Good fortune flowing: Alberta flood victim wins show home in lottery

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William Rader, son Ethan Rader and wife Tonya pose with their cheque at the STARS Emergency Link Centre in Calgary in this undated handout photo. A man who was forced out of his home by flooding in southern Alberta last year has won a show home worth almost million. High River resident William Rader and his family were out of their house for almost two months when flood waters swamped most of the town south of Calgary last June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

CALGARY – A man who was forced out of his home by flooding in southern Alberta last year has won a show home worth almost $1 million.

High River resident William Rader was out of his house for almost two months when flood waters swamped most of the town south of Calgary last June.

Rader bought a ticket for the STARS air ambulance fundraising lottery and was one of four grand prize winners.

He says finding out he won a house is surreal and it will take some time to sink in.

The new house — worth $945,000 — is a bit of a drive from High River.

It’s located in the central Alberta city of Red Deer.

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