grand master of b.c. & yukon – Temple Lodge, No.33, Duncan, B.C.

The Official Visit of Most Worshipful Brother

Ian Bowman

Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon

to District No. 27 will be held on March 9^th 2017, 4:00 PM at

St John’s Lodge No. 21,

St. John’s Masonic Temple, 26 Gatacre Street, Ladysmith, BC

Masonic Banquet: 6:00 PM

St. Mary’s Catholic Church Hall

1135-4^th Avenue, Ladysmith, BC

Tickets $30. Each or $50 per Couple

–Tickets available from–

The Secretaries of St. John’s #21, Temple #33, Malahat #107, Chemainus #114, & Admiral #170

For more information contact R.W.B. Joel Chiri, District Deputy Grand Master, District 27 at:

Email: jchiri@shaw.ca Phone 250-245-4797

Temple Lodge. No.33 is starting a new monthly feature on our website to promote awareness of our Lodge history and our Deceased Brethren. Each month we will feature a different deceased member of Temple Lodge, No.33.

Our featured Deceased Brother for February 2016 is M.W.B. Donald Edward Kerr, Grand Master of B.C. & Yukon in 1930-31.

Most Worshipful Brother Donald Edward Kerr (1862-1943) was born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1862. He was initiated, passed and raised in Corinthian Lodge, No. 27, Rossland, B.C., in 1898.

He moved to Duncan, B.C. where he practised as a dental surgeon. He affiliated with Temple Lodge, No. 33 in 1919 and remained a member until his death in 1943. He served as Grand Master of B.C. in 1930-31.