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Proceed west down the north side of Main St.
Site is currently the GoCo Gas Station.
Flax and Grist Mill
Flax and Grist Mill
Photo taken from the water tower at the train station, showing Hey's Flour Mill. You can also see the Pinewood and Lodge Hall.
At one time, a hotel called MacDonald's Hotel once stood where the gas station is currently located. It was eventually torn down to make way for a mill, Hey`s Flour Mill.
When Hey died the mill was closed for some time, then reopened as a chopping mill by Ike Masters. The mill ran until the early 1930`s, but was torn down by Roy Dodds and the machinery sold.
B.P. Service Station
B.P. Service Station
The B.P. Service Station was built by two brothers by the name of Woods. Charlie Garrod took over the service station soon after it was built and operated it for 12 years, after which Jack Branson ran it for 25 years.
In 1973 Don Robinson leased the service station, before a 1974 fire caused a great deal of damage to the building. The following year Robinson purchased the building and renovated the front of it, opened a laundromat in part of it, and, in 1978, added equipment for car washing.
The business was sold in 1983 to T.G. Hammond of St. Marys and opened under the name Charlie's Gas Bar.
The gas station was purchased by Anil Nakwhal in 1997, and he has run it since.
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The house next to the Gas Station was built by Shackleton Hey around 1890. He was the first reeve of Ailsa Craig, and part owner of the flour mill, which would've been right beside the house. Mr. Hey eventually found himself in financial trouble, declared bankruptcy and moved to Toronto to be with family.
After Hey died the mill was closed for some time, then reopened as a chopping mill by Ike Masters. It ran on a British-built one-cylinder diesel engine. The men had difficulty starting the engine and every time it fired, it made a big bang. It was said that on the right kind of day the sound could be heard from five miles away.
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