JUN 29
2026
Food Bank Drive — Summer Push
Victoria Community Food Bank
Volunteers from Island-district lodges collect and sort donations for neighbours facing food insecurity.
§ 01 WHAT WE ARE
Three things sit at the heart of it.
I.
Brotherhood
A community of men who meet as equals — regardless of station, faith, or background — and support each other across a lifetime.
II.
Charity
Masons in BC & Yukon contribute more than $1.2 million each year to medical research, literacy, housing, and bursaries for young people.
III.
Self-improvement
Through allegorical ritual and quiet reflection, Freemasons pursue a lifelong practice of becoming a better man, citizen, and friend.
§ 04 CALENDAR
Upcoming and open to the public.
philanthropy
JUL 17
2026
District Meeting — Okanagan
Kelowna Masonic Centre
District 23 meets with the Deputy Grand Master to review annual work and charitable giving.
JUL 26
2026
Open House — Yukon Lodge
Whitehorse Masonic Hall
The lodge opens its doors for curious neighbours. Tours, history displays, and refreshments.
§ 03 THE WORK
An unflashy record of service.
$1.24M
Given to BC charities in 2025
340
Bursaries awarded to BC & Yukon students
12,800
Volunteer service hours recorded
88
Community buildings maintained or hosted
§ 02 · 1871 — 2026
Older than the province. Rooted in it.
Three months after British Columbia joined Canadian Confederation, representatives of nine lodges convened in Victoria and proclaimed the Grand Lodge of British Columbia on October 21, 1871. The jurisdiction was later amended to include the Yukon when Whitehorse Lodge was chartered during the Gold Rush.
Today the Grand Lodge comprises 140 active lodges and approximately 5,000 members across BC and the Yukon — recognised by the United Grand Lodge of England and in fraternal amity with every regular Grand Lodge worldwide.
§ 05 BECOMING A MASON
You have to ask to become one.
Freemasonry does not recruit. If you are a man of good character, of legal age, with a belief in a Supreme Being, we invite you to reach out. Our inquiry process is unhurried and always confidential.