WP#1 - N 45° 26.121 W 075° 39.792
St. Margaret's Church (1887)
This little Anglican church designed by F. Thomas was built in
1887 using locally quarried limestone. The first people’s
warden, J.W.H. Watts, was also the first curator of the National
Gallery. He painted Jesus with St. Margaret and St. Lucy for the
reredos (behind the altar) and designed the chancel ceiling. The
church has a brass memorial to poet Archibald Lampman. Ask where
the original cornerstone is set. The church parking lot is the site
of a proposed 45-unit affordable housing apartment building
‘Maison Inuksuk House’ for Inuit living in Vanier. The
church will continue to be used for worship, but the existing
parish hall will be removed and a new hall will be built in the
proposed building.
There are two dates on a red and white plaque in front of the
church. ABCD is the first date
WP#2 - N 45° 26.636 W 075° 39.596
Muséoparc Vanier Museopark
The Vanier Museopark was created to preserve, interpret and
promote the history and heritage of Quartier Vanier, Richelieu Park
and the Francophone Community of Ottawa for the benefit of present
and future generations. Located in the Richelieu Park, the 17-acre
domain was occupied by the Missionary White Fathers of Africa from
1936 to 1976. They built a scolasticate that was demolished in
1978. The White Fathers also built the Sugar Bush, the only
operational Sugar Shack in an urban milieu in the world.
In the middle of the traffic circle is a statue of Notre Dame
d'Afrique. EFGH is the number on the front of the bus
shelter.
The cache is hidden at N 45 26.(H+2)(D-1)D W 75
39.(C-1)AH
Bring a pen or pencil to log your find.
