By CHERYL ELLIOT Special to the Beaver here is a new word makâ€" ing the rounds in North Oakville these days. It is "viaduct" as in the Smithâ€" Triller Viaduct, the name the Mayor‘s ad hoc selection committee picked for the brand spanking new concrete and steel expanse across Smithâ€"Triller Viaduct honors pioneer industrialists / t #zzZ777777777T77T777T7T77777777T777777T7777777777} F2 FZZ4 rZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILEL Bridge Opening â€" Wednesday, August 18, 1993 PAYVMENTS NO for 90 DAYS mores (f BILL ‘ e FINAL CLEARANCE Offered at $495,000 on Lot 184 Summit Ridge Drive in the New Community of WESTOAK TRAILS, Glen Abbey. A quiet court location overlooking the Sixteen Mile Creek with full basement walkout. A cathedral ceiling sweeps through Living Room and Dining Room. The spacious Kitchen flows through to the Sunken Family Room. Approx. 3,450 sq. ft. of handcrafted excellence including crown mouldings, wainscotting, ceramics, stone accents and much, much, more. Also available on Lot 186, Trailview Drive is our "Peaks of Perfection" offered For Sale at $475,000 on a sweeping court lot. Bring us your plans to be designed by FABIANI, our architect, to your specifications and built on a wide selection of court, ravine and crescent lots with PHASE 2 now available for your choice. Call FRANCES WEDLAKE, Sales Representative, for any further information you may require. CONSTRUCTION LTD. Joins the Excitement With This Superb New Plan ____ GAS B.B.0.s DALZOTTO MANTLES from Presenting ks Sixteen Mile Creek. William Gregg‘s submission, which reached back into the 19th century to draw on the names of two local millers, Thompson Smith and Phillip Triller, caught the eye of committee members Mayor Ann Mulvale, Ward 4 councillor Mark Brown and Ward 5 councillor Sean Weir, and Peter Wagland, a resource person from the Town. SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED 2448 Lakeshore Rd. W. Oakville 825â€"117] ROYAL LEPAGE Roval LePage Real Estate Services Freestanding â€" Direct Vents â€" Units for Roughâ€"Ins â€" Inserts â€" Vermont Casting â€" Instaflame â€" Napoleon â€" Heat & Glow PPZZLLLLLLLLLLLLLILILLLLLILLLS One may ask what‘s the relevanâ€" cy of naming a 335â€"metreâ€"long bridge which cost 1990s taxpayers $23.5 million after a couple of men from a century ago? Consider some of the inspired suggestions the committee had to choose from: Abbey Oaks Bridge, River Glen Bridge, Unity Bridge, Unity Crossing and Old Open Trussel Bridge. What‘s in a name? rr x xX k kxX x save up to * AKrK KX K k k k xX FOR HOME OR COTTAGE! GAS FIREPLACES NO ravens NO interest until February 94 Gregg‘s offering came steeped in history of Sixteen Mile Creek and its environs. He picked owners of two mills, one located north and the south of Upper Middle Road. "Smith and Triller were really the early industrialists," said Gregg, a former Oakville native who now lives in Rockwood. He believes it is fitting that the bridge be named after these pioâ€" neers who worked hard at harnessâ€" ing power along the creek to run their lumber mills, which were sigâ€" nificant in the development of the area. * HAIR DESIGN « AESTHETICS « ELECTROLYSIS «* AROMATHERAPY BRMG A FREND & GET 40 % S§OMS FOR $37%.00 X) SESSIONS William Gregg of Rockwood stands in front of the bridge he named, the Smithâ€"Triller Viaduct, which > recognizes two 19th century local millers, Thompson Smith and Phillip Triller. _ (Photo by Barrie Erskine) Gregg‘s offering came steeped in â€" it," said Gregg, "because there was Sixteen," opened the first mill in the tory of Sixteen Mile Creek and _ not a lot of water flow and they had township of Trafalgar on Sixteen environs. He picked owners of â€" to run long millraces to get power." _ Mile Creek. f "The millers had to work hard 2163 SIXTH LINE, UNIT 13 HAIJR STYUST, SHERYL WELCOMES HER FRIENDS AND CLIENTS TO VISIT HER AT HER NEW LOCATION OWNER BARBARA LOOKS FORWARD TO SERVING OAKVILLE CLiENTHE ACCES& IBLE TOMW‘Eg g iéST OA)KVILLE! OY REAIMENT (MASSAGE) AVALABLE HERE! .‘ ASK ABOUT OUR VERY REASONARLE RATES * MANICURES * PEDICURES * FACIALS AROMA THERAPY Summer Specials MUSCLE TONING SUN TANNING _ NOW OPEN IN RIVER OAKS AND NOW 5.555 FLOOR MODELS, USED, CLEAROUTS! GLASS DOORS + TOOL SETS (UseD woOon INSERTS) 8200. HAIR & AESTHETYVC Formerrz of Ricos, Julie would like to welcome all her clients to come and see her at her new lobcation. it WELCOME JULUE! The millers couldn‘t cross the creek at Upper Middle Road which made it inconvenient to travel to Oakville, and they also had to conâ€" tend with hauling supplies up and down the steep clay banks of the creek. "These guys would have a fit it they knew they could go across the river now," said Gregg. Triller, a Loyalist who moved from New Jersey to Upper Canada in 1806, according to the Hazel C. Mathews book, "Oakville and the J JEIUNY RGOLINE BE His mill was located on the creek about a mile south of Dundas St. just north of Upper Middle Road and continued grinding grain and cutting logs, until the 1830s. 1 538\ Products from Triller‘s mill were some of the first exports frotmh Oakville while the harbor was still under construction. t Smith, a native of the district, operated a mill one mile north of Lower Middle Road (now the QEW) and south of Upper Middle Road from around 1838. The farmer and former cabinetâ€" maker, became one of the largest lumber dealers in the area during the 1840s. ‘ The mill was subsequently bought out by the Culham family in 1844, but Smith retained an interest in the mill. + Gregg, 63, a veterinarian who worked for many years in medical research at the University of Toronto, has more than a passing interest in the area around the Smithâ€"Triller Viaduct. His greatâ€"grandfather, Donald MacKay, a distiller from Scotland bought a farm in the valley and setâ€" tled in what was known as Proudfoot Hollow in 1840. Gregg‘s grandfather raised his family on property which is now the northâ€"west corner of the Glen Abbey Golf Club, and as a boy in the ‘30s, Gregg rode his pony on the old road to the remains of the Triller mill and the ruins of the Smith/Culham mill and house. In 1966, Gregg moved from Oakville and, taking the family farm name with him, established Glencairn Farm in Rockwood. More recently, he got into the land development with his family busiâ€" ness Ennisclair Woods Ltd. Gregg is also a historian and has written three books on the industrial history of Canada during the Second World War. He is a past member of the Oakville Historical Society and pastâ€"president of the Rockwood Historical Society. ‘ Although pleased the Town has chosen Smithâ€"Triller Viaduct as th name for the new bridge, Greg admits, "I don‘t like the wor ‘viaduct,‘ quiet frankly." "I think it‘s sort of an engineer‘ word," he adds, "but, there is viaduct in Toronto and everybod there knows where that bridge is, S( that (viaduct) might be a practica name." Unlike Smith and Triller, Gregq will be able to cross Sixteen Mil« Creek and witness his name etchec in history on Aug. 20th at the open ing of "the Viaduct." Glen Abbey fire station opens Frida as a split level facility, the street lev will function as an operational fire s tion while the upper floor will be ut lized by the Training Division for s cial courses and recertification classes. The public is invited to attend th grand opening of Fire Station #6 i Glen Abbey at 10:15 a.m. Frida: Located at 1510 Postmaster Dr., the ce emony includes Mayor Ann Mulva11 Fire Station #6 will service t Oakville area north of the QEW, an| west of Sixteen Mile Creek. Designe Councillor Mark Brown, Fire Chi Wayne Gould, and Father Leona Strohmeyer.. Tours, demonstrations, complimentary refreshments will m the long awaited opening of the facility (