FOE Aerie No. 15 - Nanaimo, British Columbia

Waymark Code: WMQBZA

The charter for the Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE) aerie in Nanaimo dates from 1899, soon after the FOE was established in Seattle. In 2016, the Nanaimo aerie does not maintain its own web site. The Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation is one the local organizations which benefits from the Nanaimo aerie's generous fundraising. The busts in the Mark Bate Memorial Tree Plaza also received funding from the aerie.

The aerie's business license for the Fraser Street lodge dates from 2007. Before using the space on Fraser Street, the Eagles had their own purpose built hall at 135 Bastion Street; an art deco, historic lodge and dance hall built in 1934.

Before the Eagles moved into 245 Fraser, that building was host to the Alano Club, Paul's Place Antiques, Marko's Scorpio Club, Quadra Graphics and Ken Campbell Printing.

49 10.0 123 56.418

1940 - Albert Gilmour Memorial Chapel, Brockville, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMQC4Z

ALBERT GILMOUR
MEMORIAL CHAPEL
GIVEN TO PUBLIC

Handsome Building Accepted
by the Municipality.

DEDICATION BY BISHOP

Lives and Services of Albert
Gilmour and Alan Gilmour
Are Reviewed.

The Albert Gilmour memorial chapel which adjoins Oakville cemetery, was officially presented, dedicated and opened for public use on Saturday afternoon when Mrs. Albert Gilmour, who erected the chapel in memory of her husband and son, made the presentation to the people of Brockville and vicinity in the presence of a large number of people. The chapel and accompanying plaques were dedicated by the Rt. Rev. John Lyons, M.A., D.D., bishop of the diocese of Ontario.

With the words, "I present this building to the town of Brockville and vicinity to be used as a chapel and vault for all denominations and creeds," Mrs. Gilmour made the presentation. Rt. Rev. John Lyons, previous to pronouncing the prayer of dedication, stated that in acceptance of the chapel for dedication he felt the architect and workmen should be commended on the splendid work they had done, and that the donor had given a memorial worthy of the two citizens in whose memory it was erected. It will stand as a monument of solace and comfort to everyone, the bishop stated.

Rev. Dr. Normal A. MacLeod, who was closely associated with the men in whose memory the chapel was built, in a brief address gave reviews of the lives of Albert Gilmour and his son, Alan, and spoke of the esteem and respect in which they were invariably held by the citizens of Brockville and district.

His Worship Mayor C. G. MacOdrum, on behalf of the citizens of Brockville, acknowledged the gift and thanked Mrs. Gilmour, whose inspiration and generosity made it possible.

Rev. R. Douglas Smith, as vice-president of the Ministerial Association, which was present in a body, pronounced the invocation. He acted as chairman during the service. The Scripture lesson was read by Adjutant G. A. Barfoot, and was followed by a prayer by Rev. Dr. N. S. McKechnie. The hymns, "When all Thy Mercies, O My God," "The Church's One Foundation" and "Abide With Me" were sung, the accompaniment being played on the organ by Mrs. F. E. Hammond. The service closed with the benediction by Bishop Lyons.

The building, which is Gothic in design and of native granite taken from the vicinity of the cemetery, presents a striking appearance from No. 2 highway, with its small spire and dark stained roof.

The interior of the chapel is complete in every detail with its stained oak floor, sand-finished plastered walls and roof structure of the trussed type, showing the hewn beams. On either side of the chapel are three leaded glass windows while at one end are three larger windows of the same type. Under them is erected the altar which is also stain finished.

On the wall at either side of the altar are erected two plaques with the inscriptions: "To the Glory of God and in memory of Albert Gilmour, beloved husband of Charlotte Eleanor Gilmour, 1865-1932", and "To the Glory of God and in memory of Alan Gilmour, beloved son of Charlotte Eleanor Gilmour, 1898-1930".

Directly in front of the altar is erected a catafalque, upon which the caskets will rest during funeral services. This is raised from the floor about one foot and has a geared device for lowering the caskets into the vault below the chapel. At one side to the rear of the catafalque is an oak lectern, while at either side are erected three rows of seats for mourners. There are also six rows of stained oak chapel seats, which, with the others, will seat 96 people. Between these seats from the main entrance doors to the catafalque the floor is surfaced with inlaid linoleum. The building is lighted by means of two chandeliers which hang from the exposed beams, while a flood light is focused on the altar. The two doors at the front of the chapel are constructed of stained solid oak and have grilled openings. The building is kept comfortably warm by means of a duo-therm fuel oil heater which circulates the heat by an electric fan system.

The vault below the chapel is so constructed as to hold 65 caskets. Two doors at the rear of the vault are constructed of steel and are large enough to allow a truck to be backed into the room.

Over the main entrance doors is a smooth-surfaced stone cut with the inscription, "The Albert Gilmour Memorial Chapel".

The above text is taken from the Brockville newspaper The Recorder and Times, 2 December 1940, page 8.

N 44° 34.29 W 075° 43.01

Forsyth's Raid 1813 - Brockville, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMQB7W

The plaque is at the foot of Apple Street, near the waterfront in Brockville.

On the night of February 6-7, 1813, Major Benjamin Forsyth of the United States Army, with a detachment of regulars and militia numbering about 200 men, crossed the frozen St. Lawrence River from Morristown, N.Y. and attacked Brockville. The village was garrisoned by a company of Leeds Militia who, taken by surprise, could offer no resistance. The invaders released prisoners from the jail, took a quantity of arms, horses and cattle, and carried off a number of residents. The resentment aroused by this raid led to the successful British attack on Ogdensburg, N.Y., February 22, 1813.

The text above is taken from the Ontario historical plaque on site. The aforementioned British retaliatory attack on Ogdensburg is already a waymark: WMMJ1R. The text on the plaque fails to the mention that Forsyth's Raid was in itself a response to a raid by a British detachment from Prescott to Ogdensburg on the 4th of February 1813.

At the time of the war, the marina did not exist and the location was known as Buell's Bay. For the most part, Brockville was then still known as the village of Elizabethtown and Buell's Bay was the waterfront for the village. Apple Street was named for the apple orchard which then existed north of the bay. On Wikipedia, Forsyth's Raid is known as the Raid on Elizabethtown.

N 44 35.228 W 75 41.035

IOOF Brock Lodge 9 - Brockville, ON

WMQBJ1

The building is on south side of King Street West, at Apple Street.

Brock #9 dates back to March 1846. Dating this building will be more difficult. There is no date stone on the building. The Odd-Fellows' Hall is listed at this location in the Brockville city directory material for 1895.

The telephone number for the lodge is 613-342-5634. Meetings take place on the evenings of the second and fourth Wednesdays.

The following text is taken from Dr. Glenn J. Lockwood's history of Brockville: The Story of Brockville: Men and Women Making a Canadian Community on the United States Frontier, 1749-2007, (Brockville, Ontario: Brockville Museum, 2006), pages 186-188.

Brock Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was founded on 5 March 1846, the ninth of its kind in Canada. The Odd Fellows originated with English mechanics who pooled resources for convivial purposes and to support members in distress. It was the idea of mutual support - an "odd" one - that gave them their name. Lodges multiplied. A Grand Lodge opened in 1803 and a rival Manchester Unity in 1809. An American Order - on which Brock Lodge was based - declared itself independent of Manchester in 1843.

Odd Fellows avoided ties with religious or political bodies but promoted sympathy, brotherly love and mutual relief through financial aid and sympathy extended to members, widows and orphans. A visiting lecturer in 1868 claimed that they were trying to "cultivate in man the fraternal relations designed by his Maker" and to impress these lessons with "emblems, ceremonies and colours." At each meeting, inquiry was "made to know if any brother is sick or in need;...for benefits varying from $3 to $10 per week, are given in case of sickness." Charity was also given outside the Lodge. Passwords and signs showed "parties possessed of them to be entitled to relief."

Charter members of Brock Lodge were George Sherwood, John Reynolds, George Morton, Thomas Webster and James Goodive, who were all master mechanics with a skill or craft who felt the need for mutual aid to afford their families some benefit should the breadwinner fall ill or die. Brock Lodge at first met over Christopher Fletcher's store, then in Robert Fitzsimmons's stone block. Soon the membership climbed to levels of authority in the Board of Police. Such was the status of Brock Lodge that lodges across Canada West gathered in Brockville on 23 August 1855 for the purpose of instituting "The Grand Lodge of Canada West."

Dr Thomas Reynolds and William Fitzsimmons of Brockville were elected first master and treasurer of the new Grand Lodge. In 1875, MPP Wilmot H. Cole was elected Grand Patriarch of the Encampment. The early membership of Brock Lodge included many prominent men (George W. Arnold, John Bacon, John Chaffey, Samuel B. Clark, James and John Crawford, William Fitzsimmons, Ormond Jones, Wellington Landon, Edward Lawless, John G. Leavitt. John McElhinney, George McGibbon, Thomas Mair, William Matthie, Dr Thomas Reynolds, Allan Turner, and William H. Wilson). By 1879, of the original nine IOOF lodges in Canada, only Brock Lodge remained.

Both Odd Fellows and Freemasons claimed to be open to all but, before 1860, with rare exceptions, they were made up of Dissenting Protestants, mainly Methodists, Presbyterians and Baptists. Episcopalians and Roman Catholics, mostly Irish in origin, were conspicuous by the absence from the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities.

103 King Street West Brockville, ON K6V 3R2

N 44° 35.315 W 075° 41.15

Five Guys - Stittsville, Ontario

The restaurant is in the Grant Crossing shopping complex.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries arrived in the Stittsville-Kanata region of Ottawa in 2011.

5517 Hazeldean Rd Bldg C2 Unit 6 Stittsville, ON K2S 0P5 Phone: 613-836-1800 Fax: 613-836-1985 Hours: 11am-10pm Every Day

N 45° 17.355 W 075° 54.20

Subway - Promenade du Portage, Hull QC

Waymark Code: WMQ8NX

Les heures d'ouverture sont 07h00-22h00 (Lundi-Vendredi); Samedi, 08h00-21h00; et Dimanche, 09h00-21h00. Télephone est 819-777-9477.

Subway #26681 is open weekdays 07h00-22h00, Saturdays 08h00-21h00 and Sundays 09h00-21h00. The telephone number is 819-777-9477.

40 Promenade Du Portage Hull, QC J8X 2J7, CAN

N 45° 25.5 W 075° 43.16

Starbucks - Front Street & University Ave - Toronto, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMQCD7

This Starbucks is on the south side of Front at the foot of University.

Starbucks is immediately beside Chipotle. It is a hike to the washroom from the entrance. The telephone number is 416-361-9705.

123 Front Street West Unit 1 Toronto ON M5J 2M2 Store Hours OPEN 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM

N 43° 38.7 W 079° 23.01

Subway - Lowe's, Kanata ON

Waymark Code: WMQ98Y

Subway is located inside the main entrance of Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse store #3008.

Subway store #50720 is in the Grant Crossing shopping complex. It opens weekday mornings at 06h30, Saturdays at 7 and Sundays at 8. On weekday evenings Subway closes at 21h30. The store closes on Saturdays at 19h30, Sundays at 18h30. The telephone number is 613-836-2060.

5577 Hazeldean Road Lowes #3008 Kanata, ON K2L 2B5, CAN

N 45° 17.33 W 075° 54.33

Wendy's - Greenbank + Strandherd - Nepean, ON

Waymark Code: WMQA9W

The restaurant is south of Strandherd and west of Riocan

Street address for this Wendy's outlet is 3681 Strandherd in the Chapman Mills Marketplace. The telephone number is 613-843-9454. There is a drive-thru lane.

10h00-23h00

N 45° 16.265 W 075° 44.62

Beaver Pond Arboretum - Kanata Lakes, Kanata, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMQ7KJ

Parking for the arboretum is at the north end of Walden Drive.

The posted co-ordinates refer to the interpretive panel on site. The Ottawa Duck Club maintains the arboretum and its web site. In 2016, the park hosts 150 trees. Thirty species are presently identified and tagged. Fifteen additional species should be included in the next few years. The on-site identification panel dates from July 2015. Identified trees are marked with a numbered, white-on-red tag which must be compared with the identification guide on the panel or on the web.

N 45° 19.935 W 075° 55.045

243 Walden Drive