The Big Ticket Contest

This month's Big Ticket is brought to you by THIN AIR: the Winnipeg International Writers

Festival and McNally Robinson Booksellers.

Manitoba Reads is a friendly competition that involves you, the audience, to help choose a book for all of us to read this summer. Here's how it works:

A long list of 12 Manitoba authored books has been established by a panel of literary experts from which we want to establish the top book we should be reading this summer.

To enter VOTE then post a comment on our Manitoba Reads summer reading poll about why you voted for a particular book.

You can every day until the contest closes on August 12. If your comment is drawn at the contest's end then you will win the prize pack.

The Prize pack includes:

-A $150 McNally Robinson Gift Card
-A THIN AIR Festival Pass
-Some CBC merchandise 
 
DEADLINE: Sunday, August 12.

CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. TO ENTER

VOTE on your favourite Manitoba summer book then post a comment on our Manitoba Reads summer reading poll about why you voted for that particular book.

You can vote and comment once a day until the poll closes on August 12.

The odds of winning a prize are directly related to the number of eligible entries.

No purchase required.

Your information will not be shared with third parties.

2. ELIGIBILITY

The contest is open to all Canadian and International residents who have reached the age of majority in their province of residence at the time of entering the contest. Employees of CBC, as well as their immediate family (father/mother, brother/sister, son/daughter) or persons living under the same roof are not eligible to enter this contest.

3. PROCEDURE FOR AWARDING PRIZES

Random draw will be conducted to determine the prize winner.

Winners will be contacted by email, following the draw and should claim his/her prize as instructed by CBC by no later than three (3) days after they were initially contacted. If the prize is not claimed within this period, a new draw will be held

4. DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE

The prizes awarded have been described at top of page.

5. VALUE OF PRIZES

As listed above.

6. GENERAL RULES

6.1 The winner, as well as the people accompanying him/her, or their parents or guardians if the people accompanying the winner are minors, shall agree, if necessary, to have their name and/or picture, including their photograph, and/or their voices used for advertising purposes related to this contest, free of charge.

6.2 The prize shall be accepted as is and may not be exchanged for an amount of money, nor sold nor transferred. No substitutions will be allowed.

6.3 If the prize cannot be awarded as described in these rules, CBC, their affiliates, as well as their respective directors, officers and employees, reserve the right to substitute a prize or prize component with another of comparable value.

6.4 Refusal to accept the prize releases CBC, and their affiliates, as well as their respective directors, officers and employees, of any obligation and liability toward the winner.

6.5 Should any contestant make any false statement, he/she shall be automatically disqualified from the contest.

6.6 CBC, their affiliates, as well as their respective directors, officers and employees, shall assume no liability resulting from losses, delays, mistaken addresses on mail or e-mail received, typographical errors, technical, computer or telephone malfunctions, loss or theft of computer or telephone data, damage to software or computer equipment, fraudulent calls or any other mistake.

6.7 CBC, their affiliates, as well as their respective directors, officers and employees, shall assume no liability whatsoever for any situation in which their inability to act results from an event or situation unforeseeable or beyond their control, including a strike, lockout or any other labour dispute at their location or the locations of the organizations and businesses whose services are used to hold this contest

6.8 All personal information, such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address is collected solely for the purposes of administering this contest and shall not be used for any other purpose without consent. By providing this information, all contestants consent to it being used for the stated purposes.

6.9 By entering this contest, contestants agree to abide by the contest rules which shall be applied by the CBC. All its decisions are final.

6.10 Contest rules are available at 541 Portage Avenue at the front desk as well as on the CBC website http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/scene/

 

February 21, 2011

SCENE staff

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION