Vanastra, Ontario
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43°34′56″N 81°31′25″W / 43.582176°N 81.523493°W Vanastra, Ontario is located in the municipality of Huron East in Huron County, three kilometres south of Clinton, Ontario.
It is located on the property of CFB Clinton, a former Canadian Forces Base and prior to 1968, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) station used for radar training.
The present name derives from a combination of the name of local real estate developer John Van Gastel and of the RCAF motto Per Ardua Ad Astra ("through adversity to the stars").
Van Gastel had purchased four decommissioned Canadian Forces bases, including CFB Clinton, CFS Armstrong, CFS Foymount and CFS Ramore. He held a contest to rename the CFB Clinton and the resulting winner of the name "Vanastra" received a free home.
Businesses
SP Roofing and Custom Building
D&D Glass, A window & Door installion company
Kate's Station, Restaurant
Clinton Roof Truss
Good Choice Appilances
Martin's Steel
Vanastra Curling Club
Plant Paradise
First Choice Metal Fab Inc.
Notoriety
The residential housing section of Vanastra is the former base housing for RCAF Station Clinton and is the location where Steven Truscott lived when the murder of Lynne Harper took place.[1][2]
Transportation
Highway 4 runs through Vanastra.
Front Road Southeast, takes you to the southwestern area of Seaforth.
Vanastra is served by scheduled bus service to Owen Sound and London [3].
References
- ^ "Doors Open: Vanastra". Municipality of Huron East. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Steven TruscottThe search for justice". CBC Television. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Grey-Bruce Bus Schedule". Grey Bruce Air Bus. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
See also
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