Fortieth Multiple District "A" Convention
May 29-June 1, 1960
The Constitution Committee moved that the Executive Secretary and the District "A" Treasurer be made "ex-officio" member of the Governorsí Council and be allowed to take part in the discussion but will not have the right to vote.
The committee proposed many more motions that were all seconded and carried.
The agenda for the business sessions were very heavy and a great interest was shown by the delegates for the good of both Multiple District "A" and Lions International.
Governors elected for the term 1960-1961 were:
District A1 - Lion Don J. Cochrane,
District A2 - Lion Jack H. Vicary,
District A3 - Lion T. James Clarke,
District A4 - Lion Robert E. Zimmerman,
District A5 - Lion Robert J. Lynch,
District A6 - Lion Ralph E. Woronchuk,
District A7 - Lion William G. Tredway,
District A8 - Lion G. Edward McLean,
District A9 - Lion Morley W. McLean,
Council Chair elected for the term 1960-1961 - Lion Harold Forster (A-9)
The term ended with 348 clubs and 14,500 members.
Forty First Multiple District "A" Convention
District Governor Lion G. Edward McLean (A-8) reported on the tremendous success of the leadership conference held in his District. The conference in reality was a school at which club Presidents, Secretaries and other Club Officers and members got indoctrinated on their respective duties and responsibilities. Governor McLean encouraged the other Governors to hold such a school or conference.
Governors elected for the term 1961-1962 were:
District A1 - Lion Cameron H. McLean,
District A2 - Lion Harold Smith, South
District A3 - Lion R. Brenton Rickard,
District A4 - R. Robert Geddes,
District A5 - Lion Lew Blum,
District A6 - Lion Joseph J. Bond,
District A7 - Lion John O. Filkin,
District A8 - Lion J. Sarto Egan,
District A9 - Lion W. Howard Huffman,
Elected Council Chair for the term 1961-1962 - Lion Jack M. Vicary (A-2)
International Counselor Lion Tris Coffin was elected International Director for the term 1961-1963 at the International Convention in
The term ended with 358 clubs and 14,650 members.
Forty Second Multiple District "A" Convention
The Multiple District "A" magazine changed its name from Canadian Lion News to Lion News with the words Ontario-Quebec to appear under the heading. It should be added that the magazine formerly had news from the Lions of all
The cost of the
Governors elected for the term 1962-1963 were:
District A1 - Lion R. C. "Dick" Kennedy,
District A2 - Lion Gordon W. Clipperton,
District A3 - Lion Robert E. Garden,
District A4 - Lion Percy A. Reid,
District A5 - Lion Dr. Bev H. Hallam,
District A6 - Lion Henry O. Chenier,
District A7 - Lion Earl G. Gagsley,
District A8 - Lion Dr. George F. Saine,
District A9 - Lion Edwin Walker,
Council Chair elected for the term 1962-1963: Lion Lew Blum (A-5)
In November, 1962, Lion Lawrence A (Larry) Carlisle was appointed by Lions International as its Special Representative and given the responsibility of extending Lionism in the Province of Quebec.
The 1961-1962 term ended with 365 clubs and 14,800 members
Forty Third Multiple District "A" Convention
The Constitution Committee moved that:
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A Convention Advisory Committee be created composed of 3 members who shall be responsible to investigate all future bids to hold a District "A" Convention;
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that all future Multiple District "A" Conventions there be a Host Committee composed of a General Chairman elected or appointed by the members of the Host Club or Clubs;
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Multiple District "A" allocate .30 per member of the dues collected to defray the administration expenses of a District "A" Convention;
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As per Governor Saineís recommendation already approved by International that clubs from his District A-8 be transferred to form a new sub-district be approved.
The above proposals presented by the Constitution Committee were all seconded and approved by delegates.
The new District was numbered A-10
Governors elected for the term 1963-1964 were:
District A1 - Lion Jack L. Misner,
District A2 - Lion Maurie Stren,
District A3 - Lion J. Ross Oliphant,
District A4 - Lion Mark Goldhammer,
District A5 - Lion Robert G. Babcock,
District A6 - Lion Clifford J. Cox,
District A7 - Lion Dr. Hugh Mackay,
District A8 - Lion Albert Drapeau,
District A9 - Lion Kenneth M. Henderson,
District A10-Lion Marcel Lachance,
Council Chair elected for the term 1963-1964: Lion Graydon W. Clipperton (A-2)
International Counselor Lion George Laughlin, St. Catherines, elected International Director at the International Convention in
Term 1962-1963 ended with 373 Clubs and 15,050 members.
Forty Fourth Multiple District "A" Convention
May 30-June 2, 1964
Council Chair Lion Garydon Clipperton had asked PDDG Lion Romulus "Tom" Drolet and DDG Gerry Venne of Quebec Central Lions Club if consideration could be given to translating the District Constitution & By-Laws from English to French. (This was done in the following term by the two Lions mentioned above and Lion Larry Carlisle)
A report was requested on the International Convention that was scheduled to be held in
Lions International granted the creation of a new sub-district at the request of the Governorsí Council. The new District was A11.
Lion "Tom" Drolet who had contributed an article in French for each of the District magazine issues "Lions News" was asked if he would also send his articles in English, which he graciously accepted to do in both languages.
Governors elected for the term 1964-1965 were:
District A1 - Lion A. H. "Alf" Critchlow,
District A2 - Lion John E. Maytham, Port
District A3 - Lion Terry C. Evans,
District A4 - Lion H. Donald Hyndman,
District A5 - Lion Jean E. Eckle,
District A6 - Lion A. A. "Sy" Laraman, South Porcupine,
District A7 - Lion Ernest F. Crossland,
District A8 - Lion Donald L. Gamble,
District A9 - Lion Dr. P.H. Bissonnette,
District A10-Lion Gerard Venne,
District A11-Lion Philip C. Waite,
Council Chair elected for the term 1964-1965: Lion J. Ross Oliphant (A-3)
Forty Fifth Multiple District "A" Convention
May 30-June 2, 1965
The Constitution & By-Laws Committee advised that wherever in the Constitution it read Council Chair this would be changed to "Chairman of the Governorsí Council."
The International Board of Directors advised that in future those who had served as District Governor and were given the title of "International Counselor" would in future have the title of PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR.
Governors elected for the term 1965 - 1966 were:
District A1 - Lion Leonard E. Snider,
District A2 - Lion John E. Barclay,
District A3 - Lion Herb Wark,
District A4 - Lion Fred L. Potter,
District A5 - Lion John A. Curran, Sault Ste. Marie,
District A6 - Lion Cecil Hawn, New
District A7 - Lion Jack M. Wieler,
District A8 - Lion Stan R. Saunders,
District A9 - Lion Keith Cook,
District A10 - Lion Denis Lemieux, Elvis, and
District A11 - Lion Philip C. Waite,
**Governor Fred Potter, A4, passed away early in the term and was replaced by Past District Governor Lion Lee Rickey.
Council Chair Elected for the term 1965-1966: Lion John E. Maytham (A-2)
Past District Governor John O. Filkin, A-7, was elected International Director for 1965-1967 at the International Convention at
Forty Sixth Multiple District "A" Convention
May 29-June 1, 1966
Note: It is worth mentioning that the temperature was down to almost freezing during the parade.
The Multiple District "A" Secretary Lion W. Dalton Higgs, at the request of the Governorsí Council left this position.
The International Extension Division for whom Lion Higgs was also an employee transferred him to work as a Special Representative in
Lion Don Dixon of
The work of translating the Constitution and By-Laws from English into French was reported to be completed. (This had been done by Lions D.G. Gerry Venne, PDDG Romulus Drolet and Larry Carlisle.)
Governors elected to serve for the term 1966-1967 were:
District A1 - Lion William J. Amos,
District A2 - Lion Kenneth H. Delong,
District A3 - Lion M. W. "Hank" Tamblyn,
District A4 - Lion Jack Cherry,
District A5 - Lion Dr. William J. Copeman,
District A6 - Lion Pat OíShaughnessy, Cobalt,
District A7 - Lion Vern Sebastian,
District A8 - Lion Leo Ness,
District A9 - Lion Kenneth Waines,
District A10- Lion Cuth S. Davis, Sept-Iles,
District A11- Lion Jim Snow,
Chairman of the Governors Council elected for the term 1966-1967: Lion John A. Curran (A-5)
Forty Seventh Multiple District "A" Convention
(The text hereinafter appeared in the June 1967 issue of Lionage, the official magazine of Multiple District "A"quot;A"A"quot;)
"One of the most exciting events at a District Convention took place at Sault Ste. Marie when at the Tuesday morning session, the Lake Joseph Holiday Fund went over the top. The suspense that was built up as Club after Club came forward to make further contributions reached a climax when Past International President Lion Harry Newman, with only $1036.00 to go to complete a $350,000 commitment, stood up and announced that he would make up the deficit. The thunderous applause that followed the completion of the project was not only for Harry'í most generous gesture but also for the Lions of Ontario who worked so hard for six years to make the Lake Joseph Project a success."
1967 was the year of the International Exhibition in
Governors elected for the term 1967-1968 were:
District A1 - Lion Cecil Vyse,
District A2 - Lion
District A3 - Lion Herb Visser,
District A4 - Lion Lee Nolan,
District A5 - Lion Dick Hyndman,
District A6 - Lion Jack Tallon,
District A7 - Lion Alfred M. Hill,
District A8 - Lion Vincent Melanson,
District A9 - Lion John Taylor,
District A10- Lion Jean Luc Dutil,
District A11- Lion Howard Stewart,
Council Chair elected for the term 1967-1968: Lion William A. Amos (A-1)
Forty Eighth Multiple District "A" Convention
Governors elected for the term 1968-1969 were:
District A1 - Lion Hernan Rahn,
District A2 - Lion Jack Foster,
District A3 - Lion Ron Wismer,
District A4 - Lion Douglas Baxter,
District A5 - Lion Colyne A. Walford,
District A6 - Lion Gerald Doughty,
District A7 - Lion Art Chambers,
District A8 - Lion Dr. Eric Mongeon,
District A9 - Lion William Moody,
District A10- Lion Jean Emond, Sillery-Ste. Foy,
District A11- Lion Alan Smith,
Council Chair elected for the term 1968-1969: Lion Jean Luc Dutil (A10)
27 new clubs organized during the term 1967-1968 Total number of Clubs in Multiple District "A" 432.
Forty Ninth Multiple District "A" Convention
When the Council arrived in
The Convention Secretary, Lion Fred Chapman, and the Convention Treasurer Herb Pereira assured Council that they would cope with any extra work caused by the death.
Amendment to the Multiple District "A" Constitution whereby in future the Vice-Chairman of the Council would be elected at the same time as the members of the Executive Committee rather than be the Governor in whose sub-district the convention was held.
Governors elected for the term 1969-1970 were:
District A1 - Lion Clarence Kennedy,
District A2 - Lion L.C. "Bud" Collard,
District A3 - Lion Storey Beare, Port
District A4 - Lion H.H. "Ernie" Moore,
District A5 - Lion Douglas Harrison,
District A6 - Lion Norman Coulombe,
District A7 - Lion Gordon Orr,
District A8 - Lion Yvon Goulet,
District A9 - Lion Howard Henderson,
District A10- Lion George A. Heaton,
District A11- Lion Ed Wiggins,
Council Chair elected for the term 1969-1970: Lion Gerald A. Doughty (A6)