Here is what Vancouver residents would do if they won a million bucks

What would you do if you won a million dollars? 

It's a question we posed to readers in a Vancouver Is Awesome daily newsletter and it drummed up a wide array of responses. We also asked what they would do if they won even more than a million. 

Mary-Ann Williams wrote she would buy tiny houses and give them away to all that need them. She'd then ask people to learn a trade "that is so needed in both Canada and [United States]."

Debbie Litvack said she would "breathe easier" and pay back debt. After that, she would make a donation to her daughters' elementary and high schools as a "thank you" for the years their education was subsidized.

"I would put some away in trust for each of them," she added. "I would put some away for our move - we are getting renovicted.  Finally, I would anonymously send a bit to those people around me who could use a bit of help!"

Dean Ponto is all about the animals. He told V.I.A. that he and his partner "would help save many of the pets in Ukraine" if they won the big prize.

Both PK and Gary Moore would "travel nonstop." Moore would "also send [money] to Ukraine as [he is] half Ukrainian."

Kim Papish said the question raises important discussion around the accessibility of mental health therapy in British Columbia. 

"If I had a million dollars I would be able to afford mental health therapy," she wrote. "They say money can't buy happiness. I beg to differ.

"If I had money for treatment...I would be happy"

Barbara Murphy-Bridge would help her family pay off debt. After that, however, she would donate the rest of the money to two charities: LifeWater Canada and SCAW (Sleeping Children Around the World).