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1. Agreement: These rules govern the St. Lawrence Winter Market Contest (the “Contest”). No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. The act of entering the Contest constitutes acceptance of these Contest rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which decisions shall be final and binding upon all entrants.
2. Sponsor & Prize Provider: The Contest sponsor is Wonderlist, a property of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited (the “Sponsor”). The prize provider is the St. Lawrence Market, operated by City of Toronto (the “Prize Provider”).
3. Eligibility: The Contest is open to residents of the city of Toronto and of the regions of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York who have attained the age of eighteen (18) at the start of the Contest Period. Notwithstanding the above, the Contest is not open to employees, immediate family members (i.e. spouses or biological, step or adoptive parents, children or siblings) or anyone domiciled with any employee of the Sponsor or Prize Provider or any of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies or fulfillment houses. Incomplete or illegible entries, bulk drop offs, photocopies, scanned copies, facsimiles or other mechanically or electronically reproduced entries will not be accepted and will be disqualified. Limit of one (1) entry per person per day.
4. Contest: The Contest begins at 9:00am ET on November 28, 2025 and ends at 9:00am ET on December 8, 2025 (the “Contest Period”). There are three ways to enter the Contest and be eligible to win a prize:
(a) Online: during the Contest Period, access the Contest website at https://wonderlist.ca/st-lawrence-winter-market-contest/, read these Contest rules, and follow the instructions to enter, complete and submit a Contest entry form (a valid email address will be required). Each entrant may use only one email address to enter the contest. To enter online, you must be a current subscriber or agree at the time of entry to subscribe to email alerts for the Sponsors’ websites: www.wonderlist.ca.
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(b) Email: during the Contest Period, email wonderlistfeedback@thestar.ca with the subject line “St. Lawrence Winter Market Contest”, your full name, email address, telephone number and an original 50 word essay about what type of vendors you would like to see at the St. Lawrence Market. Please note that your e-mail entry must be accompanied by a unique original essay. Email entries must be received during the Contest Period. Proof of emailing is not proof of receipt.
5. Winner Selection: Winner will be chosen by random draw from among all eligible entries received, which will take place at the Sponsor’s offices located at 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5V 0S8 on December 8, 2025. The potential winner will be contacted by telephone or email by a representative of the Sponsor and must reply within 48 hours to maintain eligibility. If a potential winner cannot be contacted within this time period or fails to respond to any attempted contact or incorrectly answers the skill-testing question, such potential winner will be disqualified, his/her entry will be declared null and void and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to select at random another eligible entry, in which event these provisions shall apply to such other eligible entry. In order to be eligible to win, each potential winner must correctly answer a time limited mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance or mechanical or electronic aid.
6. Prizing: There is one (1) prize available to be won, consisting of gift cards redeemable at the St. Lawrence Market totaling $1,000.00. Approximate retail value of the prize is $1,000.00 CAD.
Unauthorized use, reproduction or resale of the prize is prohibited. Safeguard your gift card. Gift cards will not be replaced or replenished if lost, stolen, used incorrectly or without authorization. Gift cards may not be exchanged for cash. Any purchase for an amount greater than the available balance of your gift card must be paid with an alternative method of payment. Unless otherwise specified, the gift card cannot be combined with any other discounts, specials or offers. Sponsor reserves the right to limit, revoke or refuse the use of a gift card at any time at its sole discretion. Except where prohibited by law, gift card may expire, and other terms and conditions may apply – see gift card supplier for details.
7. Prize Claim: The prizes will be sent via mail to the winner by the Prize Provider. If a potential winner fails to provide a valid mailing address to the Sponsor within 48 hours of notification that they have been selected as the potential winner, such potential winner will be deemed to have forfeited the prize and the Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to select another potential winner using the method described above. Sponsor and Prize Provider shall not be responsible or liable for unclaimed, lost, damaged, or stolen prizes or for postal or courier delays, strikes or errors. If a potential winner is unable or unwilling to accept or otherwise redeem any prize on the terms it is awarded, the prize shall be forfeited, and no cash or substitutes will be provided in whole or in part.
8. Release: Prior to receiving the prize, each potential winner will be required to show valid photo ID demonstrating that the potential winner is of legal drinking age, and to sign a declaration of eligibility and release form releasing the Sponsor, its related parties and Prizer Provider from any and all liability in connection with the Contest and/or the prize, confirming compliance with the Contest rules and consenting to the use of their name and photograph, in any and all forms of media, without further compensation, in any publicity carried out by the Sponsor, and its respective advertising and promotional agencies. The signed form must be received by the Sponsor within 24 hours of notification or the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate entrant.
9. Indemnity: By participating in this Contest, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and Prizer Provider and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or related companies and licensees and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors, assignees, agents, licensees, representatives, advertising, media buyers and promotional agencies (the “Released Parties”) from any and all damages, injuries, claims, suits, actions, causes of action, costs, expenses, liabilities or losses of any kind (including but not limited to lawyers’ fees) arising out of or relating to your participation in the Contest; your receipt or use of any prize; your violation of any term of these Contest rules or your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right.
10. Privacy: We use your personal information to administer this Contest, including contacting, announcing and promoting prize winners, and may transfer your personal information to third party service providers (including but not limited to Prizer Provider) in order to perform services such as prize fulfillment and delivery. The Contest is run in compliance with the Sponsor’s privacy policy, which may be found in full at http://notices.torstar.com/privacy-policy/index.html.
11. Banning: The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, prohibit any person from entering the Contest whom it believes to be abusing the rules. Such abuse includes entering false information and entering more times than permitted under these Contest rules.
12. Other: Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. This Contest is governed by the laws of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein and is void where prohibited by law. The Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest or the Contest rules at any time without notice. All prizes must be accepted as awarded, are non-transferable and are not convertible to cash. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize or any portion of a prize with a prize of equal or greater value. All prizes are awarded as-is and no warranties or guarantees are implied or expressed. Neither Sponsor nor Prizer Provider shall be liable for any lost, late, misdirected or stolen entries or inability to process entries, or any errors, damage or negligence that may arise in connection with this Contest, including technical issues or failures on any website or software, viruses, website disruptions, malfunctions or website down-time, human error, personal injury or property damage incurred by any Contest entrant. Sponsor is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest. Use of any automated system including robotic or form filling software to enter or participate in this Contest is prohibited and will result in disqualification of all entries by anyone using such assistance. If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address provided at time of entry. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.