Elderly couple loses $200k to ‘woodchucking’ scheme after hiring man for home repairs – never answer during ‘peak’ time

AN ELDERLY couple were cruelly scammed out of $200,000 in a scheme that targeted them where they felt safest – their home.

The vicious scam saw three men trick the pair into agreeing to home improvement services that were either

Sinking house has couple locked in dispute over $200k repair bill

A couple’s newly-built home near Fairlie is slowly sinking at one end, causing an ongoing dispute between them, the council and the building firm over who should foot the $200,000 bill to fix it.

John and Susan Simpson don’t feel

Local sponsors pledges up to $200K for Habitat for Humanity ‘Repair Revolution,’ Sandwich home builds

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An area homebuilder has joined other local sponsors in pledging to match up to $200,000 in donations for Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex’s new affordable housing repair program and the construction of two homes in Sandwich Town.

The organization