Appendix G

Gem, mineral, and rock clubs in Canada

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Canadian Associations
  • Gem & Mineral Federation of Canada
    Maureen Wade, Secretary
    P.O. Box 136
    Slocan, BC V0G 2C0
    Tel.: (306) 825-283
    Web site: http://www.gmfc.ca
  • Canadian Micro-Mineral Association
    Mike Skebo, President
    21 Hathway Drive
    Scarborough, ON M1T 4L4
    Tel.: (905) 681-2073
    E-mail: mskebo@cogeco.ca
    Web site: http://www.ccfms.ca


Alberta
  • Provincial Association
    • Alberta Federation of Rock Clubs
      c/o Pauline Zeschuk
      14827 – 45 Avenue
      Edmonton, AB T6H 5R4
      Tel.: (780) 430-6694
      E-mail: paulinez@telus.net
  • Barrhead
    • Barrhead Gem Seekers
      c/o L. Tywoniuk
      5508 - 58th Avenue
      Barrhead, AB T7N 1C7
      Tel.: (403) 674-4341
  • Calgary
    • Alberta Palaeontological Society
      P.O. Box 35111, Sarcee Postal Outlet
      Calgary, AB T3E 7C7
      Web site: http://www.albertapaleo.org/
    • Calgary Faceters Guild
      2823 Canmore Road
      Calgary, AB T2M 4J7
      Contact: Don & Vi Merkley
      Tel.: (403) 289-4175
    • Calgary Rock & Lapidary Club
      110 Lissington Drive
      Calgary T3E 5E3
      Contact: Trudy Martin (403) 287-1570
      Web site: http://www.crlc.ca
  • Drumheller
    • Drumheller Rock & Fossil Club
      1609 Riverside Drive
      Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y5
      Tel.: (403) 823-3817
  • Edmonton
    • Edmonton Tumblewood Lapidary Club
      11B St. Anne Street
      St. Albert, AB T8N 1E8
      Contact: Joan Guillemette
      Tel.: (780) 458-7499
      Web site: http://www.geocities.com/etlc99/
  • Lacombe
    • Lacombe Handicraft & Lapidary Guild
      5539 53rd Avenue
      Lacombe, AB T4L 1L3
      Contact: Trudy Martin (403) 287-1570
  • Leduc
    • Leduc Lapidary Club
      23 Camelot Street
      Leduc, AB T9E 4M4
      Contact: Grace Leeuw
      Tel.: (780) 986-8693
  • Lethbridge
    • Southern Alberta Rockhound Association
      276 Jerry Potts Boulevard W.
      Lethbridge, AB T1K 6H4
      Contact: Raymond Ball
      Tel.: (403) 381-2714
  • Lloydminster
    • Lloydminster Rock & Gem Club
      See Saskatchewan listing
  • Medicine Hat
    • Medicine Hat Rock & Lapidary Club
      826 – 11 Street SE
      Medicine Hat, AB T1A 1T7
      Contact: Wally Atkinson
      Tel.: (403) 527-9823
  • Red Deer
    • Red Deer Rock & Gem Society
      48 Betternson Street
      Red Deer, AB T4R 1J9
      Contact: Mark Watson (403) 346-4116

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British Columbia
  • Provincial Association
  • Abbotsford
    • Abbotsford Rock & Gem Club
      3165 Saddle Street
      Abbotsford, BC V2S 4X2
      Contact: Kathy Simpkins
      Tel.: (604) 864-4155
    • Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
      3116 Babich Street
      6455 - 272 Street
      Abbotsford, BC V4W 1R3
      Contact: Larry Lipp
      Tel.: (604) 857-8833
      E-mail: marjorielipp@telus.net
  • Burnaby
    • Burnaby Laphounding Club
      P.O. Box 72046,
      4429 Kingsway
      Burnaby, BC V5H 4P9
      Contact to: Gordon Calderwood
      Tel: (604) 520-1139
      E-mail: gordcald@lightspeed.bc.ca
  • Burns Lake
    • Lakes District Rock and Gem Club
      c/o Mary Warko
      R.R. #1, Site 22, Comp. 17
      Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0
      E-mail: warko@lakesweb.com
  • Campbell River
  • Courtenay
    • Courtenay Gem & Mineral Club
      P.O. Box 3025
      Courtenay BC V9N 5N3
      Contact: Jack Boyes
      Tel.: (250) 337-8461
  • Creston
    • Creston Valley Prospectors and Lapidary Club
      P.O. Box 154
      Creston, BC V0B 1G0
      Contact: Bruce Avery
      Tel.: (250) 428-4494
  • Delta
    • Delta Rockhound Gem & Mineral Club
      362-52A Street
      Delta, BC V4M 2Z9
      Contact: Randi Saumur
      Tel.: (604) 943-9568
  • Duncan
    • Cowichan Valley Rockhound Club
      P.O. Box 232
      Duncan, BC V9L 3X3
      Contact: June Gillespie
      Tel.: (250) 746-9567
  • Golden
    • Golden Rock & Fossil Club
      P.O. Box 2542
      Golden, BC V0A 1H0
      Contact: Sharon Pearson
      Tel.: (250) 334-2178
      E-mail: pearson@redshift.bc.ca
  • Kamloops
    • Thompson Valley Rock Club
      Box 1448, Stn Main
      Kamloops, BC V2C 6L7
      Contact: Jacki Dowdell
      Tel.: (250) 554-9519
      E-mail: jackidowdell@telu.net
  • Kelowna
    • 1120 Rock Club
      P.O. Box 182, Station A
      Kelowna, BC V1Y 7N5
      Contact: Ken Dewerson
      Tel.: (250) 707-0618
      E-mail: dewerson@shaw.ca
  • Lilooet
    • Lillooet Rock & Gem Club
      P.O. Box 633
      Lillooet, BC V0K 1V0
      Tel.: (250) 256-4676
  • Logan Lake
    • High Country Rockhound Club
      P.O. Box 1182
      Logan Lake, BC V0K 1W0
      Contact: Ken Kohar
      Tel.: (250) 523-9532
  • Maple Ridge
    • Maple Ridge Lapidary Club
      P.O. Box 142
      Maple Ridge, BC V2X 7E9
      Contact: Walt Pinder
      Tel.: (604) 826-2342
      E-mail: pinder@dowco.com
  • Parksville
    • Parksville & District Rock & Gem Club
      P.O. Box 112
      Parksville, BC V9P 2G8
      Contact: Marion Barclay
      Tel: (250) 248-6177
  • Penticton
    • Penticton Geology & Lapidary Club
      c/o Leir House Cultural Centre
      220 Manor Park Avenue
      Penticton, BC V2A 2R2
      Contact: Gloria Bordass
      Tel.: (250) 493-1027
  • Port Alberni
    • Alberni Valley Rock & Gem Club
      P.O. Box 1291, Station A
      Port Alberni, BC V9Y 7M2
      Contact: Dave West
      Tel.: (250) 723-0281
      E-mail: compudoc@telus.net
  • Port Moody
  • Powell River
    • Powell River Lapidary Club
      4871 Saskatchewan Avenue
      Powell River, BC V8A 3G5
      Contact: Gladys Smith
      Tel.: (604) 485-9320
  • Prince George
    • Spruce City Rock & Gem Club
      8554 N. Nechako Road
      Prince George, BC V2M 1T1
      Contact: Russ Davis
      Tel.: (250) 564-8556
  • Richmond
    • Creative Jewellers Guild of British Columbia
      c/o Richmond Cultural Centre
      7700 Minoru Gate
      Richmond, BC V6Y 1R9
      Contact: Yvonne Evans
      Tel.: (604) 536-1544
    • Lapidary Rock & Mineral Society of British Columbia
      9911 Ash Street
      Richmond, BC V7A 2V2
      Contact: Donnamae Chionis
      Tel.: (604) 277-3222
      Web site: http://www.lapidary.bc.ca
    • Richmond Gem & Mineral Club
      c/o Minoru Art Centre
      7700 Minoru Gate
      Richmond, BC V6Y 1R9
      Contact: Bob Lang
      Tel.: (604) 277-9144
      E-mail: bob.lang@telus.net
  • Robson
    • Selkirk Rock and Mineral Club
      P.O. Box 126
      Robson, BC V0G 1X0
      Contact: Ken Larson
      E-mail: dianerobinson@telus.net
  • Slocan
    • Kokanee Rock Club
      P.O. Box 136
      Slocan, BC V0G 2C0
      Contact: Dave Barclay
      Tel.: (250) 355-2471
      E-mail: davebarclay@telus.net
  • Sorrento
    • Shuswap Rock Club
      P.O. Box 235
      Sorrento, BC V0G 2W0
      Contact: Brian Hurstfield
      Tel.: (250) 675-2157
      E-mail: crittersorrento@telus.net
  • Surrey
    • Surrey Rockhound Club
      614-7360 137 Street
      Surrey, BC V3W 1A3
      Contact: Elmer Beck
      Tel.: (604) 585-9317
      E-mail: ebeck@bcit.ca
  • Vancouver
    • B.C. Faceters Guild
      3096 East Hastings Street
      Vancouver, BC V5K 2A3
      Contact: Rob Giesbrecht
      Tel.: (604) 820-8557
      E-mail: robgies@hotmail.com
    • Canada Rock Association
      2620 West Broadway
      Vancouver, BC V6K 2G3
      Contact: Wai Luk
      Tel.: (604) 730-8381
    • Dunbar Lapidary Club
      Dunbar Community Centre
      4747 Dunbar Street
      Vancouver, BC V6S 2H2
      Contact: Cal Lang
      Tel.: (604) 224-4670
      E-mail: c4148@vcn.bc.ca
    • Hastings Centre Rockhounds
      Hastings Community Centre
      3096 East Hastings Street
      Vancouver, BC V5K 2A3
      Contact: John Bowman
      Tel.: (604) 421-1068
      E-mail: yalakomite@hotmail.com
    • Pacific Mineral Museum Society
      848 West Hastings Street
      Vancouver, BC V6C 1C8
      Contact: Mark Mauthner
      Tel.: (604) 689-8700
      Web site: http://www.eos.ubc.ca/public/museum/
    • Tiffany Gem Cutters
      4116 Inverness Street
      Vancouver, BC V5V 4E7
      Tel.: (604) 879-1274
  • Vernon
  • Victoria
  • West Vancouver
    • Lapidary Club of West Vancouver
      P.O. Box 91233
      West Vancouver, BC V7V 2N6
      Contact: Don Rotherham
      Tel.: (604) 922-0072
      E-mail: donrotherham@msn.com

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Manitoba
  • Provincial Association
    • Mineral Society of Manitoba
      c/o The Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
      190 Rupert Avenue
      Winnipeg, MB R3B 0N2
      Contact: George Green
      Tel.: (204) 489-8495
  • Winnipeg
    • Mineral Society of Manitoba
      c/o The Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
      190 Rupert Avenue
      Winnipeg, MB R3B 0N2
      Contact: George Green
      Tel.: (204) 489-8495
    • Rock of Ages Lapidary Club
      142-505 Chalmers Avenue
      Winnipeg, MB R2L 0G4
      Contact: Francis Jay
      Tel.: (204) 633-8957
    • The Winnipeg Rock & Mineral Club
      c/o 282 Golden Eagle Dr
      Winnipeg, MB R2K 4M3
      E-mail: wrmc@shaw.ca
      Web site:       http://www.wrmc.cal

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Nova Scotia
  • Halifax

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Nunavut
  • Iqaluit
    • Iqaluit Rockhound Association
      P. O. Box 1109
      Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
      Contact: John Thomas
      E-mail: jthomas@gov.nu.ca

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Ontario
  • Provincial Association
  • Bancroft
    • Bancroft Gem & Mineral Club
      P.O. Box 1749
      Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0
      Contact: Chris Fouts
      Tel.: (613) 332-1611
      Web site: http://www.homestead.com
  • Barrie
    • Barrie Gem & Mineral Society
      P.O. Box 143
      Barrie, ON L4M 4S9
      Tel.: (705) 734-1921
  • Belleville
    • Quinte Gem & Mineral Club
      125 Victoria Avenue
      Belleville, ON K8N 2A7
  • Bramalea/Brampton
    • Brampton Rock and Mineral Club
      P.O. Box 51049, City Centre P.O.
      Unit 111, 25 Peel Centre Drive
      Bramalea, ON L6T 5M2
      Tel.: (905) 457-1916
    • Ontario Field Trippers Guild
      P.O. Box 51012, City Centre P.O.
      Unit 111, 25 Peel Centre Drive
      Bramalea, ON L6T 5M2
      Tel.: (905) 457-1916
  • Brantford
    • Brantford Lapidary & Mineral Society
      Woodman Community Centre
      491 Grey Street
      Brantford, ON N3S 7L7
      Tel.: (519) 753-4711
  • Burlington
    • Gemini Gem & Mineral Club
      P.O. Box 71043, Maplehurst
      Burlington, ON L7T 4J8
      Tel.: (905) 332-0255
  • Hamilton
    • Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies
      P.O. Box 4488, Station D
      Hamilton, ON L8V 4S7
      Web site: http://www.ccfms.ca/
    • Hamilton Geological Society
      P.O. Box 59, McMaster University
      Hamilton, ON L8S 1C0
      Tel.: (905) 527-7646
  • Huntsville
    • Huntsville Mineral & Lapidary Society
      c/o C. Aide
      R.R. #4, Highway 60
      Huntsville, ON P0A 1K0
      Tel.: (705) 789-4101
  • Kingston
    • Kingston Lapidary & Mineral Club
      P.O. Box 9, 370 King Street W.
      Kingston, ON K7L 1X4
      Contact: Peter Horrocks
      Tel.: (613) 352-3608
  • London
    • London Gem & Mineral Society
      P.O. Box 21059, Southcrest
      London, ON N6J 4W2
      Tel.: (519) 245-2741
      Web site: http://element51.com/
  • Markham
    • North York Faceting Guild
      c/o Bill Atwell
      188 Ramona Blvd.
      Markham, ON L3P 2K8
      Tel.: (905) 471-8486
      E-mail: nyfgtoronto@sympatico.ca
  • North Bay
    • Nipissing Lapidary & Mineral Club
      c/o B. & M. Johnson
      652 Morin Street
      North Bay, ON P1B 5R7
      Tel.: (705) 497-3415
  • Ottawa
    • Ottawa Lapsmith & Mineral Club
      P.O. Box 39022,
      R.P.O. Billings Bridge
      Ottawa, ON K1H 1A1
      Contact: Grant Duff
      Tel.: (613) 232-5523
    • Ottawa Paleontology Club
      Tel.: (613) 564-3466
      E-mail: lmleveille@rogers.com
    • Ottawa Paleontological Society
      240 Brittany, #510
      Ottawa, ON K1K 0R7
      Tel.: (613) 747-4175
  • Owen Sound
    • Scenic City Gem & Mineral Society
      P.O. Box 998
      Owen Sound, ON N4K 5W9
  • Peterborough
    • Kawartha Rock & Fossil Club Inc.
      1211 Kenneth Avenue
      Peterborough, ON K9J 5P8
      Tel.: (705) 745-1189
  • Sarnia
  • Stratford
    • Stratford Rockhounders Club
      270 Ontario Street
      Stratford, ON N5A 3H5
      Tel.: (519) 271-8634
  • Sudbury
    • Ontario Palaeontological Association
      c/o Richard Pellat Sr.
      1403 Place Hurtubise
      Sudbury, ON
      P3A 2G5
    • Sudbury Rock & Lapidary Society
      c/o 3171 Romeo Street
      Val Caron, ON P3N 1G5
      Tel.: (705) 897-6216
  • Thunder Bay
    • Thunder Bay Lapidary & Mineral Society
      Box 10372
      1005 Alloy Drive
      Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6T6
  • Tillsonburg
    • Oxford County Geological Society
      c/o 24 Trottier Drive
      Tillsonburg, ON N4G 4P9
  • Toronto (Greater Toronto Area)
    • Gem & Mineral Club of Scarborough
      P.O. Box 44509
      2376 Eglinton Avenue E.
      Scarborough M1K 5K3
      Tel.: (416) 284-9797
      Email: scarbgemclub@lycos.com
      Web site: http://www.scarbgemclub.ca
    • Walker Mineralogical Club
      Royal Ontario Museum
      100 Queen's Park
      Toronto, ON M5S 2C6
      Tel.: (416) 443-0117
    • Willowdale Gem & Mineral Club
      P.O. Box 93, Station A
      Willowdale, ON M2N 5S7
      Tel.: (416) 489-2974
    • Young Toronto Mineralogists Club
      Ontario Science Centre
      770 Don Mills Road
      North York, ON M3C 1T3
      Web site: http://ytmc.org
  • Waterloo
    • Kitchener-Waterloo Gem & Mineral Club
      402 - 4 Willow Street
      Waterloo, ON N2J 4S2
      Tel.: (519) 747-9874
  • Welland (Meetings held @ Brock University, St Catharines)
  • Windsor
    • Essex County Gem and Mineral Club
      1391 Lincoln Road
      Windsor, ON N8Y 2J2

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Quebec
  • Provincial Association
    • Association québécoise de gemmologie
      7409, rue Saint-André
      Montréal, QC H2R 2P8
  • Charlesbourg
    • Association québécoise de gemmologie
      5000, 3e Avenue O.
      Charlesbourg, QC G1H 7J1
      Tel.: (418) 627-1445
  • Drummondville
    • Association québécoise de gemmologie
      1440, boulevard Jean-de-Brébeuf
      Drummondville, QC J2B 4T6
      Tel.: (819) 475-9967
  • Gatineau
    • Le Club de minéralogie de l'Outaouais
      26, rue de l'Argile
      Hull, QC J8Z 3G2
      Contact: Jacques Chabo
      Tel.: (819) 771-0280
  • Montréal
    • Association québécoise de gemmologie
      7409, rue Saint-André
      Montréal, QC H2R 2P8
    • Club de minéralogie de Montréal inc.
      8300 de Teck (enter by door off rue St-Emile, at de Teck)
      C.P. 305, succ. Saint-Michel
      Montréal, QC H2A 3M1
      Tel.: (514) 353-0101
      Fax: (450) 964-4226
      E-mail: cmm@archambault.net
      Web site: http://www.clubmineralogiemtl.com/
    • Montreal Gem and Mineral Club
      C.P. 1717, succ. B
      Montréal, QC H3B 3L3
      Contact: Mike Rooney
      Tel.: (514) 989-9800
      E-mail: geminews@canada.com
    • Société de paléontologie du Québec
      3008, rue Jolicoeur
      Montréal, QC H4E 1Z4
      Web site: http://www.paleospq.org/index.htm
  • Québec
  • Saguenay
    • Association québécoise de gemmologie
      190, rue Sirois
      La Baie, QC G7B 2R9
      Tel.: (418) 544-1679
    • Club de minéralogie Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
      2223, boulevard Saguenay O., C.P. 7
      Jonquière, QC G7S 4H5
  • Thetford Mines

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Saskatchewan
  • Provincial Association
    • Saskatchewan Association of Rockhounds
      c/o Darlene Itcush
      143 Upland Drive
      Regina, SK S4R 0C4
      Tel.: (306) 545-3405
  • Lloydminster
    • Gem & Mineral Federation of Canada Show
      Lloydminster Rock and Gem Club
      P.O. Box 781
      Lloydminster, SK S9V 1C1
      Contact: Bert Smith
      Tel.: (306) 825-2837
      Web site: www.gmfc.ca
  • Prince Albert
    • Mid Pro Rock & Gem Society
      1010 Central Avenue
      Prince Albert, SK S6V 4V5
      Contact: Herve Vallee
      Tel.: (306) 764-1049
      E-mail: rdrunr@sasktel.net
  • Regina
    • Prairie Rock & Gem Society
      143 Upland Drive
      Regina, SK S4R 0C4
      Contact: Kathy Burnett
      Tel.: (306) 729-4676
  • Saskatoon
    • Saskatoon Lapidary & Mineral Club
      210 Braeshire Lane
      Saskatoon, SK S 7B 1B2
      Tel.: (306) 382-1871
  • Shaunavon
    • Shaunavon Rock Club
      P.O. Box 11
      Shaunavon, SK S0N 2M0
  • Yorkton
    • Parkland Rock & Gem Club
      199 Roslyn Avenue
      Yorkton, SK S3N 1P3
      Tel.: (306) 783-9060

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Yukon Territory
  • Whitehorse
    • Whitehorse Gem & Mineral Club
      c/o Sylvia Kitching
      14 Willow Crescent
      Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4P8
      Tel.: (867) 667-5207