Local Initiatives

Individual lodges undertake a wide range of activities for the good of the community. School graduation awards and bursaries, bicycle helmets for grade 1 students, and income tax filing for seniors are just a few examples of Masonry at work in Essex County.

In celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Grand Lodge, Erie District undertook a campaign to raise funds for women's health programs at the Leamington District Memorial Hospital.

Masons helping you protect the ones you love

The Masonic Child Identification Program (MasoniChIP) uses modern, police-approved techniques to create a child identification kit for the ones you love. The kit collects photos, video, voice recordings, digital fingerprints, etc. in a format that readily integrates with with Ontario's law enforcement providers. By being so compatible, the critical indentifying information can be broadcast and shared more quickly than ever before to assist with the safe recovery of missing children.

The MasoniChIP program is brought exclusively to families by dedicated Masons and their volunteers, free of charge along with our sentiment that "We hope you never need to use it.". For further information, please click this link to the program website.

Our Foundation

The Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario operates a charitable foundation whose programs are directed to the community at large to support the relief of poverty and the advancement of education and other purposes beneficial to the community. To learn more about the Masonic Foundation, please visit its website by clicking on the logo: