Our new initiative, BC Seniors Online 50/50 was launched February 1st and is accessed through SeniorsLottery.ca.
In addition to the Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre, we have been joined by four partner seniors’ centres from around the province: Campbell River, Gibsons, Mackenzie and Oliver. We hold the BC Gaming license in our name and will administer the lottery. The partner centres will sell tickets on-site with handheld devices, and online ticket buyers will choose which of our five centres their purchase supports. Not only will this new partnership benefit more seniors across British Columbia, but it will also make the monthly jackpot bigger and more appealing to ticket buyers! Each month, all five participating centres will receive 30% of their combined in-house and online ticket sales. At the SSAC, our proceeds will be enhanced by the larger jackpots which will attract more ticket buyers and from the 5% of the total Jackpot that we charge to administer the lottery. Our funds will continue to be directed to our affordable lunch program. The other centres have committed to prioritizing funds being used to support essential affordable meal programs and activity services for seniors at their centres. The hope is that the lottery will expand in 2027 as more seniors’ centres around the province, currently sitting on the sideline, are attracted by the success of our partners.
Tickets are already on sale for this month’s draw with the sales to be closed at midnight on Thursday, February 26th. We encourage you to get your tickets early to build up the Jackpot and the excitement about the lottery. Tickets can now be purchased during opening hours at SSAC. To maximise our sales, we need the general public to be aware of, and motivated to participate in the lottery. If you would like to help by volunteering 2 or 3 hours of your time once a week or month to sit at a table in teams in a shopping mall or pub/bar and grill, please give your contact information in at the front desk, or email Alison at .
