Canadian Woodturners Association
President: Vacant     Phone and Fax: 
Email: t.ledden@sympatico.ca, or salusbury@nexicom.net   Web: cwa_online.tripod.com
There are no regular meetings and the Association is presently inactive. Previously members received quarterly newsletter and discounts at select retailers across the country. Dues were $20 annually.  The 300-member association helped turners keep in touch and also offers an award that local clubs can issue at their own competition.

NF
Avalon Woodturners Guild  -  Chapter of AAW (Nov. 29, 2004)
President: Jamie Karagianis  6 Regent St.  St. John’s NF  A1A 5A4  709-753-5002 or 781-8044
Email: jamiek@roadrunner.nf.net      Web: http://jamiek.www1.50megs.com/woodturning/awg.html
Meet second Wednesday of month from September to May at Mill Lane Enterprises, 8 p.m.  Annual dues are $15.
Meeting Date: 2nd Wednesday Sept - May
Contact:   Ed Matthews, 163 Canada Dr, St Johns, NL A1E 2N2  709-364-2860 Email: ruthanded@nf.sympatico.ca

NS
Nova Woodturners’ Guild Mar. 1/02
President: Jim Diamond  43 Birchwood Terrace,  Dartmouth NS  B3A 3W4  902-469-8838  Fax 902-826-1365 
Email:  zsd@alumni.uwaterloo.caWeb: nil - not working through Chebucto Community Net site
The 40 members range in skill from beginner to professional. Annual dues are $25. They meet on third Monday of month from Sept. to June at Nova Scotia Community College, Leeds Street Campus, in Halifax. Meetings feature turning demonstrations, guest speakers and conversation about woodturning.

NB
Fredericton Woodturners Association (New Brunswick):  Meeting times not available. Mar. 2/02
Contact:  President Michel Bourque (506) 450-3904    195 Bourque Lane, Fredericton, NB  E3B 7E3 or  E3B 7K6
Email:  wendyb@nbnet.nb.caWeb:   Nil

QC
West Island Woodturners    Jan22/02
Contact: Kevin Kemball  11904 rue Filion, Montreal, QC  H4J 1T5  514-337-6183 or Pierre Cyr (450) 472-6106
Email: kemball@alumni.concordia.ca   Web: http://www.woodturning.tv/wiw/
Meets every Tuesday 7 a.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 and annually demonstrate their craft at the Carrefour des Amoureux du Bois wood show held in early September.

Association des tourneurs sur bois du Québec   Jan22/02
Webmaster:  Steve Harvey 
Email: sectresorier@atbq.qc.ca     Web:  http://www.atbq.qc.ca/  (in French)

ON
Golden Horseshoe Woodturners Guild -  Chapter of AAW (Nov. 29, 2004) 
Michael Brazeau, President
Contact: Michael Brazeau, 21 Stonebury Pl RR1, Freelton, ON L0R 1K0 905-659-5260 Email: mikebrazeau@canada.com    
Web:  Nil 
Dedicated to providing practical facilities, education and information to those interested in woodturning.
Members pay $40 annual dues. Demonstrations are held the third Thursday of the month, Sept. to June, at Knights of Columbus Hall, 2400 Industrial Street, Burlington. On the second Thursday of the month experienced members host “Hands-On Night” for turning beginners. The group publishes a monthly newsletter, The Chip Flyer. 

Grey-Bruce Woodturners Guild -  Chapter 140 of AAW (Nov. 29, 2004) 
Contact: Ken Goldspink 299 Princes St Kincardine, ON N2Z 2T3 519-396-3787
Email: info@gbwg.ca Web: www.gbwg.ca
Contact: Marilyn Campbell, 390 Victoria St, Kincardine, ON N2Z  519-396-4271  Email: president@gbwg.ca
Serving: Midwestern Ontario Guild members meet on the third Wednesday of every month except Dec. at 7:00 pm at the Old Fire Hall Craft Centre in Kincardine. Annual dues are $35. Meetings feature turning and tool demonstrations as well as guest speakers. Member of American Association of Woodturners

Kawartha Woodturners Guild -  Chapter 180 of AAW (Nov. 29, 2004) 
President: Art Deboo 1542 Cty. Rd. 10, Cavan, On. LOA1CO  705-944-5479 email ddeboo@nexicom.net
Past President:  Frank Didomizio 2280 Springwood Rd. Peterborough, On.K9K1S2 705-742-6737 email frank.didomizio@sympatico.ca 
   Web:   Nil    or Martin Groneng martsarts@cogeco.ca  (705) 749-2459
The 85 members each pay annual dues of $25. New members pay a $15 initiation. They meet first Tuesday of every month Sept. to June at St. Peter’s Secondary School in Peterborough. Meetings include a demonstration, a show-and-tell and a competition for the best example of work based on the previous meeting’s demonstration. Website; www.kawarthawoodturners.com

Quinte Woodturners Guild -  Jan 27/02
Contact: Roger Bodley  65 Humewood Dr.  Belleville ON, K8N 4E3  613-962-2903
Email:  rbodley@kos.net    Web:  nil
Group of 25 members pays $15 annual dues and meets third Thursday of the month, year-round at the
105 Club in Trenton. Meetings feature demonstrations and a show-and-tell. The guild also has a member’s library with books and videos.

Thames Valley Woodturners -   Chapter of AAW (Dec. 3, 2004) 
Contact: Bob Hewson, Secretary/Editor  c/o #22-99 Edgevalley Rd. London ON, N5Y 5N1  519-457-6555
President: Scott Beverly  Email: sbeverlay@aol.com
Email: 66.bobhewson@rogers.com  or  sbeverlay@aol.com  Web:  http://members.rogers.com/tvwt1
Group has demonstrations and guests at meetings,  held first Thursday of month from Sept. to June at wood shop in the Midway High School at 7:30 pm in Arva. The annual dues are $50.00 per year and our membership is now close to sixty members with approximately 45 to 50 in attendance at any one meeting. For woodturners of all skill levels.

Valley Woodturners -   Chapter 195 of AAW (Nov. 29, 2004) 
Contact: Ken Waller  Orleans ON, K4A 2X7   (613) 834-4307
Email:  kwaller@magma.ca  or coulombe@comnet.ca    Web: valleywoodturners.userworld.com 
Nonprofit group dedicated to the advancement and promotion of woodturning in the Ottawa Valley area.  Annual dues are $25. Meets second Tuesday of the the year from September to June at the Louis Riel School in Blackburn Hamlet. Sponsors the woodturning competition at the annual Ottawa Wood Show. Provides three courses in woodturning a year—class size is limited to eight students.  See their excellent Newsletter
Contact: John Coulombe, 6560 Richer Dr, Ottawa, ON K1C  613-830-4371  coulombe@comnet.ca

Woodturners Guild of Ontario -   Chapter of AAW (Nov. 29, 2004) 
Contact: Michael Bonnycastle, 340 Taylor Rd, Scarborough, ON M1C 2R6  416-283-1938  lmbonny@ican.net
Email:  lmbonny@ican.net   Web:  http://www.wgo.ca/
We meet 2nd Thursday of the month, at Dunbarton High School in Pickering.  7:00 pm, etc etc.   One hundred and sixty-member group promotes woodturning through demonstrations, instruction and competitions. Initial annual dues are $35 and $25 each year thereafter. The guild also holds an instructional evening for novices the 4th Thursday of most months.

MB
None  Mar. 2/02

SK
Prince Albert Woodturners Guild - Chapter of AAW (Nov. 29, 2004)
President: Doug Corrigal  938 Fourth St. E.  Prince Albert SK  S6V 0K7   (306) 953-2548
c/o Debbi Gola 938 - 4th Street East Prince Albert, SK S6V 0K7    (306) 763-2135
Email: dgola@sk.sympatico.ca    Web:  nil
Contact: Louis Ogrodnick, 661 Buchanan Dr. Prince Albert, SK S6V  306-764-9138  Email: l.ogrodnick@shaw.ca
Thirty-five members pay annual dues of $35. The guild meets the first Monday of every month, year-round, at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Woodland Campus. Also host a turning conference in Prince Albert every two years—the next event is scheduled for the year 2002. A chapter of the American Association of Woodturners..

South Saskatchewan Woodturners Guild
Contact: Frank Faber  Box 546, Carlyle SK, S0C 0R0  306-453-2419  Fax: 306-453-6412 
Email:  ?         Web:  Nil 
Meets the second Saturday of the month fromOctober to April, two miles south of Carlyle. The guild provides woodturning information and group purchasing for better prices. A professional instructor is hired once a year for one- or two-day classes. 

Saskatchewan Woodworkers Guild 
President: Paul Perron  Box 7196 Saskatoon SK, S0K 2T0  306-933-4028 
Email:  perron@dlcwest.com  (swg@dlcwest.com)   Web: http://at.mysask.com/swg/   (new)
Meets third Thursday of the month September to June. Annual dues are $35. Meetings feature a woodworking question and answer, a show-and-tell and a demonstration of tools. The guild also publishes a monthly newsletter, conducts woodworking classes and holds an annual wood show in the first week of June.

The Hub City Turners  - Chapter of AAW (Nov. 29, 2004)
Contact: Wes Pound, 86 Salisbury Dr. Saskatoon, SK S7H 3J5  306-374-2417  Email: poundw2@sasktel.net
Email:  poundwes@netscape.net  Web:  www.poundw2@sasktel.net (not working) 
Meetings: 1st Tuesday in various places

AB 
Calgary Woodturners - Chapter of AAW (Nov. 29, 2004)
President: Terry Golbeck  Black Forest Wood Company  Bay 7, 603-77th Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB  T2H 2B9 
Phone: (403) 289-3442 (403)255-6044  Toll-free:1(877)686-6061 www.calgarywoodturners.com
Email:   terry@blackforestwood.com    Web:  www.calgarywoodturners.com  or www.blackforestwood.com  (look under Education)
The local chapter of American Association of Woodturners meets the first Tuesday evening of the month at the Black Forest Wood Co. Bay 7, 603 77th Ave. in South East Calgary (403-255-6044).  Annual dues are $20. Group provides education,  information and organization to interested woodturners.

Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society
Andy Lockhart (403) 931-3691 or (403) 299-4673
Email:    andy.lockhart@rbcinvestments.com   Web: http://www.saws.ab.ca/default.asp
Membership is currently $60 per year for residents of the general Calgary area.

Southern Alberta Woodturners Guild (Nov/04)
Lethbridge area. It began in September 2004. The group currently has a membership of 20 turners and counting.
Contact is Roger McMullin: Email: r.mcmullin@shaw.ca or (403) 328-0373
We meet on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00. If you live in this area and would like to get involved, please give me a call.

BC
Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild - Feb/04 
Contact: Perry Niehaus                   Email:  pniehaus@laservalley.com   or
Murray Harris (250) 826-8439       Email: nomurra@excite.com
Web: www.fvwg.ca
The FVWG meets the second Thursday of each month from September to June   7:00 p.m. at Yale Secondary School 34620 Old Yale Rd. Abbotsford, BC, Canada. Dues are $30.

Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild -   Chapter of AAW (Nov. 29, 2004)
Contact: Art Liestman       604-939-3843
             Email: artliestman@shaw.ca            Web: http://www.gvwg.ca 
          Bruce Campbell, 3228 harwood Ave, Coquitlam, BC V3E 1T8  604-944-3028 Email:  bvcampbell@telus.net
Members meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month (except July, August, and December) at the Sapperton Pensioners Hall at 318 Keary Street in New Westminster, BC.  Special events are scheduled throughout the year. 
Annual dues are $30  Chatpter 130 of the American Association of Woodturners    See their excellent Newsletter

Pacific Woodworkers Guild    -  Dec. 31/04
Contact: Bob Bedier
Email:  rlbedier@helix.net     Web:   http://pwg.stevemopolis.com/
Combination of amateur and professional woodwoodworkers conduct workshops and produce newsletter. Hold an annual compitition where members build objects using 2 x 4. Dues are $25.

Kamloops Woodworkers    Web: http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/users/KamloopsWoodworkersGild/
Contact: Tony Bwaell (president)   2266 Skeena Dr. V2E 1V5  Kamloops   (250)828-0782
Email:          Web:   Nil 
Meetings 1st Wednesday of every month

Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild   May 18/04
Box 6584 Station C, Victoria BC, V8P 5N7 Phone: 250-479-8694

Email:     Web:   http://www.viwg.com/ 
Members meet 10 times a year for a guest speaker or woodworking related activities. Dues are $30 per year. The guild sponsors a fine woodworking show held in the spring at the Maritime Museum. 

Vancouver Island Woodturners Guild (Victoria)     May 18/04
(604) 383-9600 Tools 'n Space, 338 Cather, Victoria, BC V9A 3S8 c/o Charlie Middleton
Email:          Web:   Nil 

North Thompson's Woodworker's Guild     May 18/04
Box 2585 RR#1 V0E 1N0 Clearwater, BC Dave Milton (250) 674-2711
Email:   dmilton@turnersway.com       Web:   Nil

International
The American Association of Woodturners

Peninsula Woodturners Guild Inc        Melbourne, Australia