Fiftieth Multiple District "A" Convention
May 30-June2, 1970
THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY YEAR
The three clubs celebrating their 50th anniversary were Windsor Downton, Toronto Central and Hamilton Central
Since 15 or more new clubs were organized each year, new Regions and new Zones had to be added.
Number of Regions: 31
Number of Zones: 65
The International Guest Speaker at the Convention was International President Lion W.R. "Dick" Bryan.
E.C. Baum, Manager of the Extension Division at
E.C. Baum appeared before Council to present a proposal whereby Multiple District "A" Secretary would be returned to his former position as Special Representative in
Governors Elected for the term 1970-1971 were:
District A1 - Lion Jos Kovacs,
District A2 - Lion Russell Warner,
District A3 - Lion Donald E. Jones,
District A4 - Lion W. M. "Mac" Hayes,
District A5 - Lion John Avery, Copper
District A6 - Lion Frank Benoit,
District A7 - Lion John F. Wilson,
District A8 - Lion Gerry Cholette,
District A9 - Lion Frank A. Barnes,
District A10- Lion Benoit Gagne,
District A11- Lion Ron Weir,
Council Chair elected for the term 1970-1971 was: Lion H.H. "Ernie" Moore.
Past International Director Lion Tris Coffin was elected Third International Vice President at the International Convention at
Fifty First Multiple District "A" Convention
May 30-June 2, 1971
18 new clubs organized during 1970-1971.
Club Redistribution:
Council Chair Moore appointed a Committee to look into the distribution of the clubs amongst the Districts. Committee under PCC Dutil was to report findings at the mid-winter Council meeting.
The Committee looking into the distribution of the clubs recommended that two new Districts be created. There was a lot of paperwork involved and many questions to be answered before Lions International approved the creation of the new Districts. They would come into operation only on
Campaign Funding:
The campaign to raise funds to be used for Tris Coffinís candidacy to the Third International Vice President had been far from successful and this was aired at the Board Meeting.
It was recommended and approved that the sum of .25 per member be taken out of the per capita collected and that the aforesaid .25 be set up as a reserve which could be used when a Lion becomes a candidate for a position of higher than that of District Governor.
It was decided that the International Officersí Election and Promotion Committee would administer the fund created by the reserve.
Governors elected for the term 1971-1972 were:
District A1 - Lion Robert Sloan,
District A2 - Lion W.F. "Biff" Potter,
District A3 - Lion Bob Reid,
District A4 - Lion Gordon E "Mike" Sergeant,
District A5 - Lion Bob Hannigan,
District A6 - Lion Tom Moran,
District A7 - Lion Lionel Purcell,
District A8 - Lion Gilles Melancon,
District A9 - Lion Norman Coghlin,
District A10- Lion Rene Mathieu,
District A11- Lion Fred Zorge,
Council Chair elected for the term 1971-1972 was: Lion John F. Wilson (A-7)
Fifty Second Multiple District "A" Convention
22 new clubs organized during 1971-1972
Multiple District "A" now had 519 Clubs and 18,266 members.
Two new Districts approved by Lions International came into operation
Governors elected for the term 1972-1973 were:
District A1 - Lion Fred Jenkins,
District A2 - Lion Martin Maniex,
District A3 - Lion William H. Maguire, Cobourg,
District A4 - Lion George Warren,
District A5 - Lion Mark Cornish,
District A6 - Lion Jean-Guy Fontaine,
District A7 - Lion Howard P. Lowe,
District A8 - Lion Win Shufelt,
District A9 - Lion Ellwood Tucker,
District A10- Lion Donat Frechette,
District A11- Lion Douglas M. Walker,
District A12- Lion
District A14- Lion Jules Coulombe,
Council Chair elected for the term 1972-1973 was: Lion Gilles Melancon (A-8)
Fifty Third Multiple District "A" Convention
23 new clubs organized during 1972-1973
Second International Vice President Lion Johnny Balboa was the Guest Speaker. Our own Lion Tris Coffin, the First International Vice President, introduced him.
The opening and necrology ceremonies were heightened by the presence of His Excellency Roland Michener, Governor-General of Canada, who had accepted the invitation of the Host Committee of the Cornwall Convention.
Governors elected for the term 1973-1974 were:
District A1 - Lion William Malkin,
District A2 - Lion Morton H. Cooper,
District A3 - Lion Dr. Douglas Galt,
District A4 - Lion John Dunning,
District A5 - Lion Lloyd T. Martin,
District A6 - Lion Ed Montigny,
District A7 - Lion John Watt,
District A8 - Lion John Schenk, Ste.
District A9 - Lion James M. Pemberton,
District A10- Lion Marcel Lambert,
District A11- Lion Rusell Grafton,
District A12- Lion George Brands,
District A14- Lion Jean-Yves Richard,
Council Chair elected for the term 1973-1974 was: Lion Howard P. Howe (A-7)
Note:
A large contingent of Lions, ladies and friends from Multiple District "A" as well as Lions from other parts of
At the request of International President Lion Tris Coffin, the fall Multiple District "A" Council and Board of Governors meetings were held at the hotel Chateau Champlain in Montreal where the members of the International Board were also holding their fall meeting. It can be added that the council meeting was a very long one lasting late in the evening and on again the next day.
Fifty Fourth Multiple District "A" Convention
The year 1973-1974 closed with 537 Clubs: 419 in
The delegates deliberated a number of key issues:
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Since the financial statement showed a deficit, either cut the expenses or have a better control;
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Create a manual to record procedures and policies as a supplement to the by-laws;
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Retire parade and band trophies as they cannot be repaired;
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Each Governor to appoint a reporter from his District who will send news to the magazine committee
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Consider deleting the Youth Exchange and Leo committees as their activities are those of the Districts;
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At future Board meetings, each one attending will pay for his or her luncheon which had been paid by Multiple District "A" up until now;
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At future Convention, consider to hold the opening and necrology ceremonies separately
It was proposed and agreed to have five clocks, representing the time zones, installed in the foyer of the building of the Associationís Headquarters to commemorate the term of Lion Tris Coffin as International President.
The Secretary announced that Past Council Chair and Extension Representative Lion Dalton Higgs had passed away in
Governors elected for the term 1974-1975 were:
District A1 - Lion Howard Scott,
District A2 - Lion Ken Christie,
District A3 - Lion Wes Oakley,
District A4 - Lion Archie Sayant,
District A5 - Lion Robert W. Person,
District A6 - Lion Frank Benoit,
District A7 - Lion Al Mercury,
District A8 - Lion Frank Fairhurst,
District A9 - Lion Bruce Murray,
District A10- Lion Jacques Cote,
District A11- Lion Duncan Sinclair,
District A12- Lion Gordon Walker,
District A14- Lion Eldon Swyer,
Council Chair elected for the term 1974-1975: Lion Jim M. Pemberton (A-9)
Election of a candidate for the office of International Director. Three Lions were candidates for the position of International Director from
Fifty Fifth Multiple District "A" Convention
The Multiple District "A" Dues were increased from $4.75 to $6.00.
Council Chair Pemberton had added a redistricting committee to the many others of Multiple District "A"quot;A"A"quot;. Past District Governor Gerry Cholette was appointed to chair this new committee which was mandated to make a survey of the distribution of the Clubs between the sub-districts in
The committeeís first proposal was to create three new sub-districts. There were a lot of pros and cons both at the Council level and at the Board of Governors. Finally, at this Multiple District "A" Convention the delegates voted in favour of two new Districts namely A15 and A16. These new sub-districts required the approval of Lions International pending their starting operation on
Governors elected for the term 1975-1976 were:
District A1 - Lion Keith Grigg,
District A2 - Lion R. J. "Bob" Fox,
District A3 - Lion Ed Leslie,
District A4 - Lion Morley James,
District A5 - Lion Mike Larouchelle,
District A6 - Lion Norman Howard,
District A7 - Lion Al Tait,
District A8 - Lion Karl Lorenz,
District A9 - Lion Grant Chisholm,
District A10- Lion Aime Beaudet,
District A11- Lion Rod A. MacDonald,
District A12- Lion W. J. McDougall,
District A14- Lion Marc Leclerc, St. Felicien, Quebec
Council Chair elected for the term 1975-1976: Lion Gordon Walker (A-12)
Past District Governor Lion Bob Zimmerman endorsed by the delegates at the Sudbury Convention was elected International Director at the International Convention in Dallas, Texas, USA, June 25-28, 1975.
Fifty Sixth Multiple District "A" Convention
May 29-June1, 1976
The delegates were welcomed by His Worship Mayor Pelletier and by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Cote of the Province of Quebec.
Governors elected for the term 1976-1977 were:
District A1 - Lion James Stott,
District A2 - Lion Doug Burtis,
District A3 - Lion Dave Hansen,
District A4 - Lion Robert Rafter,
District A5 - Lion N. Earl Box,
District A6 - Lion Raymond Lemoine,
District A7 - Lion George Kadota,
District A8 - Lion Norman Tartre,
District A9 - Lion Lloyd Stewart,
District A10- Lion Guy P. Genois,
District A11- Lion Ted Sheehan,
District A12- Lion George Green,
District A14- Lion Charles Vallee,
District A15- Lion Dougald Campbell,
District A16- Lion Ray Finney, Lindsay, Ontario
Council Chair elected for the term 1976-1977: Lion Keith Grigg (A-1)
Fifty Seventh Multiple District "A" Convention
May 28-31, 1977
Governors elected for the term 1977-1978 were:
District A1 - Lion Percy J. Fillimore,
District A2 - Lion Howard C. Fleming,
District A3 - Lion Graham Law, Cobourg,
District A4 - Lion Harry Ballantyne,
District A5 - Lion Gerry Albert,
District A6 - Lion Jurgis Gedmintas,
District A7 - Lion C. A. "Sonny" Soehner, Rexdale, Ontario.
District A8 - Lion Marcel Seguin,
District A9 - Lion Tony Gerrier,
District A10- Lion Vincent Michaud,
District A11- Lion Robert H. Howes,
District A12- Lion T. D. "Bert" Snow,
District A14- Gerry Boudreau,
District A15- Lion C. D. Dave Monkman,
District A16- Lion Ellerby J. Farr, Newmarket.
Council Chair elected for the term 1977-1978: Lion Norman Tartre (A-8)
Fifty Eighth Multiple District "A" Convention
May 27-30, 1978
Most clubs in Multiple District "A" who ordered Lions supplies from the store in Niagara Falls complained that they were overcharged because of the excise tax, the import charges and the exchange which was changed to: US dollars. Second Year International Director Lion Austin Jennings and Lion Bert Mason had been delegated to look into this matter. There was an almost all night meeting between those two Directors, International Director Lion Bill Maguire, Treasurer Lion H.H. Ernie Moore, Secretary Larry Carlisle and Council Chair Norman Tartre. International Director Wroblewski who was the International Guest Speaker also attended.
23 new clubs were formed during the term ending June 30, 1978 with Multiple District "A" having 637 clubs.
It was also announced that Past District Governor Lion Donat Frechette had been appointed Special Extension Representative responsible for new Club is District A4 and the Province of Quebec except for the part of District A6 covered in that Province.
Governors elected for the term 1978-1979 were:
District A1 - Lion Don McDougall, Delaware,
District A2 - Lion Om P. Sachdeva,
District A3 - Lion Harvey Moore,
District A4 - Lion Ed Ayoub,
District A5 - Lion Albert Routcliffe,
District A6 - Lion Ralph Cashmore,
District A7 - Lion Gerald Belanager,
District A8 - Lion E. "Ted" Seaman,
District A9 - Lion Dr. Ron Finlay,
District A10- Lion Gilles Jobidon,
District A11- Lion Ron Brown,
District A12- Lion Harold E. Keiser, Stroud,
District A14- Lion Gilbert Anctil,
District A15- Lion Dr. Jack Bishop,
District A16- Lion Earle Pilkey,
Council Chair elected for the term 1978-1979: Lion Gerry Albert (A5)
Fifty Ninth Multiple District "A" Convention
June 2-5, 1979 Niagara Falls,
24 new Clubs organized during 1978-1979 bringing the total in Multiple District "A" to 657.
PCC Lion Gerry Albert was appointed International Extension Representative for the territory covered by District 5-M-10 and all Districts in Ontario with the exception of District A4.
Multiple District "A" Secretary Lion Larry Carlisle was retired as Extension Representative for Lions Clubs International, a position he held since November 1962.
Governors elected for the term 1979-1980 were:
District A1 - Lion Stewart OíBrien, Wyoming,
District A2 - Lion G. Ed Langley,
District A3 - Lion Sam Camilleri,
District A4 - Lion Hal Wagner,
District A5 - Lion Harold Gibson,
District A6 - Lion Paul Tanner,
District A7 - Lion Robert W. Townsend,
District A8 - Lion Claude Leduc,
District A9 - Lion Frank "Paddy" Rundle,
District A10- Lion Arthur Paquet,
District A11- Lion Ron C. Lacey,
District A12- Lion
District A14- Lion Raynald Marin, Port
District A15- Lion George Teather,
District A16- Lion Gordon Forgie,
Council Chair elected for the term 1979-1980: Lion Ron Finlay (A-9)