SALT SPRING ISLAND MASONIC HALL

Salt Spring Island was settled by pioneers in 1859 and the name was changed to Admiral Island until 1905, when the name was changed back.

This is where the name Admiral Lodge came from and in 1958 a committee was formed and seven members donated a total of $1800 to finance and secure a permanent home for Admiral Lodge. In 1959 the committee along with all Lodge members became the “Salt Spring Island Masonic Society” and they purchased the half acre lot on Lower Ganges Road for $450.

Over the intervening years, although small donations came in, it was not until 1979 that a decision was made to start a building and the purchase of an old machine shop set the project in motion. This dilapidated structure with a corner cut off and no floor was moved to its present site and was sitting on some old timbers to make it one of Salt Spring’s major eyesores, in fact, one local resident pinned a note to it decrying the unsightliness of the building and the shame in spoiling the beauty of its surroundings.

Despite many difficulties and extremely limited funds the Lodge building took on a more liveable stature and our first official meeting in our new building was  held on March 10, 1982. It is our pride and joy now and we feel it is a credit to the Craft and the Community.