MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER 2020 - 2021
M.W. Bro. Gordon Fardoe
MW Bro. Gordon Fardoe was born and has lived all of his life in Winnipeg. He and wife Susan have been together for 34 years and coming up on their 26th wedding anniversary.
Gordon attended Grant Park High School and is a graduate of the Business Administration Program from Red River College where he was the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor's Medal. He was also the President of the Students' Association for two terms, a member of the College's Board of Governors and one of the co-developers of the College's Fundraising and Development Department.
Gordon is a Certified Music Teacher through the Royal Conservatory of Music and teaches piano, voice and theory. He was the Baritone Soloist at Knox United Church for 13 years has also performed all over the Province including with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, the WSO and Folklorama's Pavilion of Scotland.
Over the years Gordon has served as the Executive Director for several organizations including the Red River College Students' Association, SSCOPE, Manitoba Naturalists Society, Winnipeg Baroque Orchestra, the Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba and the Deer Lodge Centre Foundation. He is currently the Executive Director of the Retired Teachers Association of Manitoba.
Gordon has been very active in the community serving as a director of the Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce, guest speaker at Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and the Association of College Student Unions International Conference, Red River College Development council, campaign chair for the United Way and the Red River Classic Golf Tournament and former President of Scottish Association of Winnipeg Inc., LITE (Local Investment Towards Employment) and the Ena Sutton Highland Dancers,
MW Bro. Fardoe has been a member of Ancient Landmark No. 3 since 1989. In 1997, he was the youngest Worshipful Master of their lodge at the time and served again as Worshipful Master again in 2010. He has also been the Lodge Organist since 1995.
Gordon is a member of the Royal Arch Masons, Scottish Rite Valley of Winnipeg, The Royal Order of Scotland, Cryptic Rite Masons of Western Canada, Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 5 in St. Paul, Minnesota as well as been a presenter at Masonic Education Workshops.
Gordon attended Grant Park High School and is a graduate of the Business Administration Program from Red River College where he was the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor's Medal. He was also the President of the Students' Association for two terms, a member of the College's Board of Governors and one of the co-developers of the College's Fundraising and Development Department.
Gordon is a Certified Music Teacher through the Royal Conservatory of Music and teaches piano, voice and theory. He was the Baritone Soloist at Knox United Church for 13 years has also performed all over the Province including with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, the WSO and Folklorama's Pavilion of Scotland.
Over the years Gordon has served as the Executive Director for several organizations including the Red River College Students' Association, SSCOPE, Manitoba Naturalists Society, Winnipeg Baroque Orchestra, the Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba and the Deer Lodge Centre Foundation. He is currently the Executive Director of the Retired Teachers Association of Manitoba.
Gordon has been very active in the community serving as a director of the Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce, guest speaker at Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and the Association of College Student Unions International Conference, Red River College Development council, campaign chair for the United Way and the Red River Classic Golf Tournament and former President of Scottish Association of Winnipeg Inc., LITE (Local Investment Towards Employment) and the Ena Sutton Highland Dancers,
MW Bro. Fardoe has been a member of Ancient Landmark No. 3 since 1989. In 1997, he was the youngest Worshipful Master of their lodge at the time and served again as Worshipful Master again in 2010. He has also been the Lodge Organist since 1995.
Gordon is a member of the Royal Arch Masons, Scottish Rite Valley of Winnipeg, The Royal Order of Scotland, Cryptic Rite Masons of Western Canada, Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 5 in St. Paul, Minnesota as well as been a presenter at Masonic Education Workshops.