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Since the founding of the Dry Stone Wall Association of
Canada in 2000, there has been a great deal of interest and
feedback. Our membership reflects a large cross section of very
enthusiastic people here in Canada who are discovering or perhaps
rekindling their interest in dry stone walling. We have had
numerous seminars, events and demonstrations teaching everything
from historic wall repair to creating new dry stone features.
Our emphasis as a D.S.W. Association these past 6
years has been onnetworking and making contacts across Canada to be
better equipped tohandle the growing interest in dry stone walling
here and to offerdemonstrations, instruction and special events
where people can seeand learn more about what can be done in the
area of ‘Dryscaping’,using relatively inexpensive
random natural stone in a structuralapplication, without cement or
any man made products. Permanentmembership, various printed
materials and inclusion in our DSWACemail newsletter are free to
those who have taken any dry stone wallDSWAC workshops. Once a
year, accredited testing is arranged to bedone in Canada by the
DSWAC through the DSWA of UK which sets andposts on their web site
the standards for all certificationrecognized by the DSWA of
Canada. See www.dswa.org.uk
In addition to our regular events, it is possible for private
groupsand corporations to make arrangements with the Dry Stone
WallAssociation of Canada to hold ‘tailored’ dry stone
wall workshopswithin their organization as part of a special event
or as a team-building initiative.
The DSWAC also gives a lecture/slide presentation on
‘Dryscaping’ togarden clubs for a small fee.
As well as providing these services, specially qualified members
ofthe DSWAC can be contacted through the association to both design
andbuild free standing walls for private commissions.
Permanentstructures such as dry stone walls , garden features ,
follies andsmall bridges built in the dry laid method are just some
of thepossibilities open to those interested in having something
specialbuilt on their property.
We are based in Southern Ontario and can be reached by
email at the following:
Contact Us:
John-Shaw Rimmington at john@dswac.ca
President
Dean Mclellan at hlmasonry@hsfx.ca
Field Director
Evan Oxland at oxland@msn.com
I.R. Consultant
Northumberland Dry Stone Wall Festival coordinator: Donna Grylls donnajane@rogers.com
Field stone wall from seminar held in Vallentyne.