1920-2020 HISTORY OF LIONS IN CANADA

(Constitutional Area 2)

1920
1st Lions Club at Border Cities Windsor Ontario (Mar 12, 1920) followed by Toronto and Hamilton clubs.
1920
District A created for the Lions Clubs of Ontario (Oct 12, 1920).
1920
Harry Newman elected 2nd International Vice President.
1920
1st appointed District Governor Fred Ketcheson.
1921
1st District Convention at Toronto, 1st elected District Governor Louis Livingston.
1922
Quebec (Montreal Sept 14, 1922) join District A, Quebec City 1st Bilingual.
1924
Harry Newman 1st International President from Canada. (Introduces Helen Keller at Cedarpoint)
1925
District A subdivided into District A and District B.
1926
Joint District A and B Convention in Ottawa reunites into District A.
1927
Saskatchewan (Swift Current Mar 14, 1927-1936) join District 5. (Moose Jaw 1928)
1928
The International Association of Lions Clubs (Canada) 1928-1960
1929
Alberta (Calgary Jan 30, 1929) join District 5. Transferred to District 37 in 1931
1930
New Brunswick (Nov 21, McAdam 1930-1935) join to District 41. (Edmundston 1938)
1931
1st International Convention at Toronto, 1st Permanent International Director Jack Connell
1931
1st Zones and Zone Chairmen created.
1938
District A subdivided into Sub Districts A1, A2, and A3.
1939
Sub District A4 created.
1941
Sub District A5 created.
1942
1st District A office in Toronto, 1st Lion News Magazine in District A.
1942
International Convention in Toronto.
1945
Nova Scotia (Halifax Apr 4, 1945) join District 41.
1946
Sub District A6 created.
1948
Dominion of Newfoundland (Bell Island 1948-1953) join District 41. (Cornerbrook May 26, 1948)
1949
Walter Fisher 2nd International President from Canada. (Invited to Meet the Queen)
1950
Sub District A7 created.*
1950
Windsor, Toronto & Hamilton sponsor first clubs in UK, London, Tonbridge & Brighton.
1951
Yukon Territories (became Yukon in 2002) (Whitehorse) join District 49
1953
Subdistrict A8 created.
1954
LCI Motto “We Serve” provided by Lion Douglas A. Stevenson in Fonthill, ON District A
1956
Corduroy Purple and Gold western style vest created by Frank Bartlett in Hamilton.
1958
Subdistrict A9 created.
1961
Northwest Territories (Inuvik 1961-2013) join District 49. Yellowknife (Nov 26, 1964)
1963
Subdistrict A10 created.
1964
International Convention in Toronto.
1964
Sub District A11 created.*
1970s
Plum Jackets and Maple Leaf Safari shirts introduced as International Parade wear.
1972
Sub Districts A12 and A14 created.
1973
Tris Coffin 3rd International President from Canada. (One Million Men Serving Mankind)
1974
Labrador (Labrador City) join District A. Later moved to District 41.
1976
Sub Districts A15 and A16 created.
1979
International Convention in Montreal.
1982
St Pierre et Miquelon added to District A.
1983
Lions Foundation of Canada
1987
Judge Brian Stevenson 4th International President from Canada. (Women invited to join).
1989
Sub District A17 added.
1994
Subdistricts A8, A10, A14 and A17 become new Multiple District U as U1, U2, U3, and U4.
1996
Canadian Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center
1996
International Convention in Montreal.
1999
Sub District A6 is absorbed into Sub District A5 and U1.
2002
District A closes office after 60 years.
2002
Sub Districts A7 and A11 merge to form Sub District A711.*
2004
Detroit/Windsor International Convention
2007
District N created from District 41 for the Atlantic provinces and part of the state of Maine.
2011
Lions of Canada Fund for LCIF
2014
District A incorporates as Multiple District A Lions Clubs.
2014
International Convention in Toronto.
2015
District C created for Alberta, Northwest Territories, and part of Northern British Columbia.
2019
Dr. Patricia Hill 3rd International Vice President
2020
Centennial with Windsor, Toronto and Hamilton all becoming 100 years young.
2020
Lions of Canada celebrates 100 years of Lionism with tree planting, park benches and other legacy projects


by PRC Lion Ray Charbonneau, District Historian