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To go after your locals, the existing sat hardware is fine to use since it's inactive now. The mount is likely is a place that provides a decent view of the broadcast towers. I would think you could pick up those channels using a small antenna like the ANT-751. Your stations to the west are closer that the group from the south, so you'd have to try to find a sweet spot in between. I'd start pointing it SSW and go from there. The 751 has a wide angle of reception over a short range for both UHF & VHF. Of course, be sure and scan for antenna channels on your TV as you make adjustments.
As for the Canadian stations, you'll need a separate larger antenna, like a Winegard HD7698, pointed right at 331 deg, by your compass.
You cannot connect the two antennas to the same coax. Separate runs are required, which sounds like you have them. You'll have to use an A/B switch to change between them unless you have dual coax input on the TV. You'll need a separate mount for the 2nd antenna as there's not enough distance on that sat mount for two. If mounted too close to each other, one can cause reception issues for the other.
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