Clinton News Record, 2016-02-10, Page 17Wednesday, February 10, 2016 • News Record 17
Putting Vanastra back on the radar
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Jan Hawley, Economic
Development Officer for
Huron East said this had to be
the most exciting thing that
has happened to Vanastra for
a very long time. And that bar
is pretty high considering this
was the place that many say
won the second world war.
This base, which was origi-
nally Norman Tyndall's 100 -
acre farm became a top
secret Royal Canadian Air
Force (RCAF) station used to
train and supply over
7,000 radar technicians and
support staff for American,
British and Canadian forces
during World War II. It
became a peacetime training
facility for wireless telegra-
phy. History tells us this was to
be the perfect place to simu-
late the coastal conditions
in Britain. The objective of
radar was to intercept Ger-
man aircraft before they
reached the coast of England.
British radar training facilities
were always under threat of
German bombing, so an alter-
native training site was neces-
sary. The site went from farm-
land to start-up of training in
only fourteen weeks. Roads
and over 40 buildings were
built.
Harris told Post Media Still
Standing is about communi-
ties that showcase interest and
survival. "Those places that
have had their butts kicked a
couple times and they laugh
at adversity." He said Vanastra
was that and more. "With the
great history, this place is
unique and it really jumped
off the page for us." He said
Vanastra is a location of irony.
"It was cloaked in secrecy and
now they are attracting people
by shouting from the
rooftops"
As a Pouch Cove, New-
foundland -Labrador native,
with a population of less than
2000, Harris said he grew up
in a small town where people
were comfortable with each
other, "You could laugh at
yourself. Where you can be
proud but not stuck up." He
said he got that vibe as soon as
he got to Vanastra. 'And that
radar thing, I didn't know
that" He said he loves it where
"community spirit runs strong
and where residents smile
through adversity, making
jokes about hard times:'
"This was so much more of
a roast than it was a toast,"
laughs Hawley after hanging
out with the crew all week
Harris says it is all about the
people. "People in rural towns
impress me the most," he said
adding volunteerism is always
something that amazes him,
"people giving up their own
time to make a difference.
Most communities would not
exist if it were not for volun-
teers." As an example he
referred to long time local
Dianne Ryan who went door
to door in a community of less
than 700 to get more than fif-
teen hundred names on a
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To warm of up the crowd
comedian Steve Dylan joked
about the venue. "Not a lot of
comedy shows in a venue
like this," he said, "As if we
are not judged enough, we
are taping a show in a
church." Dylan was pre-
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Harris took to the stage
saying he had a lot of ideas
for Vanastra. "Some may not
be good, but I do have some
ideas." Comparing his show
to a cross between stand up
comedy and a wedding
speech, Harris jumped right
in describing his interesting
week.
War Veterans Frank
Anderson who was part of
the building crew of the
army base, Jim Sands who
was part of the team that
built the radar and Nigel
Dezell who was stationed in
Vanasta during the cold war
sat proudly in the front row
as Harris explained what
made Vanastra so unique.
"This was one secret
place. These guys didn't even
know what they were build-
ing and even if they could
tell someone, they didn't
know. This radar thing won
the war."
He then said the commu-
nity should fight to get their
aerial system back from
Clinton. The audience
roared in laughter. Next he
talked about Hawley. "She is
one go getter with a positive
outlook. She is on a mission
to take these old buildings
down and bring people to
the area. I think if she had a
long weekend, a few Red
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The Morgan brothers the
Oud brothers and Kevin Jone's
chicken farm all made for
great material for this comic.
After the show he spent time
signing autographs for a grate-
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Veteran Franks Anderson,
sporting a huge smile told
Post Media he had a great
time and "this young fellow
got all the information
correct"
"I can't say enough about
CBC coming here," said Haw-
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us. We have been overlooked
and nowwe are going to be on
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