Body of third swimmer in four days recovered at Pinery Park Saturday
Oil Springs woman wins big
November 2, 2013
Talk about a $100,000 smile.
Kathy Raes could hardly keep from smiling after winning $100,000 while playing her favourite lottery.
“Instant Money Multiplier is one of my favourite games,” Raes says in a news release issued by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission. “When I realized I won, I thought it was a mistake – I thought that I had scratched the card too hard.”
Raes says she was so excited, she could barely get the ticket into the self-checker at the variety store at the Shell 21 in Petrolia. “I don’t have words for how I felt when the machine said ‘Big Winner.’”
Raes told OLG officials she has no plans for the money yet adding, “I have to process the news – I’m going to take some time to think about my future plans.”
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Body of third swimmer in four days recovered at Pinery Park Saturday
August 30, 2026
The Independent Lambton OPP’s Underwater Recovery Unit has found the body of the third person to drown in Lambton Shores in the last four days. Around 3 pm Saturday, OPP were called to Pinery Provincial Park for a missing swimmer who was last seen in Lake Huron off the beach. Police say Lambton OPP Marine Unit and Underwater Search and
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Pedestrians, OPP officers nearly hit by vehicle fleeing seatbelt and RIDE checks in Grand Bend
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One drowning victim found, Lambton OPP search for another in Lake Huron
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The Independent Lambton OPP say the body of a swimmer missing on the Ausable River has been found. But another search has begun – the third in four days in Lambton Shores – for a missing swimmer at Pinery Provincial Park. Friday, just before 3 pm, Lambton OPP were called to Canal Street in Grand Bend after a 66 year-old
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Police look for another missing swimmer in Grand Bend
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The Independent For the second time this week, Lambton OPP are searching for a missing swimmer. Around 3 pm Friday, the OPP received a call of a missing 66 year-old from London who was last seen at the dock on Canal Street in Grand Bend. A search is underway and police say residents will see an increased police presence in
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