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About Us

President:
Doug Murray,
Tel. 604-769-0622
E mail:
Doug Murray

Treasurer:
Heather Hunter ,
Tel. 250-453-9556
E mail:
Heather Hunter

Executive Secretary:
Georgina Selinger,
105-3240 Mt. Lehman Rd
P.O. Box 10072
Abbotsford, BC V4X 2M9
Tel. 604-852-1307
E mail:
Georgina Selinger

The British Columbia Lapidary Society

Welcome to the official web site of the umbrella association for the rockhounding clubs of British Columbia, Canada

BCLS General Meeting

Spring meeting will be held the first Sunday in March.

Annual General Meeting will be held the Sunday of the May long weekend at Rendezvous. Visit Rendezvous for more information.

Fall meeting will be held the first or second Sunday of October, whichever is not the Thanksgiving weekend.

The BCLS is a non-profit organization founded to encourage and promote the lapidary hobby in British Columbia. The organization consists of thirty charter member clubs, with a membership of approximately 1,500 people who collect rocks, minerals, crystals and fossils. The BCLS is a member of the Gem and Mineral Federation of Canada (GMFC) that offers a scholarship.

The Society presents an annual BC Gem & Mineral Show in April, which is well supported by clubs from across the province, plus numerous dealers from across North America.
The Society organizes two major field trips -- the Annual Rockhound's Rendezvous in May each year to one of the affiliated clubs' areas, and the Summer Camp to explore a more remote region of the province.
Join us by becoming a member of an affiliated club and experience a new way of looking at the Earth, and our place on it. Explore stunning backcountry areas, hunt rocks and minerals, learn to work and set gemstones. Expand your horizons, open your mind. It's an exciting place out there!