https://canadianmason.ca/aggregator CanadianMason.ca - aggregated feeds en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Freemasoninformationcom/~3/TlZX3VY-Qxg/ Coming this August, the Masonic Restoration Foundation is holding its first National Symposium on Traditional Observance Lodges, and much much more. 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