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Fenelon Falls resident wins $1 million

KAWARTHA LAKES-Renate Hauswirth of Fenelon FallsĀ is a millionaire after winning the Guaranteed $1 Million Prize in the December 14, 2019 LOTTO 6/49 draw.

“I’ve been playing for over 30 years,” shared Renate, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her cheque.

Renate, a mother of one, was shocked when she discovered her big win. “I had to check my ticket a couple of times to believe it!”

The 76-year old retiree plans to travel across Canada and go to Portugal.

“This is unbelievable,” she concluded. “Dreams do come true!”

Ā The winning ticket was purchased at Fenelon Discount on Colborne Street in Fenelon Falls.

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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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