Canuck Place Children’s Hospice News Stream

Vancouver, BC, February 11, 2025 — Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Winter 50/50 to support children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.

Tickets start at 1 for $5, and you can get 200 for only $50! The winner will split the anticipated $350,000 jackpot with Canuck Place.

Your ticket purchase helps provide exceptional care for children on Canuck Place’s program, providing support and care during times of uncertainty. Odds are, you’ll help families in need.

Your ticket purchase helps support in-home care for families like the Rempels in communities across BC.

Canuck Place is what keeps families together. As families face uncertainty with their child’s serious illness diagnosis, being able to choose the place for care is a comfort. To meet this need, Canuck Place nurses and physicians offer community-based care to families in-home, in-hospital, and virtually through the 24-Hour Clinical Care Line and the Enhanced Community Care Program.

Purchase your tickets by March 5 for your chance to split the anticipated $350,000 jackpot and help families create lasting memories with the time they have left. Good luck!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, our talented team, patient family partners, and over 330 volunteers, we care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, March 5 at midnight
Draw Date:  Thursday, March 6 at 3 p.m. PST
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age. Gaming licence #157774 Chances are 1 in 1,873,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win the grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, February 4, 2025 — Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Winter 50/50 to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and give yourself something to daydream about! What will you do if you win half the jackpot?

Tickets start at 1 for $5, and you can get 200 for only $50! The winner will split the anticipated $350,000 jackpot with Canuck Place.

Your ticket purchase helps provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

Your ticket purchase helps provide Canuck Place families with much-needed medical respite care, ensuring they get rest, renewal, and support while staying in either of the Vancouver or Abbotsford hospices.

Canuck Place is a home away from home. When a child is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, parents are faced with 24/7 care. The Canuck Place medical respite program allows children the opportunity to receive in-hospice clinical care for complex illnesses, pain and symptom management, recreation therapy and counselling, while their families receive much-needed rest, renewal, and support.

Purchase your tickets by March 5 for your chance to split our anticipated $350,000 jackpot and give back to families in need. Good luck!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, our talented team, patient family partners, and over 330 volunteers, we care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, March 5 at midnight
Draw Date:  Thursday, March 6 at 3 p.m. PST
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age. Gaming licence #157774 Chances are 1 in 1,873,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win the grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, January 27, 2025 — You can purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Winter 50/50 and help support Canuck Place children and families. Enter for your chance to win half the jackpot!

Tickets start at 1 for $5, and you can get 200 for only $50! The winner will split the anticipated $350,000 jackpot with Canuck Place.

Your ticket purchase helps Canuck Place provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

Since launching in Fall 2020, the Canuck Place 50/50 has raised $4,481,692.50!  Half of this has gone to the lucky winners, and half goes to support exceptional care in Canuck Place hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford, and in communities across BC and the Yukon.

Canuck Place is the only pediatric palliative care provider in BC and the Yukon. Canuck Place Children’s Hospice provides complex pediatric palliative care for 920 children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, across BC and the Yukon.

Purchase your tickets by March 5 for your chance at splitting the anticipated $350,000 jackpot. Good luck!

Proudly sponsored by:

About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s only pediatric palliative care provider. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, a provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, our talented team, patient family partners, and over 330 volunteers, we care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, March 5 at midnight
Draw Date:  Thursday, March 6 at 3 p.m. PST
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age. Gaming licence #157774 Chances are 1 in 1,873,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win the grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, October 9, 2024 — IT’S NOW OR NEVER: Ticket sales for the Canuck Place Fall 50/50 + Prize Draw, presented by RE/MAX Agents of the Lower Mainland, close tonight at midnight!

This is your last chance to win fabulous prizes like the Whistler Alpine Retreat or the Sony Bravia 65-inch TV. And with the 50/50 jackpot over $365,000, someone will win big, but your help is needed to grow it even more by midnight!

If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, this is it! Buy your tickets before midnight and help Canuck Place families live life to the fullest!

Not much time left! Sales close in:

This is it. Less than a day left to purchase your tickets! Deadline is TONIGHT at midnight.

Whistler: Alpine Retreat for 2 Experience the mountainside luxury of Fairmont Chateau Whistler. Enjoy two-nights accommodation in a Fairmont room for two people inclusive of daily buffet breakfast in the Wildflower for two, daily self-parking for one vehicle, applicable taxes and resort fee.

Take in the glorious spectacle of Vallea Lumina—a multimedia light show and night walk through an enchanted forest in pursuit of hidden wonders.

Refresh and refuel with a $150 Keg gift certificate, and $200 Top Table Group gift card to spend at Araxi, Bar Oso, or Il Caminetto.

Generously donated by The Fairmont Chateau Whistler, The Adventure Group Whistler, and friends of Canuck Place.

Value: $2,538.70

*Hotel certificate expires October 9, 2025 and is subject to blackout dates

Ticket sales close at midnight! Don’t miss your chance!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s pediatric palliative care program. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite and family support, pain and symptom management, provincial 24-hour clinical care line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, our talented team, patient family partners, and over 328 volunteers, we care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, October 9 at midnight
Final Draw Date: Friday, October 11 at 11 a.m. PDT

Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

Gaming licence #’s: 153869, 153870. Chances are 1 in 2,268,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win half the 50/50 jackpot and 1 in 545,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, October 8, 2024 — The jackpot for the Canuck Place Fall 50/50 + Prize Draw, presented by RE/MAX Agents of the Lower Mainland, is over $265,000, but your help is needed to reach the goal of $500,000! One lucky winner will get half!

Buy your prize tickets for a chance at six prizes, including a $1,000 WestJet gift card and a Sun Peaks Mountain Escape! But don’t wait too long—sales close tomorrow at midnight!

Not much time left! Sales close in:

Don’t wait, sales close tomorrow. Every ticket purchased helps create a lifetime of memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them.

Sun Peaks: Mountain Escape for 2 Explore the best of Sun Peaks with a $1,000 Sun Peaks Grand Hotel gift card (good for accommodation and Morrisey’s and Mantles restaurants). With a $200 Sun Peaks Resort gift card, you can rent gear, shop, or eat at 20 resort locations.

Enjoy one hour of Axe Throwing for two at Cleavage Axe Throwing and cap the evening with a $150 Bottoms Bar & Grill gift certificate. This package also includes a $50 Vertical Café gift card.

Generously donated by Cleavage Axe Throwing, and friends of Canuck Place.

Value: $1,490.30

The end is so close! Purchase your tickets before midnight tomorrow for your chance at half the jackpot. Good luck!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s pediatric palliative care program. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite and family support, pain and symptom management, provincial 24-hour clinical care line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, our talented team, patient family partners, and over 328 volunteers, we care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, October 9 at midnight
Final Draw Date: Friday, October 11 at 11 a.m. PDT

Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

Gaming licence #’s: 153869, 153870. Chances are 1 in 2,268,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win half the 50/50 jackpot and 1 in 545,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, October 7, 2024 — ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT! Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Fall 50/50 + Prize Draw, presented by RE/MAX Agents of the Lower Mainland, to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and get your chance to win half the jackpot or one of six fabulous prizes!

The 50/50 jackpot is growing fast and there are six prizes up for grabs, including the Sony Bravia 65-inch TV and the Whistler Alpine Retreat!

Your 50/50 and prize tickets purchase help provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

Time left to buy your tickets:

Don’t wait, there are only 3 days left to purchase your tickets. Every ticket purchased helps families along their journey, so no one walks this journey alone.

The Sony 65” Bravia 7 TV is engineered to offer cinematic experience right in your home. It features sophisticated technologies like a QLED panel, XR Triluminos Pro colour, powerful XR Processor, and XR Clear Image to deliver stunningly impressive picture quality. Acoustic Multi-Audio technology enhances audio performance to deliver immersive and spatial audio experience.

Generously donated by SONY.

Value: $2,699.99

Sales close soon! Buy your tickets Wednesday at midnight!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s pediatric palliative care program. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite and family support, pain and symptom management, provincial 24-hour clinical care line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, our talented team, patient family partners, and over 328 volunteers, we care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, October 9 at midnight
Final Draw Date: Friday, October 11 at 11 a.m. PDT

Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

Gaming licence #’s: 153869, 153870. Chances are 1 in 2,268,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win half the 50/50 jackpot and 1 in 545,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, October 1, 2024 — Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Fall 50/50 + Prize Draw, presented by RE/MAX Agents of the Lower Mainland, to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice! Give yourself the chance to win big and help raise the jackpot higher than ever to support Canuck Place children and families!

Just one week left! Buy your tickets today for your chance to win half the anticipated jackpot of $500,000 or to win one of six fabulous prizes, including the Sony Bravia 65-inch TV and the Sun Peaks Mountain Escape!

Your 50/50 and prize ticket purchases help provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

The jackpot is growing fast, and there are six fabulous prizes left to win. What will you do if you win?

Take to the Skies: WestJet Escape Plan your next travel adventure with a $1,000 WestJet gift card, 8 days of parking at YVR Airport, a two-piece CHAMPS Hard Side Expandable Luggage Set, and a Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 Instant Camera Bundle to capture your travel memories.

Generously donated by Park’N Fly YVR, and friends of Canuck Place.

Value: $1,607.23

One week left! Buy your tickets today and daydream about where you’d fly!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s pediatric palliative care program. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite and family support, pain and symptom management, provincial 24-hour clinical care line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, our talented team, patient family partners, and over 328 volunteers, we care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, October 9 at midnight
Final Draw Date: Friday, October 11 at 11 a.m. PDT
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

Gaming licence #’s: 153869, 153870. Chances are 1 in 2,268,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win half the 50/50 jackpot and 1 in 545,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, September 25, 2024 — Buy your tickets today for the Canuck Place Fall 50/50 + Prize Draw, presented by RE/MAX Agents of the Lower Mainland, to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and give yourself the chance to win big! The 50/50 jackpot is already over $159,000 and climbing fast—and some lucky ticket purchaser will end up with half!

The deadline for the last Early Bird is tonight at midnight! Don’t miss your opportunity to win the fabulous Sea to Sky 2 Night Family Adventure and enter for a chance to win one of their fabulous prizes, including the Whistler Alpine Retreat and the Sony Bravia 65-inch TV.

Your 50/50 and prize ticket purchases help provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

Purchase prize tickets before midnight tonight for your chance to win the last Early Bird prize!

Sea to Sky: 2 Night Family Adventure Explore the Sea to Sky corridor with a two-night stay at The Sandman Hotel & Suites Squamish. Their large pool, hot-tub, and waterslide are great fun for the whole family, all year long

Elevate your adventure with a $400 gift certificate to the Sea to Sky Gondola, which may be used toward day tickets, annual passes, retail merchandise, and food and beverage purchases.

Enjoy a $150 Fergies Café gift certificate, $150 Boston Pizza gift certificate, and a $50 Fox & Oak Coffee & Donuts gift certificate.

Capture your memories with a Fujifilm Instax Mini camera bundle.

Generously donated by The Sandman Hotel & Suites Squamish, and friends of Canuck Place

Value: $1,833.99

Don’t miss your chance at the Sea to Sky Adventure! Buy your prize tickets by midnight!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s pediatric palliative care program. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite and family support, pain and symptom management, provincial 24-hour clinical care line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, our talented team, patient family partners, and over 328 volunteers, we care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Early Bird #2 Cutoff: Wednesday, September 25 at midnight
Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, October 9 at midnight
Final Draw Date: Friday, October 11 at 11 a.m. PDT

Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

Gaming licence #’s: 153869, 153870. Chances are 1 in 2,268,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win half the 50/50 jackpot and 1 in 545,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, September 11, 2024 — Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Fall 50/50 + Prize Draw, presented by RE/MAX Agents of the Lower Mainland, to support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and buy yourself a thrilling chance to win! Canuck Place children and families win when you buy your tickets, but will you win big too?

The cutoff for the first Early Bird prize is at midnight tonight! Add prize tickets to your order today for your chance to win an 11-inch iPad Pro.

Your 50/50 and prize ticket purchases help provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

Purchase prize tickets before midnight tonight for your chance to win the first Early Bird prize!

This 4th generation 11-inch Apple iPad Pro gives you the ultimate iPad experience. Featuring a powerful Apple M2 chip, 128GB, and 11-inch Liquid Retina display, it boasts astonishing performance and incredibly advanced displays, and superfast wireless connectivity. Powerful new features come with iPadOS 16.

Generously donated by TELUS

Value: $1,100

Don’t miss your chance to win an 11-inch iPad Pro! Buy your prize tickets by midnight!

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About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s pediatric palliative care program. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite and family support, pain and symptom management, provincial 24-hour clinical care line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, our talented team, patient family partners, and over 328 volunteers, we care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Early Bird #1 Cutoff: Wednesday, September 11 at midnight
Early Bird #2 Cutoff: Wednesday, September 25 at midnight
Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, October 9 at midnight
Final Draw Date: Friday, October 11 at 11 a.m. PDT

Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

Gaming licence #’s: 153869, 153870. Chances are 1 in 2,268,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win half the 50/50 jackpot and 1 in 545,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

Vancouver, BC, August 26, 2024 — Did you hear? The Canuck Place 50/50 now features a prize draw, and tickets are on sale today!

Purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Fall 50/50 + Prize Draw, presented by RE/MAX Agents of the Lower Mainland. Enter for your chance to win half the anticipated $500,000 jackpot or one of eight fabulous prizes and help support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice’s children and families!

Don’t miss your chance at the first Early Bird prize! Buy your prize tickets before midnight on September 11 for a chance to win an 11-inch iPad Pro from TELUS!

Your 50/50 and prize ticket purchases help provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

Since launching in Fall 2020, the Canuck Place raffle program has raised $4,305,635 in 50/50 jackpots! One half of this goes to the lucky winners, and the other supports exceptional care in hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford, and in communities across BC and the Yukon.

Your ticket purchases help provide pediatric palliative care and opportunities to make precious memories together to families like the Hernandezes.

Canuck Place is the only pediatric palliative care provider in BC and the Yukon. Canuck Place provides complex pediatric palliative care for 920 children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, across BC and the Yukon.

Proudly sponsored by:

About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s pediatric palliative care program. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite and family support, pain and symptom management, provincial 24-hour clinical care line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, our talented team, patient family partners, and over 328 volunteers, we care for children with short lives and the families who love them.

Early Bird #1 Cutoff: Wednesday, September 11 at midnight
Early Bird #2 Cutoff: Wednesday, September 25 at midnight
Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, October 9 at midnight
Final Draw Date: Friday, October 11 at 11 a.m. PDT

Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

Gaming licence #’s: 153869, 153870. Chances are 1 in 2,268,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win half the 50/50 jackpot and 1 in 545,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.