Quebec
L'Association des tourneurs sur bois du Québec
Offers seminars in wood turning five to six time a years in French, members can get discounts form sponsoring vendors.
West Island Woodturners
Information Officer: Kevin Kemball
11904 rue Filion
Montreal QC
H4J 1T5
Phone: 514-337-6183
Meets every Tuesday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. from Sept. to May. Offers an eight-week beginner course and one-on-one advanced lessons with one of the club's four lathes. Annual dues are $40. Members hold weekly seminars with professional woodturners at the Carrefour des Amoureux du Bois wood show held in early September.
Newfoundland
Avalon Woodturners Club
Contact: George Jarvis
6 Regent St.
St. John's NF
A1A 5A4
Phone:709-753-5002
Meet the second Wednesday of the month from September to May at Mill Lane Enterprises, 8 p.m. Annual dues are $15.
New Brunswick
Fredericton Seniors Workshop
Contact: Tim Liston
114 Johnston Avenue
Fredericton NB
E3A 1R6
Phone: 506-460-2261
Email: tliston@nbnet.nb.ca
Woodworking group for seniors (55 and older) has 900 sq. ft. workshop in the Seniors Centre in Fredericton. Annual dues are $35. The shop operates with supervisor 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, from Sept. to June. Members can work on hobby crafts and small furniture repairs and other special projects. The club currently has 100 member.
Nova Scotia
Annapolis Valley Woodcarvers
President: Dave Attree
6370 Highway 201, RR #1
Lawrencetown NS
B0S 1M0
Phone: 902-584-7255
Email: ssalsman@hfx.eastlink.ca
Over 40 members attend meetings held at Middleton Regional High School every Thursday evening from Sept. to June to share carving ideas, show projects and sharpen tools. Annual dues are $16.50, plus $1 ticket for a tool draw each night. Informal courses are held each year for beginners. Member library has more than 300 books.
Maritime Shipmodeler's Guild
President: Fred Bustard
c/o John Green, Team Leader
24 Greenoch Drive,
Dartmouth NS
B3J 1S3
Phone: 902-434-0662
Members of the guild build model ships and meet the first Wednesday of the month, September to June. Meetings held at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic include a show-and-tell and guest speakers. Annual dues are $20. Members sail their crafts on a local pond on Sundays from May to October, weather permitting. Volunteer team of 14 people at the Maritime Museum working on Canard Lines.
Nova Scotia Wildlife Carvers and Artists Association
Contact: Daphne Coveyduc
20 Eaglewood Dr.,
Bedford NS
B4A 2Z8
Phone: 902-464-0997
Approximately 180 members. Annual fee is $20. Group meets Thursday September to June, Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History on Summer St. Membership is valid until August of the following year.
National
Marquetry Society of Canada
Secretary: James Colter
22 Albert St.,
Georgetown ON L7G 2B1
905-877-8805
This group has about 110 active members across the country. Dues are $25 annually plus $5 initiation. It meets 10 times a year in Humber College and Lee Valley in Toronto. It also hosts two competitions, one for beginners and one for advanced members. Workshops are held twice a year and are open to the public.
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