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St Clair coworkers win Dream Home

February 16, 2023

Four co-workers at the St. Clair Energy Centre in Corunna, are the winners of this year’s Bluewater Health Dream Home Lottery.

The draw happened this morning at the home in Bright’s Grove.

Alexandra Morrison of Sarnia won the 50/50 prize, which exceeded $284,000.

The 2023 Dream Home lottery had the largest prize board in its 28-year history with over 2,500 prizes valued at nearly $1.4 million.

Since its began, the lottery has raised over $8.5 million for Bluewater Health and Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital.

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Highway 402 traffic will slow starting at Modeland Road

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