Vanastra, Ontario
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Vanastra, Ontario is located in the municipality of Huron East in Huron County, three kilometres south of Clinton, Ontario. It was previously a radar training base called Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Station Clinton. The name was changed to CFB Clinton after the Canadian Forces amalgamated. The present name derives from a combination of the name of a local official (John Van Gastel) and of the Royal Canadian Air Force motto Per Ardua Ad Astra ("through adversity to the stars").
Vanastra is the location where Steven Truscott lived when he murdered Lynne Harper.
John Van Gastel was an entrepreneur who purchased four decommissioned Canadian Forces bases, including CFB Clinton, CFS Armstrong, CFS Foymount and CFS Ramore. He held a draw to rename the CFB Clinton and the winner with "Vanastra" received a free home.
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