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Robert Prince

Fraternity aims to better the world

Freemasons aren't a secret society, rather they are a society with secrets.


 
Freemasons from across the Tri-Cities and Maple Ridge

Inside the secret world of Freemasons

A cook, a pipe fitter and a writer convene on a 99-year-old building rife with symbolism, seclusion and secrecy. They identify one another through specific means they won't disclose, but those same identifying traits can be applied anywhere in the world.


 

Working out in the 'brain gym'

Passing around copies of a letter/number conundrum, the classmates simultaneously squint eyebrows and mutter to each other.


 
The Manitoba Legislative Building

Manitoba magic

WINNIPEG: Frank Albo, a real-life Robert Langdon, is warming to his topic. "This building," he says, "is telling a story. It's telling a story through the language that temples spoke."


 

Learning about bones

Two local physicians took time out of their busy schedules to tackle some students' questions about bones.


 

City has freemason history

Over the past year we have commented a number of times about the history of the Freemasons of New Westminster and noted events and anniversaries relating both to separate local lodges and to the overall beginning of Masonic groups in this city.


 

Tours delve into stories of city's past

Once again it is time to announce the set of free public walking tours we offer each year.


 

A bit of Masonic history

A recent ceremony in a local lodge room, witnessed by family members of the person recognized by the gathering, mixed a number of historical components into one relatively short but important event.


 

PM choke hoax was Mason plot

In Libya, Mo Gaddafi is hanging on to power with every fibre of his being as rebels do their damndest to toss his butt out, or worse. Yemen's president is in hospital and on the run after being ousted by opposition forces.