Our History
The Simonds Lions Club was chartered on May 24, 1963 with 24 members. The first president was Lion Jim Swim who had to be replaced within the first month due to a business transfer. At that time, Lion Ralph Corbett took over to successfully guide the club through its first year.
The meetings of the early years were held at Randy's Restaurant on Rothesay Ave where dinners cost $2.00. Early fund raising projects were selling chocolate bars, light bulb sales, ticket raffles, and bottle drives. Our first service project was to purchase eye glasses for a needy grade 7 girl. Other projects included Christmas baskets, a 1954 Volkswagen van for the Simonds Fire Department, blood donor clinics, and various youth activities.
Planning for a Senior Citizens apartment building began in June 1970 with funding approval for Loch Lomond Villa to follow in September. Construction soon got underway and in 1973 the doors to Loch Lomond Villa opened with a high rise apartment building, a nursing home, and an auditorium . This complex also became the new home of the Simonds Lions Club.
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Past King Lion
Past District Governor
Past Council Chair
Past Cabinet Secretary-Treasurer
Past Cabinet Secretary
Past Cabinet Treasurer
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PKL
PDG
PCC
PCST
PCS
PCT
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Lion Since
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Black, Angel |
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Bonnell, Maureen |
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2005
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Bonnell, Sonny |
PKL: 1986-87, 1994-95, 2008-09 |
1977 |
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Burchill, Ann |
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2019 |
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Clark, Rachel |
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2017 |
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Cormier, Don |
PKL: 2018-19 |
1998 |
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Currie, Calvin |
PKL: 2007-08, 2010-11 |
2003 |
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McKinnon, Margaret |
PKL: 2019-20 |
2007 |
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Owens, Doug |
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2017 |
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Richardson, Danny |
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2014 |
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Scott, Cathy |
PKL: 2023-24 |
2017 |
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Spragg, Dale |
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2015 |
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Spragg, Mary |
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2019 |
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Stuart, Mike |
2022 | ||
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Sweet, Victor |
PKL: 2022-23 |
2017 |
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Vautour, Darrell |
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2017 |
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Vautour, Lionel |
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2013 |
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Vicente, Carlos |
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2014 |
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Vicente, Theressa |
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2014 |
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White, George |
2022 | ||
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2023-2024 |
KING LION: |
LION DARRELL VAUTOUR |
SECRETARY: |
PCC SONNY BONNELL |
TREASURER: |
LION THERESSA VICENTE |
PAST KING LION: |
LION CATHY SCOTT |
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT: |
LION CARLOS VICENTE |
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT: |
LION GEORGE WHITE |
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PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS
PAST COUNCIL CHAIRMEN PAST CABINET SECRETARY-TREASURERS PAST CABINET SECRETARIES
PAST CABINET TREASURERS
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Simonds Lions Club has been proud to assist the District with a number of District Governors and Cabinet Secretary/Treasurers. |
Past District Governors |
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Ronald Patterson |
1973-74 |
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Victor Messer |
1980-81 |
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Ralph Corbett |
1983-84 |
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Norman Hatto |
1989-90 |
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Victor Messer |
1993-94 |
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William Fulton |
1994-95 |
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Sonny Bonnell |
2002-03 |
Transferring (2003) in from Yarmouth, N.S. - PDG Peter Pilkington (District 41-N2, 2000-2001)
Multiple District Past Council Chairpersons |
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PDG Victor Messer |
1982-83 |
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PDG Sonny Bonnell |
2003-04 |
Past Cabinet Secretary-Treasurers |
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Victor Messer |
1976-77 |
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PKL Eric Johnson |
1980-81 |
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PKL Alfred Ranson |
1984-85 |
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PDG Victor Messer |
1988-89 |
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PDG William Fulton |
1989-90 |
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PKL Eric Johnson |
1993-94 |
Past Cabinet Treasurers |
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Carlos Vicente |
2019-2023 |
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PAST KING LIONS |
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1963 |
JIM SWIM |
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1963-64 |
RALPH CORBETT |
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1964-65 |
BERT ELLIS |
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1965-66 |
GERRY MERRITHEW |
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1966-67 |
JACK INGRAHAM |
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1967-68 |
FRED WARD |
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1968-69 |
VERNON FAWCETT |
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1969-70 |
JIM CRISP |
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1970-71 |
RON PATTERSON |
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1971-72 |
CHARLIE SHORT |
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1972-73 |
BOB KIRKPATRICK |
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1973-74 |
JIM McCARRON |
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1974-75 |
MALCOLM McLAUGHLIN |
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1975-76 |
DOUG BURSEY |
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1976-77 |
BILL DeYOUNG |
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1977-78 |
VICTOR MESSER |
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1978-79 |
GARNETT CRESS |
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1979-80 |
NORMAN HATTO |
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1980-81 |
WAYNE FERGUSON |
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1981-82 |
BOB FRY |
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1982-83 |
ERIC JOHNSON |
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1983-84 |
ALFRED RANSON |
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1984-85 |
ALAN BAINBRIDGE |
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1985-86 |
BRIAN ROGERS |
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1986-87 |
SONNY BONNELL |
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1987-88 |
PAUL HAMILTON |
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1988-89 |
KEN LOUNSBURY |
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1989-90 |
BILL GALLOWAY |
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1990-91 |
BILL FULTON |
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1991-92 |
ERIC BERRY |
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1992-93 |
ALFRED RICHARD |
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1993-94 |
GERRY BURCHILL |
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1994-95 |
SONNY BONNELL |
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1995-96 |
LEN MORGAN |
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1996-97 |
LEN MORGAN |
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1997-98 |
KEITH RYAN |
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1998-99 |
VICTOR MESSER |
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1999-2000 |
ROGER RUDDOCK |
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2000-2001 |
ED CREASER |
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2001-2002 |
BLAIR WETMORE |
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2002-2003 |
BARRY KINCADE |
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2003-2004 |
DAVE TRITES |
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2004-2005 |
HAROLD COUGHLAN |
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2005-2006 |
DON PERRIN |
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2006-2007 |
ROBERT YOUNG |
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2007-2008 |
CALVIN CURRIE |
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2008-2009 |
SONNY BONNELL |
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2009-2010 |
BLAIR WETMORE |
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2010-2011 |
CALVIN CURRIE |
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2011-2012 |
MICHAEL MENZIES |
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2012-2013 |
ERIC BERRY |
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| 2014-2015 |
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| 2015-2016 |
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| 2016-2017 |
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| 2017-2018 |
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| 2018-2019 |
DON CORMIER |
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| 2019-2020 |
MARGARET MCKINNON |
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2020-2022 |
BRIAN VAUTOUR |
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2022-2023 |
VICTOR SWEET |
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2023-2024 | CATHY SCOTT |
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