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Community.
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Mentorship.

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ST. ANDREW’S NO. 16

St. Andrew’s Lodge No. 16, instituted before the formation of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, is one of the oldest Masonic lodges in Canada and holds the distinction as the oldest Lodge in the Greater Toronto Area. Founded in 1822 by Sir William Campbell, St. Andrew’s lodge is one of the oldest lodges in Canada, instituted before the formation of Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, and is currently the oldest lodge in the Greater Toronto Area.

St. Andrew’s was dubbed the “Mother Lodge of York and Toronto” by Most Worshipful Brother John Ross Robertson, famed Canadian newspaper publisher, politician, and philanthropist from Toronto, Ontario. Members of St. Andrew’s went on to establish Zetland Lodge, Ionic Lodge, Ashlar Lodge, and Harmony Lodge.

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FREEMASONRY

Freemasonry is an ancient and honourable society. Its principles are built upon standards of conduct in an ever-changing world. It is a body of knowledge and system of ethics based upon the belief that each man has a responsibility to improve himself while being devoted to his family, country, and fraternity.
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FREEMASONRY IN CANADA FACTS

The first Masonic Lodge in Canada, a British Colony at the time, was established in 1738 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Years later, in the late 1700’s, Masonry would find its way to Niagara via The Lodge of the 8th or Kings Own Regiment of Foot.
Tim Horton was in fact a Freemason.
He was raised in Kroy Lodge 676 in Toronto.
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The first Masonic Lodge in Canada, a British Colony at the time, was established in 1738 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Years later, in the late 1700’s, Masonry would find its way to Niagara via The Lodge of the 8th or Kings Own Regiment of Foot.

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“There is no lodge in the world that has left its impress upon affairs and the community with more beneficial effect for the uplifting of man than St. Andrew’s Lodge, nor was there any other lodge within whose ranks there were more able and distinguished men, whose activities and whose benevolence were felt from ocean to ocean.”

– Most Worshipful Brother W.D. McPherson K.C, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario (October 14, 1913)

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