Company founded
1922
Description
Birch Cliff Lodge was founded in 1922 as a daughter Lodge of Wilson Lodge No. 86, which was located in Toronto. This Lodge was named for William Mercer Wilson, the first Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of Canada in The Province of Ontario. At that time, the City of Toronto was growing rapidly, and Freemasonry's growth matched its pace. A number of Masons of Wilson Lodge were Toronto Hydro employees, and with the rapid growth of Toronto's Eastern suburbs, in the post World War I period , a number of them moved out to what was then a near wilderness, to found The Scarborough Hydro Electric Commission. It was a significant distance to travel to the Yonge Street Masonic Temple in those days, and these Masons began to desire a Lodge closer to their new homes. With this plan in mind some 99 Masons of skill and learning met at the store of W. Bro. John Taylor, a Past Master of Wilson Lodge, located on Balsam Avenue, at Kingston Rd. on March 23rd, 1922, to discuss the creation of a new...