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1 week ago | heartfm.ca | Marcie Culbert

WOODSTOCK - You could be a millionaire and not even know it!According to the OLG, a Lotto 6/49 ticket that was purchased in Woodstock is the winner of a prize worth $5 million. It was for the draw on May 4th, 2024 and the numbers are 2-16-21-27-38-45 with bonus number 43. The OLG requires lottery winners to claim their prizes within a year, so there's only two weeks left for this prize to be claimed!You can check your lottery tickets at any store that sells them.

1 week ago | heartfm.ca | Marcie Culbert

TILLSONBURG - The Helping Hand Food Bank is asking for a helping hand from the public this spring. Coordinator Samantha Hamilton would like to raise $5,000 before June 1st, through the Spring Forward, Give Back campaign. "That gives us a few months of food, give or take, on how many donations we get in.

1 week ago | heartfm.ca | Marcie Culbert

WOODSTOCK - The City of Woodstock has received a fourth quarter gaming revenue payment from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). It's worth $409,479 and brings the total for the fiscal year to $1,698,460. The City receives these payments for hosting Gateway Casinos, and the money is set aside for its Community Grants Program. The local casino first opened in June 2001, and Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman says the City has received $25,595,147 since then.

1 week ago | heartfm.ca | Georgia Newman

CANADA - The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate steady at 2.75 per cent. This is the first time since last June that the rate hasn't decreased. This will give the central bank more time to see how the U.S. tariffs will impact Canada's economy, says Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem. The report showed two scenarios for how the uncertainty surrounding tariffs could develop economically. The tariffs could be negotiated away quickly.

1 week ago | heartfm.ca | Marcie Culbert

WOODSTOCK - The 9th annual UDodge tournament was a huge success for United Way Oxford. The dodgeball tournament raised a record breaking $18,311 at Huron Park Secondary School on Saturday April 12th. The team from VS Design Studio won first place in the end, followed by Plays with Ballz in second and Shoppers Drug Mart Blue in third. The top fundraiser award went to the Sierra Hardhat Hooligans. The tournament has raised over $132,000 to date.