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About the Lodge
As a result of the amalgamation of Cranbrook Lodge No. 34, and Kimberley’s Selkirk Lodge No. 55, the membership decided to purchase this building late in 2021, and began an extensive transformation.
The new home of Fisher Peak Lodge No. 34, located at 37-9 Ave. South in Cranbrook will not only be one of the most modern Lodge halls and social spaces in the Province, but will provide some much needed commercial lease space for downtown business.
All of the demolition and much of the renovation was done by members of the Lodge and Affiliate Masons. Two of the Brothers acted as Contractors and arranged architectural design, engineering and trades people, as required.
Freemasonry has been well established in Cranbrook since 1900.
Perhaps it is time that you looked into what it means to become a Mason and why it is the World’s Oldest Fraternity. For more specific information, you can go online at Grand Lodge of BC and Yukon. After the Grand Opening of the Lodge Building, Meeting Times and Contact Numbers shall be posted on the front of the building.
Location
9th Avenue South, Cranbrook, British Columbia V1C 1R7, Canada
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Lodges that meet here
Fisher Peak Lodge No. 34
The settlement of this area grew to the point in which the Galbraith Ranch was purchased by Col. James Baker in 1886 with a town in mind. Baker had the land surveyed and laid out as a townsite that he named Cranbrook.
In 1898, the railway came to Cranbrook. The population grew quickly and among them were Freemasons. A request to form a Lodge (using the Canadian Ritual) was granted by the Grand Lodge of British Columbia in March 1900 and instituted in April.
Initially, meetings were held at the Leask Hall on Baker Street. In 1906 property was
purchased on 11 Avenue with intent to build a Masonic Temple. In 1909, a Corner Stone ceremony took place and the first meeting in the Grand new building, was in July, 1910.
In 1944, Ft. Steele’s, North Star Lodge, amalgamated with Cranbrook, as their population had decreased considerably, beginning with the end of the Gold Rush of 1864. Their old Lodge is still on display in nearby Historic Ft. Steele. For 60 plus years, Cranbrook Lodge met at the Temple on 11th Ave. S. (the Corner stone is
still there supporting the building that is now the Studio/Stage Door). The building hosted festivities for members and affiliated bodies, including Masonic Balls, until 1973.
A decision was made to leave the Downtown core and the Lodge purchased a property at 401-3 Ave. S. in 1973. The Brethren renovated a former church to meet their needs. Many happy years were spent in the facility with lots of members, concordant bodies and visitors using the facility. In 2014 discussions began with members of Kimberley Selkirk Lodge about an amalgamation for the benefit of Freemasonry in the area.
Selkirk Lodge No. 55 originally began getting interested members in 1908 from the Moyie area, with dispensation of Grand Lodge. They were officially constituted on August 25, 1909. When the mining played out in Moyie, Selkirk Lodge moved to Kimberley on October 02, 1912. In 1919, property was acquired on Deer Park Avenue, and the construction of a Masonic Temple was begun. The first meeting in the new Lodge building was held on August 02, 1922.
On February 23, 2015, under dispensation from Grand Lodge, Cranbrook and Selkirk
Lodges came together in an amalgamation with New Officers, New Bylaws, and the name FISHER PEAK LODGE No. 34.
