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• Winning lotto ticket sold at Pasadena Irving

  The winning ticket is worth $64,000

• Municipal Awareness is next week, celebration at the Civic Centre next Friday

  Parsons says this is open to the public and there will be contests for kids, who are starting to learn what the city does.

• Student Job Fair today at Employment Centres in Corner Brook and Stephenville

  More than 100 employers have signed on to participate, and in some cases, students may even take part in on-the-spot interviews for available positions.

• No more meetings at the Hughes Brook Community Hall for one church group

  The church is believed to have 100K members in North America. It is often referred to as The Truth, The Way or the Two by Twos. It is also under investigation by the FBI into allegations of child sexual abuse.

• Several west coast fire departments get funding under the Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Award

  They are the Corner Brook Regional Fire Department, Deer Lake Fire Rescue and the HIS Fire department in Irishtown-Summerside