About Us

The Ottawa Society of Magicians originated in 1950 with no more than a handful of members. Roy Cottee and a few others got together regularly to discuss magic and perform for each other. It wasn't until January 5th, 1957, that the Ottawa Society of Magicians became Ring 151 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. The original members are:

Bernard Abrams	Frank Vickers
John T. Duprat	Roy D. Cottee
Joseph A. Legari	John Wm. Labelle
Edouard J. Savary	Donat Mercier
Paul Beland	Gordon J. Cunningham
Gerald W. Fulton	Maurice J. Labelle
Edward G. Mahoney	Phileas Potvin

Several of our members have been featured in the Linking Ring magazine, to see their articles click on the following links:

Roy D. Cottee August 1958, Vol. 38 No.6

Joe Legari August 1966, Vol. 46 No. 8

Obie O’Brien July 1993, Vol. 73 No. 7

Denis St-Jean March 1997, Vol. 77 No. 3

Steve Duperré January 2005, Vol. 85 No. 1

Other publications featuring articles by our members (click on the following links):

The Fish that Got Away Northern Peaks Magazine January/February 2007 Issue

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Ottawa Society of Magicians, Roy Cottee Ring 151 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians