VANCOUVER - RUPERT MASONIC HALL

A long and Historical Road to this building 

The building you are standing in front of is the present manifestation of four Lodges, Park Lodge, Maple Leaf Lodge and Mt. Lebanon Lodge.  These three joined to form Heritage Lodge No. 63 in two mergers in 2004 and 2015, the fourth being Burnaby Lodge No. 150.  The original Lodge and namesake of this building, Park Lodge, was formed in Burnaby in 1912 through efforts of two Freemasons named Burke and Burnaby who the street and City are named after.  They built a lodge building near central park in Burnaby which was destroyed by fire in 1924. It was rebuilt and used until 1974 when it was sold to the BC Telephone Company whose chairman was also a Freemason.  

Leadership and growth from this Building

The building you see in front of you was constructed in 1978 and first used by Freemasons in 1979. Individual members, past and present, as well as the Lodges themselves, have made great contributions to community, society and Freemasonry.  Many great community leaders have come out of these Lodges (even a Vancouver Canucks goalie!) and many present-day Lodges can trace their roots back to sponsorship from the original Lodges that make up this important location for Freemasonry in BC & Yukon. You can learn more about these lodges, their formation and contributions further down the page.