The Winding Staircase is pleased to announced a very Special Event in its Luncheon Speaker Series.
Join us at the University of Toronto Faculty Club on January 31st from 12 noon until 1:00 p.m. for food, fellowship and the opportunity to hear The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, Most Worshipful Donald A. Campbell in a Town Hall presentation.
(Given the anticipated popularity of this special event our lunch will be taking place in the Faculty Club’s beautiful main dining room.)
As always following the lunch event there will be an opportunity to meet, mingle, and exchange ideas.
Speaker: Most Worshipful Donald A. Campbell
Topic: Freemasonry
M.W. Bro. Donald A. Campbell was born in Niagara Falls where he received his primary, elementary and high school education. He graduated from Guelph University with a Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree in Justice Studies; a graduate of Humber College with a Diploma in Police Foundations Leadership with Honours; a graduate of the 201st Session of the FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia; graduate of the 59th Session of the DEA Drug Unit Commanders Academy, Quantico Virginia; Leadership Certificate from the University of Virginia and the Canadian Police College (Executive Development) in Ottawa. He has extensive emergency services training in Public Order and Crowd Management and is a trained National Incident Commander for major events.
M.W. Bro. Campbell is a 38-year member of the Toronto Police Service; currently Unit Commander of No. 41 Division, with the rank of Superintendent. He is a recipient of the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal; Canadian Police Exemplary Service Medal with 30 year bar; the Medal of Merit for acts of personal bravery and highly meritorious police service.
Our Grand Master comes from a long line of Masons in his immediate family as well as his in-laws. He was initiated into and is an honourary life member of Scarboro Lodge No. 653, Scarborough, served as its Worshipful Master in 1987. He is a member of Heritage Lodge No. 730, in Cambridge, serving as Worshipful Master in 2002. Along with his father (Stanley) and brother (Robert), he is a member of King Edward VII Lodge, No. 471, Niagara Falls, a charter member of Templum Fidelis Lodge No.746, Bath, and a member of Luxor Daylight Lodge No. 741, Ottawa. He also holds membership in Antiquity Lodge No. 571, Canada Lodge No. 532, Dufferin Daylight Lodge No. 570, Georgina Lodge No. 343, Perfect Column Lodge No. 510, Riverdale John Ross Robertson Lodge No. 494, and York Lodge No. 156.
M.W. Bro. Campbell was elected District Deputy Grand Master of Toronto District Four in 1994. He served the Board of General Purposes from July 1997 to July 2011 on several committees including; Management, Membership Resources (Friend to Friend and Mentors, DDGM Orientation and Officer Progression), Public Relations, Blood Donors and the Ad Hoc Committee for Amalgamations. He was elected to the office of Deputy Grand Master in July 2011 and installed and invested as Grand Master on July 18, 2013.
He is a member of the Lodge of Perfection and Rose Croix Chapter, Toronto Valley, Moore Sovereign Consistory, Hamilton, all of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, and was inducted into the Royal Order of Scotland in 2013. He was coronetted Honourary Inspector-General 33° Supreme Council of Canada in September He is a Past First Principal of Oakwood Chapter No. 233, R.A.M., and Ambassador at Large of the A.A.O.N.M.S. Ramsese’s Temple and serves as an Imperial Marshal’s Aid. He is a Past Director and Past Vice President of the Masonic Foundation of Ontario. A widower, our Grand Master was married for 34 years to the former Kathie Sauvé until her sudden passing in 2010. The Grand Master and Kathie were blessed with son Kyle, partner Jessica, granddaughter Olive, and daughter; also named Jessica.
He is also a member of St. Andrews United Church, Markham and an active member of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and the FBI National Academy Associates. Our Grand Master is the Grand Representative to the Grand Lodge of Alberta, for our Grand Lodge.