Proceedings - Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada, 2018

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by  Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Ontario

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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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