Here’s some details on some badly needed good news out of Bay de Verde.

54 residents found out they’ll be splitting a $1-million lottery win.

The town’s biggest employer, the Quinlan Brothers fish plant, burned to the ground in 2016, and took over year to be rebuilt.

A win like this is something the town’s mayor, Gerard Murphy, says is good for spirits, at a time when many could use a distraction.

He says for people to come up with a million dollar prize is uplifting during the doom and gloom of the current situation.