MARKHAM, ON, February 17, 2016 — The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation has pulled one of it’s prize show homes out of its annual Princess Margaret Home Lottery after Global News revealed that the property immediately adjacent to the home has a license issued by Health Canada to legally grow marijuana for personal consumption. Instead, the prize home will now be replaced with a cash prize of equivalent value ($1.285 million in cash, plus the bonus of $25,000, for a grand total of $1,310,000). Christine Lasky, Vice President of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, was quoted by Global News as saying, in regards to the home, “It will never open. It is closed to the public. It is no longer a prize in the Princess Margaret Home Lottery.” This decision was felt to be the most “appropriate and responsible action” and was made in full agreement with the full support of the home’s builders, Treasure Hills Homes, and in consultation with the licensing body that oversees charitable gaming, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The foundation’s $3.7 million Kleinburg show home, advertised on their site as their “biggest grand prize ever” is still available for public viewing. See article for further details and links.
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