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| HISTORY |
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| RESTAURANT AND FUEL FACLITIES OLD HWY. 17 |
| AERIAL VIEW OF OLD HWY 17 FACILITIES |
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| UPDATE ANTRIM TRUCK CENTRE WAS RECENTLY AWARDED "THE CLEANEST PUBLIC WASHROOMS IN ONTARIO" WE APPRECIATE THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE THE BEST IN FACILITIES. |
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| IN 2004 A MAJOR REROUTING OF HWY 17 (NOW REFERRED TO AS HWY 417) RESULTED IN THE BYPASSING OF THE OLD TRUCK STOP. THE CAMERONS HAVING ACQUIRED IN 1986 A MAJOR PARCEL OF LAND AT ARNPRIOR WHICH AJOINED THE NEW HIGHWAY BEGAN CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW COMPLEX. THE SITE OF THE NEW TRUCK STOP HAD BEEN A HELICOPTER REBUILDING FACILITY AND INCLUDED 2 BUILDINGS AND 30 ACRES OF PRIME LAND. CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED IN FEBRUARY OF 2004 AND WAS COMPLETED IN OCTOBER OF 2004. THE EXISTING OLD HWY 17 LOCATION WAS SOLD AND IS NOW THE SITE OF THE ANTRIM FLEA MARKET. |
| ANTRIM TRUCK STOP HAS EVOLVED OVER A PERIOD OF 30 YEARS. THE BUILDINGS HAVE CHANGED, THE LOCATION HAS CHANGED BUT THE OWNERS ETHICS, DETERMINATION AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL HAS REMAINED CONSTANT. GAIL CAMERON WITH AN UPBRINGING IN THE RESTAURANT AND ACCOUNTING BUSINESS AND JACK CAMERON WITH A STRONG TRUCKING BACKGROUND PARTNERED TO ACQUIRE THE CEDAR SERVICE CENTER IN JUNE OF 1978. LOCATED ON 12 ACRES ON OLD HIGHWAY 17 WEST OF OTTAWA, THE CEDAR SERVICE CENTER HAD A SMALL RESTAURANT AND STORE WITH GAS PUMPS SERVING LOCAL TRAFFIC. WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING THE TRUCK CUSTOMER BASE AND DIESEL FUEL SALES THE CAMERONS REMOVED ACRES OF CEDAR TREES AND BUILT A ROAD IN BEHIND THE RESTAURANT ALLOWING EASIER ACCESS FOR TRUCKS. UPGRADING OF THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS RESULTED IN MORE DIESEL FUEL CAPACITY AND OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS 5 EXTENSIONS WERE MADE TO THE RESTAURANT/STORE COMPLEX. THESE ADDITIONS INCLUDED NEW WASHROOMS, SHOWERS, INCREASED RESTAURANT SEATING A NEW KITCHEN AND A STORE ADDITION. |
| A NEW TIRE SHOP WAS BUILT IN 1980 TO FURTHER INCREASE THE RANGE OF SERVICES AVAILABLE. THE KENWORTH TRUCK FRANCHISE WAS ACQUIRED IN 1983 AND NEW TRUCK SALES WERE HANDLED FROM THE ANTRIM LOCATION WITH ADDITIONAL SALES AND SERVICE OFFERED FROM VALLEY KENWORTH (FOUNDED BY THE CAMERONS) LOCATED IN PEMBROKE. THIS MAJOR EXPANSION AT ANTRIM TRUCK STOP IN 1986 INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 10,000 SQ. FT 10 BAY TRUCK SHOP, INSTALLATION OF FUELING CANOPIES AT BOTH THE RESTAURANT AND TRUCK FUEL ISLANDS AND OF COURSE A MAJOR STORAGE TANK UPGRADE. ALONG THE WAY THE KENWORTH LINE WAS DROPPED AND ANTRIM BECAME A WESTERN STAR DEALER. 1987 SAW A COMPLETE YARD PAVING, AN AREA OF 7 ACRES. OTHER COSMETIC IMROVEMENTS WERE DONE AT THIS TIME |
| THE MOVE |
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| WE ARE NOW HOUSED IN AN ULTRA MODERN ACCOMODATION. IMMACULATE, SPACIOUS, FRIENDLY, EFFICIENT, ARE JUST A FEW WORDS TO DESCRIBE OUR LOCATION ON HIGHWAY 417. |
| 2003 CHANGES INCLUDED THE CAMERONS ACQUISITION OF LESWAY TRANSPORTATION. A FLEET OF 15 MODERN TRUCKS OPERATING IN CANADA AND THE US. |
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