Thefts spur tighter security: national office suffers losses.A series of burglaries at 80 Hayden, the Anglican Church of Canada's new office in Toronto, has prompted national church officials to tighten security in and around the building. There have been three recent incidents of theft from the building, which staff of General Synod The General Synod is the title of the governing body of some church organizations. Church of England In the Church of England, General Synod was instituted in 1970 and is the culmination of a process of rediscovering self-government for the Church of England that had , the church's national office, have occupied since June 2004. The first involved the loss of $200 in "float money" from the Anglican Book Centre in the building's basement; the second, the loss of more than $100 raised by staff for charity, which was stored in a locker Things commonly known as lockers include:
(A few months after the move; some items also went missing from the old Offices at 600 Jarvis Street, including the cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to and a time capsule capsule In botany, a dry fruit that opens when ripe. It splits from top to bottom into separate segments known as valves, as in the iris, or forms pores at the top (e.g., poppy), or splits around the circumference, with the top falling off (e.g., pigweed and plantain). , which had been laid in that building 51 years ago.) The incidents have been reported to the police, said Peter Blachford, General Synod treasurer. He said someone used a key to enter the offices, which are accessible to staff only through pass cards assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. to each of them. "Of course, when you started with a building that's under construction, how many keys are around, who knows?" asked Mr. Blachford. Locks have now been changed with security keys accessible only to a few staff. Management is also considering installing a security camera, hiring a security guard and cordoning off the reception area using a sliding door. "When you move into any new structure, there's always a bit of learning curve," commented Mr. Blachford. The treasurer added that no one knows when the cornerstone disappeared. "The idea was that if the building was going to be demolished de·mol·ish tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es 1. To tear down completely; raze. 2. To do away with completely; put an end to. 3. , it (cornerstone) was supposed to be cut and given to us," he said. "Now somebody with a concrete saw cut it out ... and they did a good job." Why someone would want the stone is a mystery, he said. "It really has no value except for us," he said. The cornerstone was laid in an elaborate ceremony led by then-primate Archbishop Walter Barfoot on Nov. 25, 1953. The event was covered by Toronto newspapers and the CBC (1) (Cell Broadcast Center) See cell broadcast. (2) (Cipher Block Chaining) In cryptography, a mode of operation that combines the ciphertext of one block with the plaintext of the next block. . The cornerstone contained a copper box which included Coins of the Realm, the 1952 synod SYNOD. An ecclesiastical assembly. journal, the 1953 minutes of the executive council, a 1953 yearbook of General Synod, copies of church newspapers and Toronto dailies, and a copy of a speech delivered by treasurer A.F.D. Lace on the significance of the cornerstone. |
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