There’s some good news and bad news for people with a knack for prose and a dream they’ll wake up one day owning waterfront property in the British Columbia Interior.
The good news is there’s a $100 cheque in the mail.
The bad news is the call saying they won the grand prize is never going to come.
Suzan and Ed Yawney of Kamloops, B.C. designed an essay contest in December to raffle off their $150,000 two-bedroom lakefront home and bring in a small profit.
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Contestants were asked to write a 300-word essay explaining why they wanted to win.
But with only 1,000 entries by the Jan. 31 deadline, the Yawneys had to call the contest off.
“One can’t help but be a little disappointed that it didn’t go but we learned a lot and enjoyed reading all the essays,” Ed Yawney said.
Essays from Prairies
The couple put the lakeside house near Savona on the market this month.
To their surprise, almost 40 percent of essays came from the Prairies.
“A lot of people out in your area sure want to come to B.C.,” he said.
Of the entries, Yawney said he might have chosen one describing the aesthetic pleasures of living close to nature.
“The one that stood out in my mind talked about the sights and sounds and serenity of living near the lake.”
Contestants should receive their cheques within the next two weeks, Yawney said.
