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Armstrong
Pelly St.Richard S. Pelly, Spallumcheen Lodge No. 13 secretary

Burnaby
City nameRobert Burnaby, Immediate Past Grand Master (1871)
Burke St.William Burke
Silver Ave.William F. Silver [a.1902]
Smith Ave.W Bro. Maxwell Smith [1908]

Golden Ears Provincial Park
Mount Robie ReidRobie L. Reid (1866-1945) Grand Master (1929-1930). 49°25'55"N 122°21'22"W
Mount Judge HowayFrederick W. Howay (1867-1943) King Solomon Lodge No. 17. 49°30'26"N 122°19'18"W

Kelowna
Boyce CrescentDr. Benjamin de Furlong Boyce, First Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1905-1906)
Burne Ave.John Ford Burne, Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1907-1908), D.D.G.M. (1903)
Burtch Rd.Henry Birkett Burtch, Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1913-14) Grand Steward (1930)
Chapman PlaceD. Chapman, St. George's Lodge No. 41
Copeland Place St. George's Lodge No. 41
Craig Rd. Herbert Vivian Craig, Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1933-34)
Crowley Rd.David William Crowley, Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1908-09)
Curtis Rd. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Curts St.Michael John Curts, St. George's Lodge No. 41
DeHart Ave.Francis Richard Edwin DeHart, Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1910-11). Mayor, 1909.
DeHart School St. George's Lodge No. 41
Dickson Ave.G. H. Dickson, charter member, St. George's Lodge No. 41
Dilworth Cres.John Dilworth, St. George's Lodge No. 41. School Trustee
Dilworth Mountain    "
Dilworth Rd.    "
Elliot Ave.Simon Thackett Elliot, Treasurer, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1911-12)
Gay St. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Gore St. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Harvey Ave. (Hwy 97) St. George's Lodge No. 41
Haug Rd. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Knox Cres. Dr. William John Knox OBE, Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1912-13), D.D.G.M. (1937)
Dr. Knox Secondary School St. George's Lodge No. 41
Kerr Rd. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Knowles Rd. James Baron, Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1921-22). City alderman (1917-28)
Lawrence Ave. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Lawson Ave. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Leathead Rd. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Martin Ave. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Meikle Ave.George Arthur Meikle, Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1914-15)
Morrison Ave. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Patterson Ave.James Patterson, Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1943-44)
Pearson Rd. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Pooley Rd.W. R. Pooley, St. George's Lodge No. 41
Pooley Creek    "
Raymer SchoolHenry W. Raymer, Treasurer, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1905-1910). City magistrate (1904)
Sadler Rd. St. George's Lodge No. 41
Trench PlaceWilliam Robert Trench, Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1916-17) D.D.G.M. (1923, 1938)
Truswell Rd. H. A. Truswell, G.D.C. (1948-49), St. George's Lodge No. 41
Weddell PlaceAlwyn Douglas Weddell, Master, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (1939-40)
Willits Rd.Palmer Brooks Willits, St. George's Lodge No. 41 (DDGM, 1917)

Towns, cities, municipalities, and communities
LadnerThomas Ellis Ladner (1837-1922)
McBrideSir Richard McBride (1870-1917), Union Lodge NO. 9
Pender Harbour / IslandCaptain Daniel Pender, Nanaimo Lodge No. 1090 ER
Powell RiverIsrael Wood Powell, Grand Master (1871-1874)

Geographic features
DollartonCaptain Roberton Dollarton (1850-1943) Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1
John Dean ParkJohn Dean, Rossland mayor (1844-1932) Miskoka Lodge No. 1360, Ontario
Mara LakeJohn Andrew Mara, MP (c.1850-1920) Kamloops Lodge No. 10
Meek Lake / RiverRichard Jack Meek (d. 1995/01/08) Cayoosh Lodge No. 173 ER
Mayne IslandRear Admiral Richard Charles Mayne (d. 1892) Victoria Lodge No. 1085 ER
Mount DempsterRNWMP Inspector W.J.D. "Jack" Dempster (d. 1964/10/25) [also Highway]
Wells Gray ParkHon. Arthur Wellesley Gray, New Westminster mayor (1876-1944) Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1

Nanaimo
Masonic namesAshlar Ave., Doric Ave., and Acacia Ave. run parallel.
Clark Rd.William R. Clark, Ashlar Lodge No. 3
Drake St.Samuel Drake, Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1877, 1878, 1884)
Franklyn St.William Franklyn, Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1868 - 1869)
Horne WayWilliam Horne, Ashlar Lodge No. 3
McGirr Rd.William McGirr, District Deputy Grand Master (1912), Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1909)
Muir Rd.J.E.L. Muir, Ashlar Lodge No. 3
Johnny Murdoch, Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1936)
Stewart Ave.R. William Stewart, District Deputy Grand Master (1891), Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1870)
Randle Rd.Oliver T. H. Randle, Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1907)
John Shaw High SchoolJohn Shaw, Grand Master (1918), Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1905, 1906)
Stephenson Point Rd.David Stephenson, District Deputy Grand Master (1904), Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1908)

Victoria
Goodacre LakeLawrence Goodacre

Vancouver
Bowser ParkMW William J. Bowser [i. 1895]
Cambie St.Harry John Cambie (1836-1928), Kamloops Lodge No. 10
Carrall St.Robert William Weir Carrall, Charter member, Nanaimo Lodge No. 1090
Carlisle St.Fire Chief W. Bro. John Howe Carlisle, Acacia Lodge 22 [i. 1903]
Connaught DriveDuke of Connaught, Grand Master, England
Cornett RdJack Cornett, South Vancouver reeve. Keystone Lodge No. 121
James StreetJames Welton Horne, Cascade Lodge No. 12 (west of Main St., no longer exists)
Horne RoadJames Welton Horne, Cascade Lodge No. 12 (now part of East 28th Avenue)
Dr. A. R. Lord Elementary SchoolAlexander R. Lord, Mount Hermon No. 7 [a. 1915]
Marpole CommunityRichard Marpole, Mountain Lodge No. 11
Oppenheimer ParkDavid Oppenheimer, Vancouver mayor. Cascade Lodge No. 12
Oppenheimer St.    " (now East Cordova)
Powell St.Israel Wood Powell, Grand Master (1871-1874)
Thornton ParkSir Henry Worth Thornton, Ontario
Tisdall Ave.MW Bro. Charles Edward Tisdall [a. 1922]
Trimble St.Bro. James Trimble, M.D., Victoria Mayor
Welton StreetJames Welton Horne, Cascade Lodge No. 12 (now part of Sophia Street)
Lennard IslandCharles Edward Barrett-Lennard (1835-1874)

Northern Rockies
Trimble Mountain Bro. James Trimble, M.D., Victoria Mayor

Sunshine Coast
Grantham Landing Fredric Charles Grantham (1871-1963), affiliated Acacia Lodge No. 22, 1912

Vancouver Island
BowserPremier William J. Bowser, Grand Master 1904-1905
Templar ChannelTofino. Named after Barrett-Lennard's yacht (see below)
Lennard IslandTofino. Charles Edward Barrett-Lennard
Bury MountainQuatsino Sound. Sir George Bury.

Source : Grand Lodge records ; Kelowna names supplied by Kevan van Herd ; Nanaimo names supplied by J. Alan Cross.

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