[Maritime Q-Scout]

When I was a kid, we had to sell tickets for minor hockey. We were fortunate to be in a place where my folks just bought all the tickets they had to sell.

Since my time playing but many moons ago, one of the local hockey associations' 50/50 tickets really took off. They're in businesses, in addition to players selling them. They routinely go for a couple thousand a week. At Christmas the jackpot his 6 figures. Needless to say, hockey isn't expensive in Glace Bay.

The other associations do well on their 50/50 tickets, not Glace Bay level but still.

To my knowledge there aren't any bingo nights or anything like that (the casino really ended those due to the demographic that goes to bingo night started going to the casino itself).

I personally hate asking for money. When my little guy has to sell tickets, we offer to the grandparents, and then buy the rest ourselves.