Posted AT 2:03 AM EST on 04/12/04
The Walkerton survivors
Walkerton, Ont.
Their house is a handsome split-level, aglitter with Christmas lights every bit as pretty as the neighbours', set off beautifully by the early-December snow.
Inside, at the kitchen table, Trudy and Wayne Fraser can take pride: Shilo, their eldest daughter, just married and began a teaching career; Alyssa is engaged and off at college; and Brandon, the last one at home, is well on his way to becoming an electrician.
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