Welcome!

The Coveted Grand Lodge of British Columbia & Yukon
Master Mason Certificate: Awarded to all Lodge
Brethren Who Qualify!

Victoria-Columbia Lodge No.1 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons has been proudly operating as an Emulation-Work Lodge since 1859. Located in Victoria, British Columbia, the Lodge was first Chartered by the United Grand Lodge of England, then later by the Grand Lodge of British Columbia (now known at the Grand Lodge of British Columbia & Yukon). Victoria-Columbia No.1 is older than Canada has been a country, and our Lodge is rich in history and tradtions.

Visitors to this website, particularly those men considering becoming a Freemason, are encouraged to enjoy and explore the information provided here, as well as the links to the Grand Lodge of British Columbia & Yukon and other Freemasonry online resources.

Victoria-Columbia Lodge No.1 - Update 2021:

With the COVID pandemic still presenting as a significant health threat, in-person meetings, including those at the Fisgard St Freemasons' Hall, have been re-suspended as-of September 2nd, 2020. Lodge Secretaries have been emailing Grand Lodge "Trestle Board" updates which continue to offer a rich collection of virtual meetings and educational presentations!

Standby for further information as it becomes available.

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Evening "9 O'Clock Toast" Zoom Meeting Available For All:

Daily Zoom Meeting. Freemasons and members of the public are being asked to participate in a "virtual" toast to raise a glass to the people they're missing, toabsent friends, family, and the many health care workers who are at the frontlines combating the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as to workers who are also keeping cities and countries running behind the scenes. This is also about helping people to feel a little less lonely, and a little less isolated. Join the meeting about 8:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time so we can be together for the "Nine O’clock Toast".

Click-on the Zoom Logo for access. If a password is requested, it is "12345" (without the quotes)

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Installation 2020!

Another successful Installation: 2020!

Master's Greeting

Brothers of Victoria-Columbia Lodge:

As the 161st master of Victoria-Columbia Lodge, I am humbled by the trust that you have placed in me, and I will spend 2020 proving to you that your trust was well-placed.  Inspired by the masonic work of our brothers in BC, Washington and points more distant, the officers and I have remarked at the excitement and energy that this year holds.
 
Building on the solid foundations of those that came before, the Lodge will be busy with activities throughout the year.  Expect at least one family-oriented event per month (dinners, BBQ, picnics and more), festive boards and a table lodge shared with a sister lodge.

Learning about Freemasonry through presentations and discussions, long a popular fixture in Lodge, will continue and include previously unexplored subjects designed to spark interest and the desire for further individual discovery.  Please read the Summons carefully and consult the Lodge calendar (available in the “Members Only” area) to ensure you know what events are scheduled for the coming months.

In closing, I recommend that you reflect the tenets of the Craft in your daily affairs and, as a famous Freemason once said, “there is upon each Mason a peculiar obligation to show himself in every respect a good citizen; for after all, the way he can best do his duty to the ancient order is by reflecting credit on it though his good works as a citizen of Canada”.

I hope to see every member of Victoria-Columbia in Lodge in the very near future.  If you have suggestions on what you would like to see this year, send either Tony, Vance or I an email and we will work to see it done.

Sincerely and Fraternally,
W. Bro. Sean Dyble
Worshipful Master