Freemason Vimy Lodge No. 97
2660 Shaughnessy Street V3C 3G8 Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada

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Early Freemasonry in North America There is little but tradition regarding Freemasonry in North America prior to 1750. Setting aside an enscribed stone dated 1606 from Goat Island, Nova Scotia; ambiguous Plymouth County records from 1654; and the Rev. Edward Peterson's claims for a Rhode Island lodge in 1658, the first reference to a freemason in North America is Jonathan Belcher, born in Boston in 1681, who was initiated into an occasional lodge while travelling in Europe ...Continue reading

A Famous Freemason Tim Horton [Tim Horton] 12 January 1930 - 21 February 1974 Miles Gilbert (Tim) Horton played twenty-four National Hockey League seasons, twenty of them playing defence and right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He later played for the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres.... Voted to the NHL’s First All-Star Team three times and the Second All-Star Team three times, in his final season he was the only active defenceman, other than Bobby Or, to have scored over 100 goals. His name appears on Lord Stanley’s Cup three times. At the time of his death in a car crash he was the second oldest player in the league, behind Gump Worsley, also 44. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1977. Possibly the strongest player ever to play professional hockey, Tim Horton "did not have a mean bone in his body" according to Leaf’s general manager, Punch Imlach. Mitch Potter, writing for the Toronto Star, described Horton, "the ice general", as "the strongest, most decent man in hockey." Scott Young, eulogizing Horton in his Globe and Mail column, wrote, "I never met anyone who did not like Tim Horton." Started in 1964, there were 33 Tim Horton’s donut shops in operation in 1973. Today there are 1,700 in Canada and 111 in the U.S.A. You can no longer find Tim Horton’s portrait in Tim Horton’s restaurants. Initiated : 1962 Kroy Lodge No. 676, Thornhill, Ontario [unconfirmed]

THE IDEAL OF A FREEMASON If you see a man who quietly and modestly moves in the sphere of his life, who, without blemish, fulfils his duty as a man, a subject, a husband and a father. Who is pious without hypocrisy, benevolent without ostentation, and aids his fellowman without self-interest. Whose heart beats warm for friendship, Whose serene mind is open for licensed pleasures. Who in vicissitudes does not despair, nor in fortune will be presumptuous, and who will be resolu...te in the hour of danger. The man who is free from superstition and free from infidelity. Who in nature sees the finger of the Eternal Master. Who feels and adores the higher destination of man, to whom faith, hope and charity are not mere words without any meaning. To whom property, nay, even life, is not too dear for the protection of innocence and virtue, and for the defense of truth. The man who towards himself is a severe judge, but who is tolerant with the debilities of his neighbor. Who endeavors to oppose errors without arrogance, and to promote intelligence without impatience. Who properly understands how to estimate and employ his means. Who honors virtue, though it be in the most humble garment, and who does not favor vice though it be clad in purple, and who administers justice to merit whether dwelling in palaces or cottages. The man who, without courting applause, is loved by all noble-minded men, respected by his superiors and revered by his subordinates. The man who never proclaims what he has done, can do, or will do, but where need, will lay hold with dispassionate courage, circumspect resolution, indefatigable exertion and a rare power of mind, and who will not cease until he has accomplished his work. Who then, without pretension, will retire into the multitude because he did the good act, not for himself, but for the cause of good! If you, my brethren meet such a man, you will see the personification of brotherly love, relief and truth; and you will have found the ideal of a freemason vimy97.com

ABOUT US Vimy Lodge No. 97 was established in 1921. Composed of a group of men of high-quality and good moral standards. We strive for self improvement, dedication to society, our lodge and Freemasonry as a whole. We believe in " making good men, better men" What attracts a man to Freemasonry? Every man comes of his own free will and accord, with his own individual needs and interests. One man may join so that he can associate with other men who believe that only by ...improving themselves can they hope to improve the world. Another man may join because he is looking for a focus for his charitable inclinations. And yet another may be attracted by a strong sense of history and tradition. Many join simply because they knew a friend or relative who was a freemason and they admired that man’s way of living his life and his family values. All who join and become active, discover a bond of brotherly affection and a community of mutual support. vimy97.com See more

A Freemason is a man who uses the tools of moral and ethical principles to serve mankind. He is a man who has bound himself in a brotherhood that transcends the differences of religion, ethnicity, society, and culture. He shares the aspirations of men of good-will who seek to make themselves better than they are - not better than others. He is dedicated to the principles and responsibilities of justice, truth, charity, honesty, and integrity. He believes that there is such a thing as honor, and that he has a responsibility to act with honor. Vimy97.com