Of course local hokey lodges have very little control over anything of substance and are more concerned about their dwindling membership or the calibre of their membership, but the big lodges are still comprised of influential men and historically speaking even small lodges were once the meeting places of virtually all founding fathers of our towns and cities.
The designs of many North American cities are attributed to masonic influence, and dismissing what's literally hiding in plain sight as mere conspiracy theory doesn't pass muster when one has studied symbolism.
Going back to Washington for a quick second, while kids are busy calculating out the degrees between city blocks and how many points of a star they can find, consider for a moment that there is far, far more going on in terms of Masonic influences in and around America's capital.
As merely one example of the peculiarities of the layout of the District of Columbia and its area, consider that the Washington Monument (a phallus) is situated between Maryland (name after Mary, Mother of Christ, i.e. the Virgin) and Virginia (i.e, a Virgin). It's pretty fascinating stuff, this symbolism, and how it ties in with biblical references and ancient rites. Once you study it enough you begin to realize what we consider innocuous city layouts, placements of key buildings, parks, names, coats of arms, are anything but unplanned, coincidental symbolism that's mere fodder for conspiracy.
Going back to the City of Victoria COA, it is not just a picture representing the ideas of the men and the times during which is was conceived, it is a proclamation about the influences and affiliations of the founding fathers and establishment of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
I guess I was merely curious if anyone had some insights into the symbolism on the COA. I see a few things that are a little strange when you consider their historic meaning in the context of our COA, but I don't think this is necessarily the place to get into this sort of stuff. Unless there's appetite for this sort of thing? I dunno, I'm a symbolism nut, this sort of stuff is of great interest to me.