Burnaby woman wins $1 million from Lotto 6/49

Maria Hecimovic will be retiring five years early, travelling, and getting a puppy after winning $1 million earlier this month, according to a BC Lottery Corporation news release.

Hecimovic won the seven-figure reward on June 15, and she told BCLC she found out while getting ready for work.

The Burnaby resident first told her brother-in-law, since he was home, and later shared the news with the rest of the family.

“I was so excited and shocked, I had to sit on the roof to clear my head. Everyone in my family was so excited,” she said in a news release.

She said she’ll be travelling with her family to Seattle this summer, and she promised her nieces she would get a puppy if she ever won the lottery.

“I know they won’t let me forget that. Though, I will have more time to take the dog on walks, now,” she said.