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3 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, March 27, 2009 Senior plans to enjoy windfall Continued from page 1 "It's not bad for my age." While Ducharme has outlined travel home in Oakville, raising their family, ever since. Ducharme has lived in his current plans, he's not yet sure where he'd like to go. He said he has already west-end home since been to popular holiday 1960. "I will split it with my family destinations like Florida "I was a general foreand spend time travelling and and Barbados. man at Ford," said Ducharme purchased Ducharme of the career enjoying life." his winning ticket at the from which he retired in 90-year-old lottery winner Lottery Stop at Hopedale 1975. Maurice Ducharme Mall. He said he plays The 90-year-old quick-pick numbers. assures that while the While the draw was win has come later in held Saturday night, Ducharme didn't learn life, he has lots of time to enjoy it. "I will split it with my family and spend of his win until Sunday night after he'd time travelling and enjoying life," he said, called his daughter to check the numbers noting he will use the windfall to pay off via computer. Asked how winning the jackpot feels, some bills, too. As far as his health goes, Ducharme said, Ducharme chuckled, "Pretty good." RIZIERIO VERTOLLI / OAKVILLE BEAVER CLOSE CALL: Cottonwood Drive homeowner Stephen Ilott is pictured amid the charred remains of a brush fire that came dangerously close to his home. If you have a news tip or story idea, call the Oakville Beaver at 905-845-3824. Brush fire too close to home Discarded cigarette may have ignited dry grass By David Lea which, of course, connects to a house, so I was saying let's get these hoses going." The arrival of the fire department A Glen Abbey resident is asking people moments later brought the situation under to watch where they throw their cigarettes control. after a fast moving brushfire caused some "The way the wind was whipping tense moments for the Cottonwood Drive around, it was actually pushing the fire community on Monday. towards the homes," said Platoon Chief Dan Stephen Ilott was Stacey, Oakville Fire alerted something was "The way the wind was Department. wrong at around 2:30 whipping around, it was "So, we had an p.m. when a neighbour upgraded response with actually pushing the fire informed him of smoke three pumpers there. Two coming from an area towards the homes." hand lines (hoses) were between a number of pulled from the trucks Oakville Fire Platoon homes and a ravine. and there were about 15 "There were quite a Chief Dan Stacey firefighters on scene with number of little spot fires grass beaters and such. It going on," said Ilott. was under control within "The flames were shin high." minutes." Ilott told his neighbour to call the fire While the official cause of the fire has department and then began the process of not been determined both Ilott and the trying to assemble his garden hose, which Oakville Fire Department are asking resiwas still put away for winter. dents to watch where they discard their cigBy the time Ilott returned to the fire, it arettes as grass and brush are currently had grown considerably. very dry and flammable. "It was moving really fast," he said. "We're walking into a March with very "It had worked its way down the ravine little snow, we're probably going to get very and down the fence trail. Luckily we had a little precipitation for April, so it's dry and metal fence, but it had already started people's cigarettes are going to start fires," working on a wood fence farther down, said Ilott. 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