Grandson's first non-medical visit

His first retail trip (21 May 2015) was to Babies"R"Us in Stittsville. However, I don't think I can find a suitable waymarking category. Toys"R"Us is the world's leading dedicated toy retailer, offering an unparalleled selection of the hottest toys, games, bikes, crafts, books, electronics, video games and more. Toys"R"Us has delighted the Canadian market for over 25 years offering the ultimate shopping experience. Babies"R"Us inside Toys"R"Us offers a top-brand selection of everything you need for baby, from cribs and car seats to clothing and diapers. Gift cards are available for purchase in any denomination. Toys"R"Us KANATA-THYME MATERNITY #2463 5661 HAZELDEAN ROAD KANATA ON K2S 0P6 P: (613) 836-3250

1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die

1. Foxwoods & Mohegan Sun
2. Mystic Seaport & Stonington
3. The Boston Marathon
4. Fenway Park
5. Burlington
6. The Adirondacks
7. Cooperstown
8. The Erie Canal
9. Lake George
10. Central Park
11. Columbus Circle
12. Historic Downtown
13. The Empire State Building
14. MoMA, The Whitney & More
15. Times Square
16. The Brooklyn Bridge
17. Saratoga Springs
18. Thousand Islands
19. Soo Locks
20. Lake Couer d'Alene
21. Little Bighorn Battlefield
22. Glacier National Park
23. Cody
24. Sheridan
25. Yellowstone National Park
26. Lake Tahoe
27. Reno
28. Hoover Dam, Lake Mead and Lake Las Vegas
29. Temple Square
30. St. George
31. Beverly Hills
32. Carmel-by-the-Sea
33. Disneyland
34. Santa Monica
35. Monterey Peninsula
36. Pebble Beach
37. The Pacific Coast Highway
38. Palm Springs
39. Golden Gate Park
40. Santa Cruz
41. Mount Hood
42. The Oregon Coast
43. Bellingham & Mount Baker
44. La Conner
45. Seattle Center
46. Walla Walla
47. Driving the Alaska Highway
48. Sailing the Inside Passage
49. Bay of Fundy
50. L'Anse aux Meadows
51. Bonavista Peninsula
52. St-Pierre and Miquelon
53. Gros Morne National Park
54. The Rooms
55. Exploring "New Scotland" on Cape Breton Island
56. Halifax Waterfront & The Citadel
57. Lunenburg
58. Algonquin Provincial Park
59. Niagara Falls
60. Parliament Hill
61. Winterlude & The Rideau Canal
62. Royal Ontario Museum & Hockey Hall of Fame
63. Charlottetown
64. Prince Edward Island National Park
65. The Eastern Townships
66. Gatineau Park
67. Mont Tremblant Resort
68. Vieux-Montréal
69. Vieux-Québec
70. Banff National Park
71. Lake Louise
72. The Icefields Parkway
73. Calgary Stampede
74. Royal Tyrrell Museum
75. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
76. Jasper National Park
77. Waterton Lakes National Park
78. The Okanagan Valley
79. Canada's Inside Passage
80. Stanley Park
81. Pacific Rim National Park
82. Wickaninnish Inn and Tofino
83. Yoho National Park

1. London
2. Salisbury Cathedral
3. Stonehenge
4. Paris
5. Sorrento
6. Piazza del Duomo
7. Rome
8. Florence
9. Lucca
10. The Inside Passage and Glacier Bay
11. The Getty Center
12. Monterey Peninsula
13. The Pacific Coast Highway
14. Lake Coeur d’Alene
15. Glacier National Park
16. The Adirondacks
17. Cooperstown
18. Historic Downtown New York
19. New York City
20. Saratoga Springs
21. The Oregon Coast
22. Yellowstone National Park
23. Banff, Jasper, and Yoho National Parks
24. Pacific Rim National Park
25. Bay of Fundy
26. Gros Morne National Park
27. Cape Breton
28. Niagara Falls
29. Prince Edward Island
30. Vieux Montréal
31. Mont Tremblant Resort
32. Old San Juan

Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway box cars - "The Forks Marketplace"

I had a waymarking frenzy during a recent research trip to Winnipeg, visiting more than 100 waymarks, logging 75 in one day. There is still room for more waymarks in the area. I am posting three for static railway cars.

N 49° 53.265 W 097° 07.91

GWWD Box Cars - Winnipeg, Manitoba

The two rail cars are located in the parking lot immediately north of "The Forks Marketplace" near the caboose on display.

These two box cars began their railway careers in 1989 with the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway as box cars #401 and #402

Since October 2014, the two rail cars have hosted a series of works by local artist Nym (Darryn J Nimchuk) entitled Crowds.

"Costume Drama"
"Suits"
"Waiting in Line"
"Crowded"

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario - Ottawa, ON

Waymark Code: WMNEK7
In all of Canada, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is one of only a few stand-alone pediatric hospitals.  CHEO serves the health care needs of all children and youth who are not yet eighteen years of age.  The large geography served by CHEO includes Ottawa, eastern Ontario, western Quebec, the northern territory of Nunavut and some parts of Ontario's far north.  The hospital opened at this location in May of 1974.

45 24.05 075 39.12

McDonald's Quickie - Kanata ON

This gas station hybrid restaurant is located in the Bridlewood community of Kanata.  In recent years the gas station has been a franchise of Ultramar.  The building also hosts a Quickie convenience store.  McDonald's store #29725 opens daily at 05h00, 06h00 on weekends.  The restaurant closes at midnight.  The address is 800 Stonehaven Drive, K2M 2Z2.  Telephone number is 613-254-9438.
Waymark Code: WMNF2D
N 45° 16.86' W 075° 50.3'

Subway - Fisher Heights Plaza, Ottawa ON

Waymark Code: WMNDYZ

12 - 780 Baseline Road
K2C 3V8

Subway store #11252 is open daily at 07h00, on weekends at 09h00.  The shop closes at 22h00.  Their telephone number is 613-225-0101.

N 45 22.25 W 075 43.04

Joseph Grant, Grocer: Ghost Sign

Waymark Code: WMNCWE
Online MIKAN no. 3192910 (1 item), Library and Archives Canada

I am finally back waymarking now that grandson has been in his true home for weeks. Without daily trips to hospital and doctors, with full time work again, my play time has been restricted. The month of January was busiest month yet for waymark visits. This was in part due to visiting many in the Blogger category and many of the oldest waymarks. I hope I learned some trick from those blogs for this blog. My recent waymark posts have been from commercial categories. Many waymarkers are not fans of commercial categories but I can enjoy them.Walking to toward the Byward Market in -35 windchill, I noticed a ghost sign for the first time. For decades, Joseph Grant ran a grocers wholesaler on York Street in the Byward Market. Mr Grant retired in 1934. He died in 1957.When the sign was painted on the west wall of the building at 17 York Street, the building next door was only two storeys tall. The surviving sign advertising Joseph Grant Wholesale and Clover Leaf Tea was painted before 1911. See the photograph from Library and Archives Canada. The sign can best be seen from atop the York Street stairs but most of the sign's words are blocked by nearer buildings. Hopefully, taking photographs near the American embassy will not cause concerns.

45 25.666 075 41.670