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CBC's Saskatoon Morning Open House NYE Getaway Contest

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CONTEST RULES

CBC's Saskatoon Morning Open House New Year's Eve Getaway Contest ("Contest")

From Friday, December 11, 2015 at 6:00 a.m. CST to 8:30 a.m. CST ("Contest Period")

Contest Parties:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ("CBC")
and Delta Bessborough, Saskatoon ("Sponsor")

THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR RESIDENTS OF CANADA ONLY AND WILL BE INTERPRETED ACCORDING TO CANADIAN LAW.

1. HOW TO ENTER

No purchase required. To enter the Contest, visit CBC's Saskatoon Morning Open House during the Contest Period and enter to win an overnight stay on New Year's Eve at the Delta Bessborough which includes dinner for two, breakfast and a ticket to NYE YXE @ the Bess.

Complete the official entry form during the Contest Period by providing the answer to the mandatory question along with your name and the requested contact information, and then drop the completed entry form in the Contest box located at the CBC's Saskatoon Morning Open House.

Limit of one entry per person per day. If you attempt or are suspected of attempting to enter more than once per day, or use robotic, automatic, programmed or any other methods of participation not authorized by the Contest Rules, it will be deemed as tampering and will void your entries, votes or other results of such participation.

2. ELIGIBILITY

Contest is open to all Canadian residents over the age of 19 at the opening of the Contest Period.

Employees of CBC, Sponsor and their affiliates, as well as such employees' 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

On Friday, December 11, 2015 a random draw will be conducted [NTD: if the Contest closes at 8:30am when the show ends, the draw cannot be "on air"]by Leisha Grebinski, host of Saskatoon Morning from among all eligible entries received during the Contest Period. The first selected contestant to correctly answer the mandatory mathematical skill-testing question will be declared the winner, subject to meeting all the conditions described in the Contest Rules.

Winner(s) will be contacted by telephone or by e-mail during the week following the random draw and should claim their prize as instructed by CBC by no later than three (3) days after the date they are initially contacted. If a winner cannot be reached within three (3) days following the first attempt of contact, incorrectly answers the mathematical skill-testing question, declines the prize, or fails to return and/or sign the required release form, the prize will be forfeited and CBC has the right, at its sole discretion, to select another winner.

4. DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE(S)

The winner will receive:

One overnight stay on December 31, 2015 (double occupancy) at the Delta Bessborough, located at 601 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon (retail value approximately $118);

NYE YXE @ the Bess dance featuring Men Without Shame and DJ Goodtimes (retail value approximately $50 per person;

Dinner for two (retail value approximately $150); and

Breakfast on January 1, 2016 at the Delta Bessborough (retail value approximately $23 per person). The prize includes only what is specifically described and no other allowance will be granted.

Total approximate retail value of the prizes is $341.

5. GENERAL RULES

5.1. To be declared a winner, the selected contestant must first correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question.

5.2. Each winner will sign a release declaring their eligibility as stipulated in Section 2 of the Contest Rules; agreeing that their name, image and/or voice may be used for advertising purposes related to this Contest free of charge; and releasing CBC, Sponsor, their affiliates, as well as its/their respective directors, officers and employees (the "Contest Parties") from all liability for any damage or loss arising from participation in this Contest or from the awarding, acceptance or use of the prize.

Anyone accompanying the winner in connection with the prize will sign a release agreeing that their name, image and/or voice may be used for advertising purposes related to this Contest free of charge, and releasing the Contest Parties from all liability for any damage or loss arising from use of the prize.

5.3. The prize will be accepted as is and may not be exchanged or refunded for an amount of money, sold or transferred. No substitutions will be allowed. Any unused portion of a prize will be forfeited.

5.4. If the prize cannot be awarded as described in the Contest Rules, CBC and Sponsor reserve the right to substitute a prize or prize component with another of comparable value, as determined in their sole discretion.

5.5. Refusal to accept the prize releases the Contest Parties from any obligation toward the winner.

5.6. If a contestant makes any false statement, (s)he will be automatically disqualified from the Contest.

5.7. The Contest Parties assume no liability for any loss, damage or injury, including without limitation: (i) lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, illegible or incomplete entries; (ii) loss, theft or damage to software or computer or telephone data, including any breach of privacy; (iii) fraudulent calls; (iv) inability of any person to participate in the Contest for any reason including mistaken addresses on mail or e-mail; technical, computer or telephone malfunctions or other problems with computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software; congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing; (v) damage to any person's computer, including as a result of playing or downloading any material relating to the Contest; (vi) any delay or inability to act resulting from an event or situation beyond their control, including a strike, lockout or other labour dispute at their location or the locations of the organizations and businesses whose services are used to administer this Contest; or (vii) prizes that are lost, damaged or misdirected during shipping.

5.8. Contestants found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Contest, including but not limited to acting in violation of the Contest Rules, attempting to participate in the Contest more than the maximum number of times allowed, to be acting with the intent to disrupt the normal operation of this Contest, as determined by CBC, will be disqualified. The discovery of any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods to participate in the Contest will void any attempted participation effected by such methods and the disqualification of the contestant utilizing the same in CBC's sole and absolute discretion.

5.9. When the Contest Rules allow entry via Facebook, Twitter or any other social network, the terms of use of these social networks apply and the social network, as well as its directors and officers, assume no liability whatsoever in connection with the Contest.

5.10. CBC reserves the right to cancel or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, CBC reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

5.11. All personal information, such as name and contact information, is collected by CBC solely for the purposes of administering this Contest and will not be used for any other purpose without your express consent. By providing this information, you consent to it being used for the stated purposes. Please see CBC's privacy policy at http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/privacy.html.

5.12. If the identity of a contestant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the contestant. The individual assigned to the e-mail address for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address is considered the authorized account holder. A selected contestant may be required to provide proof that (s)he is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry. All entries must be submitted from a valid e-mail account that may be identified by reverse domain name search. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid entry in this Contest will be the Contest server.

5.13. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries. All entries that are incomplete, illegible, damaged, irregular, have been submitted through illicit means, using any robotic, automatic programmed method that artificially increases the odds of winning or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the Contest Rules may be disqualified by the CBC. CBC is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest.

5.14. CBC reserves the right to amend the Contest Rules or to terminate the Contest at any time without any liability to any contestant. Any amendments to the Contest Rules will be posted on www.cbc.ca/sask (the "Website").

5.15. By entering, you agree to abide by the Contest Rules and the decisions of CBC and Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding on all contestants.

5.16. Contest Rules are available on the Website.

5.17. It is a priority for CBC to create online contests that are accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. For more information about how CBC makes this possible please visit www.cbc.ca/accessibility. If you have any accessibility requirements or special needs, please contact the contest coordinator, as noted below.

November 16, 2015

Alisha Edgelow

CBC Senior Communications Officer

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION