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Deachman: High school sweethearts reunited 40 years later in supportive housing

Marc Marier and Joanne Higgs broke up in the 1970s. A string of bad luck later in life led them both to a residence run by the Shepherds of Good Hope — and finally some good fortune.

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When Marc Marier moved into a supportive housing residence in Kanata a handful of years ago, he didn’t expect to fall in love.

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And when Joanne Higgs tentatively approached Marier on one of his first days at the Hope Living residence — the reaction she got was also wholly unexpected.

“Are you Marc from Highland Park?” she nervously asked when she saw him in the lounge.

“Yes,” Marc answered before taking a scrap of paper from his........

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