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October 26, 2022

Students from across Lambton and Chatham-Kent are running their hearts out today at the annual Cross Country Meet at Canatara Park in Sarnia. Harper Oulds of East Lambton School in Watford came in second in the Grade 4 Boys race with a time of 5:06.7 minutes. 

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