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SUPPORT HEALTHCARE IN BC AND WIN BIG WITH THE VGH & UBC HOSPITAL FOUNDATION MILLIONAIRE LOTTERY

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Story by Sandra Thomas

It is the biggest ever tax-free cash prize, at $2.8 million, in British Columbia Home lottery history!

That’s among the incredible Grand Prize packages available to win as VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation presents the “VGH Millionaire Lottery.”

Proceeds support VGH & UBC Hospital Foundations.

“Money raised goes to funding innovative research, advancing specialized adult health care and purchasing critical medical equipment at Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, 

Vancouver Community Health Services and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute,” says Angela Chapman, President and CEO of VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. “People living in British Columbia who face serious illness or injury have the best chance of recovery thanks to our hospitals, which are equipped to tackle the most complex and rare conditions. 

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VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Millionaire Lottery contributes to this success as funds raised directly fuel groundbreaking research, cutting-edge technology, advanced medical equipment, and essential patient care improvements across Vancouver Coastal Health and the entire province. “VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Millionaire Lottery is an important contribution in ensuring that everyone in BC continues to receive world-class healthcare.

“We are profoundly grateful to our lottery supporters for empowering our exceptional researchers.”Longtime VGH Millionaire Lottery Spokesman, Todd Talbot has seen what’s on off er and is suitably impressed.“Among the prizes is a stunning home in South Surrey, valued at over $3.3 million — the most luxurious grand prize ever off ered in VGH Millionaire Lottery history,” he says. 

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“ Buying a ticket is a win-win situation…

You’re supporting health care for all of British Columbia and giving yourself a chance to change your life. ”

“This contemporary 4,456 square-foot home boasts fi ve bedrooms, six bathrooms, a gourmet chef’s kitchen, a private patio, and includes $100,000 for furnishings and accessories.”

Talbot knows plenty about housing construction, as the Canadian actor and television personality is known as the co-host of HGTV’s Love it or List it Vancouver.His latest is an eight-part docu-series called Todd Talbot Builds: The Passive House Project, now airing on Cottage Life Canada.

The series chronicles his endeavors and follows the four-year construction it took to turn an Okanagan Lake property into their summer home.A “Passive House” is a certifi cation that spotlights the focus on a dramatic reduction of energy use with respect to space heating and cooling.Its goal is to maximize energy performance, while also constructing more effi cient buildings.

Ultimately disaster struck and in August, 2023, the McDougall Creek wildfi re wiped out the property, along with 190 other homes and displaced some 10,000 people in the process.“Sadly, we were building in order to address resilience in the construction industry,” he says. “The principles that we were utilizing convince me now, more than ever, that it’s the direction we need to take going forward.” Tickets for the Millionaire Lottery are on sale until midnight Jan 10, 2025 at millionairelottery.com.“Buying a ticket is a win-win situation,” says Talbot.

“You’re supporting health care for all of British Columbia and giving yourself a chance to change your life.”

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