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Sackville's Fire & Rescue truck draw draws large crowd Saturday evening

SaltWire Network | Posted: Sept. 24, 2018, 3:43 p.m. | Updated: Sept. 25, 2018, 10:12 a.m. | 1 Min Read
Johnny Snowdon, left, of Amherst Chrysler gets ready to pull the winning ticket on Saturday evening as Sackville firefighters Laura Thurston and Walter Allen give the drum a last spin during the truck draw on Saturday evening at the fire station.
Johnny Snowdon, left, of Amherst Chrysler gets ready to pull the winning ticket on Saturday evening as Sackville firefighters Laura Thurston and Walter Allen give the drum a last spin during the truck draw on Saturday evening at the fire station. - Katie Tower

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The Sackville fire station was packed Sept. 22 as hundreds of people came out for the department's annual truck draw.

All 3,500 tickets sold out tfor the first time since 2006.

This year's winners are:

Truck: Michelle Casey of Amherst, N.S.
$3,000 trip voucher: Michaela Hunter of Aulac, N.B.
Generator: Robert Hicks of Sackville, N.B.
$1,000 Gas: Kristy & Taylor Wry of Sackville, N.B.
Dewalt Tool Kit: Nancy Baughan of Sackville, N.B.
$700 Groceries: Karen Bulmer of Sackville, N.B.

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