Bonsai Clubs - Canada

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ALBERTA

 

Edmonton, AB
Bonsai Society of Edmonton. Meets the 3rd Wednesday each month, Japanese Cultural 6750 88 St. at 7:30pm. Collecting trips for members.

Contact: Les Dowdell, 3536 104A St., Edmonton, AB T6J 2N2, (403) 437 0530, les.dowdell@agric.gov.ab.ca

BRITISH COLUMBIA

 

British Columbia Bonsai Clubs Federation

Contact : Roger Low 3230 East 15th Ave., Vancouver, BC V5M 2L4 Tel: (604) 435 5737

 

Campbell River, BC
Campbell River Bonsai Club
Meets second Wednesday of the month at 7pm. Sybil Andrews Cottage 2131 South Island Highway (Willow Point), Campbell River, BC

Contact: Darlene Berry, 250-338-5217, comoxvalleyberry@gmail.com

 

Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook Bonsai Club Meets at Mount Baker High school, Room 107 on the third Wednesday of each month except April

Contact: Kevin Masson, (250)489-5785, bonsaitreeman@yahoo.ca

 

Kelowna, BC
Kelowna Bonsai Club Meetings, 1st Monday each month; Feb.- June & Sept.-Nov., Okanagan University College, 1000 KLO Road, at 7pm.

Contact: Tom, (250) 868-3368

 

Penticton, BC
Penticton Bonsai

Contact: Dan Muesh, Kelowna Bonsai Club, 1034 Martin Ave., Kelowna, BC Y1Y 6V5, 250 492 5323

 

Richmond, BC
Wakayama Kenji Kai Bonsai Club. Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month, Steveston Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre at 7:30pm

Contact: Jim Tanaka 7571 Montana Rd., Richmond, BC V7C 2K7, (604) 274 1684

 

Surrey, BC
British Columbia Bonsai Society Meets 1st Thursday each month from February through December, 7pm to 9pm, at Sunnyside Hall, 1845 154th Street, Surrey, BC

Contact: Jim McAusland, (604) 533-6685

Omiya Bonsai Club 1686 150th St., Aldergrove, BC V0X 1A0

Contact: Phil Johnston Tel: 604-683-8600

 

Vancouver, BC
Chinese Penjing Society of Canada. Meets on the 3rd Sunday of each month, Chinese Cultural Center at 2pm. Spring show in May.

Contact: Ian Wang, (604) 272-5971

Vancouver Bonsai Association. The oldest club in Vancouver meets irregularly on Saturday mornings at the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, 37th St. and Oak. Annual show in May.

Contact: Pauline Nielson, 1949 37th Ave. W., Vancouver, BC V6M 1N5, (604) 261 6060.

Vancouver Sumi Bonsai Club. Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month except Jan. & Aug., Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, 37th Ave. and Oak St. at 7:30pm. Annual show in May.

Contact: Tats Fukuda, (604) 275-8749

Taguchi Bonsai Club. Meets on the 3rd Monday of each month except July, Aug. & Jan., Van Dusen Botanical Garden, 37th St. and Oak at 7:30pm.

Contact: Sandor Knoll 2706 Highbury St., Vancouver, BC V6R 3T5,  (604) 224 1343

Japanese Gardeners Association Bonsai Club Meets 4th Friday each month 7:30pm, at West Coast Garden Coop, 4289 Slocan Ave.

Contact: Roy Haroda 996 Cloverley Ave., Vancouver, BC V7L 1N3, (604) 980 5840

Tiawanese Canadian Cultural Society Bonsai Club Meets 2nd Saturday each month, Room #202, 8853 Sekirk St. at 7:30pm

Contact: Ruey Lin, (604) 267-0901

West Coast Bonsai Society Meets 1st Friday of each month 7:30pm at the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, 37th St. and Oak.

Contact: Roger Low 3230 E. 15th Ave., Vancouver, BC V5M 2L4, (604) 435 5737

Hon. David Lam Gardening Society. Meets first Tues. of each month at the Van Dusen Garden, 37TH and Oak.

Contact: Tony Wu, (604) 473 9837

Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden Penjing Club 578 Carrall St., Vancouver, BC V6B 5K2

Contact: Pin Lee, 604-730-2611

 

Vernon, BC
Vernon Bonsai Club meets 4th Monday each month at the Vernon Arts Centre, 2704A Hwy #6, Vernon, BC. Spring and Fall Shows.

Contact: Ray Evans, (250) 542-7254, rrevans@shaw.ca

 

Victoria, BC
Vancouver Island Bonsai Club. Meets the 3rd Monday of each month at the Garth Homer Society Bldg., 813 Darwin Ave., Victoria, BC, 7:30pm. Annual show at Hillside Shopping Centre in early May.

Contact: Randy Kowalchuk, PO Box 8674, Victoria, BC V8W 3S2, (250)370-7562, randyko@shaw.ca
Website: www.victoriabonsai.bc.ca

MANITOBA

 

Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg Bonsai Society meets on the 2nd Monday each month Sept. – May, Assiniboine Park Conservatory at 7pm. Annual show in August at the same location.

Contact: Paul Collard , (204) 488-3234, pcollard@shaw.ca
Website www.bonsaiwinnipeg.ca

NEW BRUNSWICK


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NEWFOUNDLAND


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NORTH WEST TERRITORIES


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NOVA SCOTIA


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NUNAVUT


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ONTARIO

 

Brantford, ON
Brant Bonsai Society. Meets 4th Monday each month except July, Aug. and Dec. at TB Constain Community Centre, 16 Morrell Street, Brantford, from 7:30pm to 10pm.

Contact: Robert Dubuc (519) 754-4161, robdubuc@bell.net

 

Burlington/Hamilton, ON
Bonsai Society at the Royal Botanical Gardens. Founded in October 2009. Meetings are held twice a month and include other special events throughout the year. Our membership includes people who are just getting started right up to people with 40 years of experience in bonsai. Meets 4th Tuesday of every month at the RBG Main Centre, 680 Plains Rd West, Burlington, ON L7T 4H4 and 3rd Saturday of every month, 1-4 pm for casual club workshops (location varies).

Contact: Mike McCallion,416-477-0725, mwm@applixcanada.com
Website: www.BonsaiSocietyatRBG.com

 

Etobicoke, ON
Misseto Bonsai. Meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at the Islington United Church, 25 Burnamthorpe Rd. in Etobicoke at 7pm. Meetings are informal and friendly.  Most meetings are open workshops. In the summer months, we have open-house evenings in members’ backyards where we can enjoy the members’ bonsai and fellowship. 

Contact: Liz Pfister , (416) 622-5785, elizabeth.pfister@yahoo.ca 
Website: www.missetobonsai.org

 

Niagara on the Lake, ON
Niagara Bonsai Society. Meets on the 3rd Sunday of each month from September to June (except January) at the Niagara College Campus Garden Centre (greenhouse), on Glendale Ave in St. Catharines at 1:30pm.

Contact: Randy Bouchard (905) 354-0122, ranbo@live.ca

 

Oshawa, ON
The Matsuyama Bonsai Society meets at 44 William St. in Oshawa every second Tuesday of the month except July and August when it meets at members’ gardens every Tuesday. It is a small bonsai club of twenty members.

Contact: Joan Greenway, (905) 436-1990, joan.greenway@gmail.com

 

Ottawa, ON
The Ottawa Bonsai Society (OBS) established in 1984, is dedicated to promoting interest and understanding in the art form of bonsai. Monthly meetings held at the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre (in Britannia Park) the 3rd Monday of the month (except December, July, August). A beginners’ session begins at 6:30pm and the main meeting runs from 7pm to 9:30pm.

Contact: Yvon Bernier, (819) 684-0586, info@ottawabonsai.org
Website: www.ottawabonsai.org

 

Toronto, ON
Toronto Bonsai Club. General meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7pm, on Zoom until we can meet again at the Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East (at Leslie Street), Toronto. Bonsai 101 sessions are held on Zoom on the 4th Wednesday of each month except July and August at 7pm. The oldest club in Canada. Annual Shows and Sales in May and October at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

Contact: tbs@torontobonsai.org
Website: www.torontobonsai.org

 

Waterloo-Kitchener, ON
Waterloo Bonsai Club Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month except Dec., July & Aug., Adult Recreation Centre, King and Allan St., Waterloo at 7:30pm. Show with the Guelph Bonsai Club

Contact: (519) 616-0678, meckardt@sentex.ca

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND


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QUEBEC

 

Montreal, QC
Societè de Bonsai et Penjing de Montreal. Meets on the last Thursday of each month except June, July, and Aug. at the Montreal Botanical Garden.

Contact: Administrative Secretary 4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montreal, QC H1X 2B2., (514) 872-1782.

 

Societè de Bonsai et Penjing de Lanaudiére*

Contact: Robert Smith, 40, rue Imbeault, St-Alphonse de Rodriguez, QB&J0K 1W0, (450) 883-1196

 

Quebec, QC

Le Groupe Bonsai Quebec meets each month at Domaine de Maizerets, 2000 Boulevard Montmorency, Québec, Qc. Le Groupe Bonsaï Québec est un organisme à but non lucratif regroupant des passionnés de Bonsaï de la région de Québec.

Contact: Groupebonsaiquebec@Gmail.com
Website: www.groupebonsaiquebec.com

SASKATCHEWAN


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YUKON


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