Production Details:

• Creator / Producer: Ted Hassard, druggist

• Date: Early 1935

• Location: Mill Street East Acton, Ontario

• Source: MJ Hassard Collection

This is an 8 mm film showing the shovelling of snow on Mill Street in front of Hassard's Drug Store in Acton, Ontario from 1935; filmed by druggist Ted Hassard. Also seen near the end of the film are cars turning at the intersection of Mill & Main Streets, with the Dominion Hotel seen in the background.

Production Details:

• Creator / Producer: Rev. Roy Massecar

• Date: 1949

• Location: Various scenes of Acton, Ontario

• Source: University of Western Ontario Archives / Sean Cullen

This is an 8 mm film capturing life around Acton in 1949 but in greater length and at a time when the community was booming with industry. 

Production Details:

• Creator / Producer: Cullen Family

• Date: 1975 - 1977

• Location: Various scenes of Acton, Ontario

• Source: Sean Cullen Collection

All these clips are from between 1975 to 1977, filmed on 8 mm film and primarily show views of around Acton, Ontario. 

Production Details:

• Creator / Producer: Cullen Family

• Date: 1980

• Location: Prospect Park Acton, ON

• Source: Sean Cullen Collection

An 8 mm film from 1980 showing kids playing on the old playground, once located at the west end of Prospect Park in Acton, Ontario. 

Production Details:

• Creator / Producer: Phil Dellio

• Camera: Brent Sclisizzi 

• Date: 1984

• Location: McGibbon Hotel Georgetown, ON

• Source: Phil Dellio Collection

An 8 mm film, converted to VHS, from 1984 created as part of a film project at the University of Toronto featuring exterior and interior scenes of the McGibbon Hotel in Georgetown, Ontario.

Phil Dellio says: "Most of the people in it I don't know--they were just hanging around the bar that day. The two "leads"--the two guys who are murdered--are my friends Dave and Norm, and another friend Greg (blond) is in it a lot. The most interesting thing from a local angle would be the appearance of George (forget his last name), who appears at 5:38 shooting pool. George was the manager of the McGibbon--he was great about letting us shoot there, and once the film was finished we had a screening at the McGibbon."

Production Details:

• Production Company: Gateway Motion Pictures / The Trebas Institute of Film

• Director: Lee Oldham

• Executive Producer: John Foote

• Producer: Lee Oldham

• Production Manager: Sami Jann

• Director of Photography: Kevin McLellan

• Editor: Danica Rush

• Source: Sandi Bowman (nee Sinclair) Collection

Location: Entire production filmed on location in Acton Ontario, with locations such as the former Acton High School on Acton Blvd, streets of Acton, the Acton Arena & Community Centre and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 197, Acton.

Date: June 24th and 25th, 2000

Release Date: 2000 (Direct-to-VHS)

This is a video recording capturing the moments of the Acton District High School Reunion that was held June 24th and 25th, 2000. The reunion was organized for alumni who attended Acton District High School from 1954 to 1977 when it was once located on Acton Blvd (present-day McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School). Sandi Bowman (nee Sinclair) was the Chair for the Acton District High School 2000 Reunion Committee.

Production Details:

• Creator / Producer: John Brooks

• Date: December 18th, 2024

• Location: Downtown Acton, Ontario

• Source: John Brooks / Vintage Acton

This is a video that shows the Christmas lights display in Downtown Acton, Ontario, as recorded on the evening of December 18th, 2024.

As part of a nostalgia project, this video was recorded using a 1995 JVC Compact VHS GR-AX350 camcorder to give it a retro vibe. 

Production Details:

• Creator / Producer: John Brooks

• Date: September 20th, 2025

• Location: Prospect Park Acton, Ontario

• Source: John Brooks

This is a video that shows the annual Acton Fall Fair as recorded on the September 20th, 2025.

As part of a nostalgia project, this video was recorded using a 1995 JVC Compact VHS GR-AX350 camcorder to give it a retro vibe.