(by Colleen Flanagan, Maple Ridge-Pitt MeadowsNews, April 4, 2023)
A Masonic lodge in Maple Ridge just celebrated 75 years in the community.
Members of Landmark Lodge, who meet at the local Freemasons’ hall on 116 Avenue, just off the Haney Bypass, gathered on Saturday, March 25 to mark the anniversary.
There were 52 attendees for the special dinner which included award presentations for long-time service to the organization.
Guitarists Chris Rolin and Simon Jarrett provided live entertainment.
It was the first Masonic lodge following the Second World War in the province and was founded in Vancouver in 1946, as part of a resurgence in interest in the fraternal organization, the Freemasons.
Within a decade, more than 5,000 men had joined the fraternity as a whole, boosting membership to almost 20,000, noted member Robert Prince, who received a long service award at the banquet for his more than 30 years with the…
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There were 52 attendees for the special dinner which included award presentations for long-time service to the organization.
Guitarists Chris Rolin and Simon Jarrett provided live entertainment.
It was the first Masonic lodge following the Second World War in the province and was founded in Vancouver in 1946, as part of a resurgence in interest in the fraternal organization, the Freemasons.
Within a decade, more than 5,000 men had joined the fraternity as a whole, boosting membership to almost 20,000, noted member Robert Prince, who received a long service award at the banquet for his more than 30 years with the…
read more:
It was the first Masonic lodge following the Second World War in the province and was founded in Vancouver in 1946, as part of a resurgence in interest in the fraternal organization, the Freemasons.
Within a decade, more than 5,000 men had joined the fraternity as a whole, boosting membership to almost 20,000, noted member Robert Prince, who received a long service award at the banquet for his more than 30 years with the…
read more:
