Bill Brace is a retired RCMP officer who resides in Clandeboye where he had a hobby farm which included a petting zoo, a magic museum and police museum. He invited personal care homes and the general public for visits and would take his animals to personal care homes, schools and the Selkirk Mental Health Centre.
In 1982 he founded the Society of Young Magicians in Canada. He was the first director in Canada, appointed by the Society of American Magicians, and held the position for 15 years. At one time, there were more registered members and chapters of the Society of Young Magicians in Manitoba than any other place in the world. Bill has gone on to create the Interlake Magic Club for people who no longer qualify for the Society of Young Magicians. He created the Philip Hornan scholarship in memory of a young promising magician who passed away at an early age. The scholarship is fully funded by Mr. Brace without any fund-raising. He has been called Canada’s greatest magician by friends in the magic circle, not for his performances, but for his countless hours of volunteering to help others.
