43rd Grand Lodge Convention (July 13 - 17, 1998 Montreal, Quebec)

Montreal to Serve As Host City

The BMWE’s 43rd Grand Lodge Convention is less than a year away and preparations for the week-long meeting which has jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to the BMWE is underway.

The convention is scheduled for July 13 - 17, 1998 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Montreal was selected as the host city in keeping with the tradition established in 1906 of holding every fourth convention in Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia was the site of the 1982 convention and in 1966 it was Montreal. The first convention held in Montreal was in 1952.

Grand Lodge conventions are held every four years, in accordance with the BMWE’s Constitution and By-Laws.

Each subordinate lodge in good standing is entitled to be represented at the convention by a delegate who is entitled to cast one vote for every member in good standing of the membership he represents.

Actions taken by the delegates to the 43rd Grand Lodge Convention will direct the BMWE into the 21st century. The delegates will also elect the Grand Lodge Officers who will lead the BMWE as it reaches the year 2000.

Delegates chart the course of the BMWE primarily through acting on the Constitution and By-Laws. Considering proposed changes will be one of the most important functions the delegates undertake at the convention.

On page 7 of this issue of the Journal is an article outlining the process by which the Constitution and By-Laws can be amended and the dates by which any proposed changes should be submitted to Grand Lodge. Proposed changes will be printed in the Journal.