INNISFIL, ONT. Just before her 90th birthday, Barb Elcome rolled up her sleeve to get a COVID-19 booster shot in Innisfil. That was the best ever! Elcome said as she left the Innisfil Recreational Centre s vaccine clinic on Monday with her husband. The couple said they had been leaning on love and laughter to help them cope during the past year. We ve lost all our hugs, kisses, friendships and outings, they said. Appointments for those 85 and older are booked solid into mid-March as seniors grow eager to do what they can to end a painfully quiet year without visits from their grandchildren and friends.
BARRIE, ONT. A Nottawa man is the region s newest millionaire after winning the lottery. David Schnurr said he plays the lottery occasionally but always gets quick picks. I stopped at the gas station on my way home from work to pick up pop for my wife and decided to purchase some tickets. A few days later, the 61-year-old s wife checked his tickets and started screaming. In her excitement, she thought we won $100,000. I came to see for myself, expecting to be disappointed, then double-checked my numbers to those online. It was surreal! Seriously - I won a million dollars, he said in disbelief.
A single Barrie police cruiser remains in front of a home on Dunsmore Lane Wednesday, one day after a massive OPP investigation at the residence in the city s north-east end.