, in Gwich'in and English."She was this absolute gem, just so kind and sweet, and her humility has taught us so much," Chief Joe Linklater of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Old Crow told CBC News."Being the reverend that ran our church in the Gwich'in language, that was really so important to everybody."Bruce was ordained in 1987, making her the first northern native woman to become an Anglican minister.She was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1991 for her efforts to sustain and promote "the cultural integrity of the Vuntut Gwitchin for over 50 years, helping them adapt from camp life to community life."Read more:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/10/18/yukon-bruce-obit.html#ixzz12oG1VSt0
From Canada-
Anglicans in the Yukon have elected the Right Rev. Larry Robertson as their new bishop over the weekend.Robertson, who is currently an assistant bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Arctic in Yellowknife, was chosen over three other candidates at the Yukon diocese's synod Saturday in Whitehorse."Somebody came and asked me if I would run, and we prayed about it for a long time," Robertson told CBC News after his election."I have a lot of connections with the diocese already, and so we felt it was good to let our names stand."Robertson's term will officially begin in September. He succeeds current bishop, the Right Rev. Terry Buckle, who has led the Yukon diocese for the past 15 years but said it is now time for a change."This certainly will bring, I think, with the new leadership, a new vision and renewed energy, I hope," Buckle said. "That's what we're looking forward to."Robertson has served as an Anglican minister in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut for almost 35 years.Read more:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/05/17/yukon-anglican-bishop.html#ixzz0oHWPTTLI
From Canada-
The diocesan bishop of Kootenay, John Privett, 53, is the new metropolitan (senior bishop) of the ecclesiastical province of British Columbia and Yukon. He was elected at the provincial synod Sept. 25, and installed at the closing Eucharist Sept. 27.Archbishop Privett becomes the 11th metropolitan of the youngest of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. Founded in 1914, the province includes the dioceses of British Columbia, Caledonia, New Westminster, Yukon, Kootenay and the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior.Archbishop Privett was born in Saskatoon and grew up in Whitehorse, Yukon, where his father served as rector of Christ Church Cathedral. “A lifelong Christian and child of the rectory,” he was ordained a deacon in 1981 and a priest in 1982, at the diocese of Edmonton. He was elected bishop of Kootenay in 2005.Describing himself as “passionate about the life of parishes,” Archbishop Privett is interested in congregational development, dialogue, Christian formation and spiritual direction. He is also a strong supporter of camping ministry. On the national level, he serves on the planning and agenda team for the Council of General Synod (CoGS), as well as on the shared ministries committee and the youth initiatives task force.More-
http://www.anglicanjournal.com/100/article/child-of-the-rectory-becomes-new-metropolitan-of-bcyukon/?cHash=235d5425bf
