Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario PROCEEDINGS 2018 GRAND LODGE OF A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA in the Province of Ontario PROCEEDINGS ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THIRD ANNUAL COMMUNICATION HELD IN THE CITY OF TORONTO July 18th, A.D. 2018, A.L. 6018 The property of and ordered to be read in all the Lodges and preserved. The Proceedings should always be available for use by all members of the lodge. Established 1855 - Incorporated 2010 MOST WORSHIPFUL BROTHER PAUL E. TODD GRAND MASTER A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF OUR GRAND MASTER M.W. Bro. Paul E. Todd was born in Belleville, Ontario and grew up in Trenton, Ontario and graduated from Trenton High School. In Ottawa, he began working as an apprentice Mechanic obtaining his Class A license. He also joined the Ontario Provincial Police Auxiliary Unit, retiring with the rank of Corporal. Paul joined the Township of Nepean Fire Department in 1971, which is now part of the Ottawa Fire Services. The Governor General awarded him, The Federal Fire Service Medal for Exemplary Service and the Ontario Fire Marshall awarded him the Ontario Fire Marshall Long Service Medal. He retired 2002 after thirty-one years of Service. He also worked part-time for Ontario Ambulance in Carleton Place Ontario leaving this position after 10 years of Service. Paul joined Masonry on April 13, 1983 at St John’s No. 63 Carleton Place, becoming its Master in 1994-1995. He was elected District Deputy Grand Master 1999-2000, of Ottawa District No. 1 and Master of Luxor Daylight Lodge No. 741, Ottawa District No. 2. in 2003. He was the President of the Carleton Place Temple Corporation for five years, District Chairman of Blood Donors and Masonic Education, Ottawa District No. 1. Paul was appointed to the Board of General Purpose 2001, 2003 and 2005, and elected to the Board of General Purposes 2007, 2009. In 2008 he was elected to the Management Committee of Grand Lodge and in 2009 he was re-elected for a three-year term. Paul retired from the Board of General Purposes in July of 2011 due to health issues and joined the Lodge of Instruction Team 2011 as a presenter for two years. He was a member of the Grand Lodge Masonic Education Committee, where he was the Team Leader responsible for the Masonic Education Newsletter, the Chairman of the Grand Lodge Committee of Long Range Planning, Grand Lodge Committee for the Condition of Masonry. Paul was then re-appointed to the Board of General Purposes and to the Management Committee as Liaison, while acting as Chairman of Condition of Masonry and was subsequently elected to the Management Committee for a three-year term. Paul is the representative of the Grand Lodge of New York, near the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, a member of the Provincial Emergency Service Degree Team, was the Local Chairman of the Grand Lodge Committee for the International Plowing Match in Carleton Place and a Member of the Navan and Crosby IPM Committees. Paul was a Member of the Grand Lodge 150th Anniversary committee as an actor in the play, the Grand Lodge Representative Amalgamation Committee’s in Ottawa, Cornwall, Kingston and Bath, a founding Director of the Masonic Chip Foundation, Co-Chair of the Local Committee on Arrangements for the Especial Communication of Grand Lodge in Ottawa and has Chaired four Grand Master Receptions Committees for the Ottawa Districts. In 2017 he became a member of the Royal Order of Scotland. He was elected Deputy Grand Master in July of 2015 and Grand Master in 2017. He was appointed a Director of the Masonic Foundation of Ontario for six years as Chairman responsible for the Web page and for approval of Masonic Foundation District projects. Concordant Bodies Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Past Thrice Puissant Grand Master of the Ottawa Lodge of Perfection, member of the Murray Chapter of the Rose Croix, Member of the Ottawa Consistory coroneted a 33 degree Honorary Inspector General in Vancouver. Member of Tunis Temple, Land O’ Lakes Shrine Club Tunis Temple Oriental Band, where he is the Hajji and was appointed to the Divan of Tunis Temple in 2012 as Marshall. Family Life He was the Rector’s Warden of St. James Anglican Church, Carleton Place for two years and for 12 years, a member of the Church Choir. Paul is married to Gloria and they have three children. W. Bro Shawn Todd & his wife Michele live in Westboro, Shannon Thibault and her partner Danny Moore live in McLaren’s Landing, and Alanna Harrison lives in Carleton Place. He also is a proud grandfather to five beautiful grandchildren, Olivia, Alisha, Tristan, Camryn and Rowan. TORONTO, ONTARIO, 2018 5 GRAND LODGE OF A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA in the Province of Ontario At the One Hundred and Sixty Third Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario, held in the City of Toronto, commencing Wednesday, July 18, A.D. 2018, A.L. 6018. Present were: THE GRAND MASTER M.W. Bro. Paul E Todd THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER R.W. Bro. David J. Cameron R.W. Bro. Nicholaus Pawluch.. .Grand Senior Warden R.W. Bro. Elito Lim. .Grand Junior Warden R.W. Bro. Blair R. Paterson. .Grand Chaplain R.W. Bro. Thomas W. Hogeboom .Grand Treasurer M.W. Bro. Terence Shand.. .Grand Secretary R.W. Bro. Edward C. Denbeigh... Grand Director of Ceremonies PAST GRAND MASTERS M.W. Bros. R. E. Groshaw, T. Shand, D. H. Mumby, G. L. Atkinson, A. J. Petrisor, D. Garry Dowling, D. A. Campbell and John C. Green. THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS Algoma. .Jason R. Nesbitt Ottawa 1. .Brian P. Adams Algoma East. .... Harry M. Thomas Ottawa 2. Michael J. Nagrodski Brant. .Michel M. Hodgson Peterborough. .Alan L. Baswick Bruce. George H. Schamott Prince Edward. .Gary Haskell Chatham. .... R. Marcus Hewitt St Lawrence. .Michael Humes Eastern. .Paul J. Riddell St Thomas. ....Douglas A. O’Neil Essex County. Daniel W. Chamney Sarnia. .Peter M. Fisher Frontenac. .David W. Holton South Huron. Friedhelm Hoffmann Georgian North. .Paul H. Kelly Sudbury-Manitoulin .Rejean A. Daigle Georgian South. . Douglas Tomlinson Temiskaming. . Arvind K. Aggarwal Grey. .James Wood Tor. Don Valley.. .Dan Sabourin Hamilton A. .Eric J. Marshall Toronto East. .Ross E. McOuat Hamilton B. .Glenn T. Jarvie Tor. Hum. Valley. .Victor A. Tavares Hamilton C. ....John W. Hlohinec Tor. West. .Gursharan S. Parmar London East. ... Michael G. Brown Victoria. ....Brian D. Anderson London West. .A. Brian Howard Waterloo. Frederick C. Gregory Niagara A.. Graeme McLoughlin Wellington. .Gregory N. Insley Niagara B. .Ronald Jordan Western. .. Colin B. McFayden Nipissing Muskoka .James Boyuk Wilson North. .Joel F. Sawyers North Huron. .Keith P. Heydon Wilson South. James C. Withington Ontario. .John Wallace York. .Librado G. Ibe Jr. 6 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION BOARD MEMBERS F. Halpem, D. E. Jacklin, M. J. Locke, H. E. Standish, J. C. Sutherland, J. Ireland, C. Woods, I. Wates, D. Armstrong, A. Di Cecco, L. F. Armstrong, T. Siemiemik, J. Hay, B. Burchill, T. VanHome, H. Adams, P. McConnell, J. Sercombe, P. Skazin, G. Warner, J. Forster, R. Kaufman, B. Koivu, R. Manz, L. Muss. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES D. H. Mumby. .Ireland K. J. Hay. .Argentina R. E. Groshaw. .Scotland F. Halpern. .Austria D. A. Campbell.. Alberta A. L. McLelland. ....Belgium (Regular GL) P. M. J. McConnell.... Manitoba A. Stokes. .Bulgaria J. D. Bell. .New Brunswick J. H. Hough. .Burkina Faso T. Shand. ..Newfoundland/Labrador G. A. Napper. .Bahia R. Ledingham. .Quebec R. L. Dobbs. .Espirito Santo T. Pachal. .Saskatchewan R. F. Manz. .Grand Orient (Brazil) A. Simpson. .Alabama N. G. McCarthy. .Maranhao T. W. Hogeboom. .Alaska D. E. Swann. .Mato Grosso A. B. Loopstra. .Arizona G. H. Hazlitt. .Mato Grosso do Sul J. C. Sutherland.. Arkansas G. E. Jones. .Para R. S. Whitmore.. California J. Domonkos. .Parana G. L. Atkinson.. Connecticut L. Martin. .Rio de Janeiro J. M. Wagg.. District of Columbia A. D. Nichols. .Sao Paulo G. R. Taylor.. Florida M. Dennis. .Chile T. A. McLean. .Georgia S. W. Libbey. .China D. A. Conway. .Idaho W. A. Atkinson, Sr.... .Bogota E. Denbeigh. .Illinois R. A. Morrow. .Cartagena I. Wates.. Kansas B. J. Hutton. .Costa Rica D. J. Cameron.. Kentucky P. G. Farrell. .Croatia B. Burchill. .Maine M. J. Duke. . Ecuador I. D. Dale. .Massachusetts P. Atsidakos. .Greece T. V. Homer. .Michigan P. J. McGrenere. .Honduras J. T. Cassie.. Minnesota J. A. J. .Iceland C. Woods. .Mississippi G. W. Nelson. .Iran L. Muss.. Missouri H. E. Standish. .Japan B. Koivu.. Montana D. E. Jacklin. .Mauritius D. G. Dowling. .New Hampshire D. J. Purvis. .Nuevo Leon/ Mexico W. E. Elgie. .New Jersey R. K. Campbell. .York P. E. Todd.. New York B. K. Schweitzer. .Netherlands J. R. Hay. .North Carolina J. C. Green. .Norway G. Loshaw. .North Dakota J. P. Chua. .Philippines A. J. Petrisor. .Ohio P. W. Hooper. .Puerto Rico P. J. Mullen. .Oregon J. Forster. .Queensland R. Sutherland. .South Dakota S. Warren. .South Africa D. M. Sheen. .Tennessee S. Kalinowsky. .South Australia D. Healy. .Texas G. C. Crutcher. .Tasmania R. Kliaman. .Vermont S. F. Benli. .Turkey S. R. Drummond. .West Virginia T. A. Siemiemik. .Uruguay B. W. Lyle. .Wisconsin R. C. Tate. .Venezuela H. Adams. .Prince Hall Alaska The Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Paul E. Todd, distinguished guests and officers of Grand Lodge took their places in the Canadian Room of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel at 8:45 a.m. in the forenoon, and Grand Lodge was opened forthwith. MASONS ADMITTED The Grand Master invited all Masons to enter. TORONTO, ONTARIO, 2018 7 ANTHEM The brethren joined in singing O Canada followed by the Star Spangled Banner and God Save the Queen. DELEGATES REGISTERED ALGOMA DISTRICT No. 287 D. Lowe, J. Selby, W. Deadman, No. 584 D. Tocker M. Hrycyk, N. Lundberg, I. Martin, B. No. 636 M. Forster Siegfried, J. Watson No. 662 R. Deschatelets, H. Griggs, D. No. 499 D. Harasyn, J. Breen, W. Calder Harasyn, J. Nesbitt No. 511 A. Cawlishaw No. 672 G. Allan, W. Calder, R. Manz ALGOMA EAST DISTRICT No. 412 P. Skeggs No. 625 B. Derochie, E. Graham No. 469 P. Gillespie, J. Lewis, H. Thomas, W. No. 680 E. Mitrikas, D. Broomhead, S. Turyk, Weeks W. Weeks No. 487 N. Pemberton, A. Petrisor, A. Pitre, J. No. 698 D. Oberland, D. Berry, M. Campbell, Richer, A. Solomon, G. Thomas C. Code, N. Mathie, G. McCarthy, M. No. 622 D. Broomhead, P. Gillespie, G. McCormick, K. Pierce, G. Thomas Thomas, W. Weeks BRANT DISTRICT No. 35 R. Edwards, K. Hannah, W. Topp No. 243 A. Watkinson, C. Logan, R. Rowe, R No. 45 W. Foster, W. Martin, A. Petrisor, D. Rowe Smith No. 319 W. Vollick No. 82 G. Atkinson, A. Devereux, T. Forbes, No. 329 E. Payne P. McComb, R. Stinson No. 505 F. Waller No. 106 S. Dekruyf, B. Mannen, J. Mitchell No. 508 R. Todd No. 113 D. Elliott, D. Mumby, J. Paquette, F. No. 515 M. Hodgson, J. Arrindell, J. Green Sebring No. 519 A. Devereux, D. Dumford No. 193 D. Elliott BRUCE DISTRICT No. 131 B. Mombourquette, D. Busch, G. No. 396 B. Burnett, J. Leggatt, D. Madill, C. Higgins, R. Shular, P. Zorzi Noble No. 197 R. Willick No. 429 W. Blackwell, K. Cunningham, F. No. 235 L. McGillivray, W. Bryce, R. Richardson, G. Schamott, K. Stiles, T. Fullerton, R. Barfoot, J. Cumming, I. Willins, P. Zorzi Cumming, B. Cumming, B. Dayman, J. No. 431 L. Abell, A. Abell, T. Gregory, S. Green, J. Kline, O. Parsons, J. Wark Mannerow, T. Rock No. 262 P. Wallace, T. Collins, J. Green, T. No. 432 T. Miller, J. Rahn, L. Fry, G. Heise, A. Jaunzemis, D. Simpson MacGregor, B. MacTavish, A. McArthur, D No. 315 J. Gibson, B. Shannon McCallum, E. McDougall, H. Remers, W. No. 362 R. Smith, L. Hammell, A. McKay, W. Sickel Robinson, G. Schamott, B. Smith, J. Stewart No. 436 J. Leggatt, G. Atkinson, R. Crossley, No. 393 T. Williams, A. Wilford, C. Calhoun, R. Pringle R. Dunn, T. Murphy CHATHAM DISTRICT No. 46 B. Case, N. Reynolds, B. Wright No. 327 B. Chambers, R. Hewitt, R. Johnson No. 245 T. Maynard, D. McGuire No. 336 R. Spence, A. Fenton, K. Spence, S. No. 267 T. Hardie, N. Blain, D. Hewitson, K. Stone Smith No. 422 B. Chambers, R. Hewitt, R. Johnson, No. 274 F. McDermott, B. Case, W. Passmore, E. Morwood, A. Ronsyn, S. Thomson, L. D. Robert, S. Stone, B. Wright Wolfe No. 282 J. May, G. Atkinson, K. Dickie, A. No. 457 R. Carnahan, D. Armstrong, J. Kirk, McLean, D. Reycraft D. McGuire 8 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION EASTERN DISTRICT No. 21 J. Richer, N. Das Eiras, A. Ciastek, D. G. Midgley, D. Mumby, D. Noseworthy, P. Mumby Riddell No. 125 S. Libbey, J. Dennis, L. Finnamore No. 256 R. Chaytor, D. Wert No. 143 S. Bygott, C. Lough, G. MacGregor, No. 320 P. Eglinton, A. Naish, M. Valois R. Maginnis, D. McQuade, P. Riddell No. 418 C. Deacon, F. Haggart, M. McConnell, No. 186 R. Stevens, A. Ciastek, J. Cleary, J. J. Shields, W. Shields Clemens No. 439 C. McGillis, A. Ciastek No. 207 D. Fraser, D. Fraser, G. MacGregor, No. 450 J. Clemens, C. McGillis ESSEX COUNTY DISTRICT No. 34 W. Atkinson, P. Wiebe No. 500 G. Mikhael No. 41 T. Cozens, J. Cherwak, B. Cozens, J. No. 521 B. Evans, R. Gellner, P. Hooper, R. Faul, E. Kerrigan, C. O'Hara MacNevin, P. Wiebe No. 47 D. Impens, G. Minto, K. Casagrande, No. 554 M. Brodsky, P. Hooper, R. MacNevin, D. Chamney, J. Dyrda, R. MacNevin, D. G. Mikhael, A. Munro Milne, G. Thibert No. 579 M. Brassard, M. Brodsky, R. No. 290 D. Berry, R. Stevenson, C. Whittle MacNevin, A. Munro, I. Strukan, D. Warner No. 395 J. Spence No. 627 D. Chamney, D. Durham, C. No. 403 B. Sotto, J. Cherwak, P. Hooper, G. Rewbotham, T. Ronald, C. Whittle Mikhael, I. Strukan, M. Tingle No. 642 R. Gellner, K. McMillan, E. Charette, No. 413 D. Hewitson B. McMillan, A. Munro FRONTENAC DISTRICT No. 3 L. Dawley, D. Andrews, G. Atkinson, No. 201 W. Sloan, J. Gatcke, S. Pere, R. S. Bates, J. Neil Winfield No. 9 J. Gardner, R. Morrow No. 253 D. Gordon, W. Freeman No. 92 D. Slack, D. Hay, D. Holton No. 299 G. Atkinson No. 109 D. LaFreniere, S. Forbes, R. Black, P. No. 497 F. Belwa, J. Gibbs Byer No. 578 S. Landry No. 119 T. Hogeboom, T. Homer, G. No. 746 G. McDonald, D. Campbell, J. Gatcke, McDonald, D. Mumby T. Hogeboom, T. Homer, R. Morrow, D. No. 146 M. Switzer, I. Troyer Mumby, S. Pere, A. Petrisor, M. Switzer, I. No. 157 P. Thompson, B. MacLean Troyer GEORGIAN NORTH DISTRICT No. 90 V. Bagwalla, C. Barnes, A. Petrisor Easby, W. Edmonds, R. Phillips, D. Snedden, No. 192 P. Kelly, J. Vessey D. Steward, V. Stiles, W. Wheeler No. 249 R. Phillips, R. Goodfellow, D. Hardie, No. 492 J. West, R. Woodhouse, S. Crawford, R. Ledingham R. Beckett, J. Burton No. 266 R. Arnold, E. Helmich, E. McGauley, No. 659 D. Purvis, J. West D. McNicoll No. 718 D. Hawman, J. Hough, A. Hutt No. 348 D. Don, W. Edmonds, D. Sybliss No. 748 D. Glenney, R. Goodfellow, J. Haller, No. 466 M. Wheeler, A. Stiles, D. Don, R. D. Hardie, R. Phillips, J. Tamblyn GEORGIAN SOUTH DISTRICT No. 96 G. Perkins, G. Furlong, G. Atkinson, Winter R. Best, T. Cuthbertson, L. Fraser, R. Greer, No. 385 A. Russo, D. Fleet, R. Groshaw, R. A. Petrisor MacDonald No. 230 G. Snowball, H. Auty, B. Carrique, D. No. 467 R. Murdock, N. Publow Conway, M. Ingram, D. Mumby, K. No. 673 D. Hardwick, K. Hebbard, J. McGill, Snowball S. Moorehouse, D. Tomlinson No. 236 J. McKillip, J. Slessor No. 737 A. Murdoch, R. MacDonald No. 285 C. Ricci, J. Anderson, D. Fleet, C. GREY DISTRICT No. 88 S. Nesbitt, G. Atkinson, T. Skippen No. 322 W. Griffith, G. Heathers No. 137 H. Knox, G. Wyville No. 333 R. Ellingwood, R. Fawcett, J. Wilson No. 200 J. Hirons, M. Nicholson, A. Petrisor No. 334 F. McEachem, J. Woods, L. Woods No. 216 S. Doney, S. Brass, D. Brown No. 377 W. Holtz, P. Nancekivell No. 306 A. Neuman, J. Bell, R. Murdock No. 421 R. Rounding, A. Townsend