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TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2012
Lottery win leads to early retirement
VOL. 24, NO. 34
Two escape plane crash uninjured
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A scratch-and-win ticket worth more than half a million dollars means Nanaimo resident Ian Thompson has more time to spend with his family. The millworker won the $500,000 grand prize on a Classic Black Scratch and Win ticket bought at Save-On-Foods and plans to use the money for early retirement. “I plan on spending time walking around Westwood Lake and relaxing with my family,” Thompson said, in a press release from the B.C. Lottery Corporation. Thompson, 61, didn’t realize he won when he checked his ticket. Not wearing his glasses, he didn’t know he had the winning ticket until the retailer started yelling. It’s the first time he’s won a large prize. “The shock is just like you’d imagine it would be when you win,” Thompson said. “It’s exciting to be able to retire.”
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Two men escaped uninjured after engine trouble forced an emergency water landing in the Nanoose Bay area Sunday morning. The mayday call came in at 8:45 a.m. Sunday, just 10 minutes after the plane left Nanaimo airport, said Jeff Olsson, maritime coordinator with Victoria’s Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre. The two people were flying in a homebuilt, ultra-light aircraft that was having some sort of engine trouble, Olsson said. They put the plane down in the water about four kilometres northeast of the entrance to Nanoose Bay harbour. “It sounds like they just skimmed along the surface of the water and then bailed out,” said Olsson. “The plane sunk out beneath them fairly quickly.” A coast guard crew from French Creek picked the men up, uninjured but a little cold, after they were in the water about 25 minutes, he said. They were taken back to Schooner Cove Marina in Nanoose Bay, where marina staff gave them dry clothing and coffee before shuttling them back to the airport. Dockhand Bob Baker said at least one man lived in Nanaimo and while neither was hurt, they were shaken up from the crash. Olsson said the men were headed for Gillies Bay on Texada Island for an annual flyin event. At least two pleasure craft in the area, as well as the manager from Schooner Cove Marina and Nanaimo Harbour Patrol, offered assistance, he added.
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