Santa Claus Parade Colouring Contest RULES

1. Agreement: These rules govern the Santa Claus Parade Colouring Contest (the “Contest”). No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. The act of entering the Contest constitutes acceptance of the Contest rules and the decisions of the Contest judges, which decisions shall be final and binding upon all entrants.

2. Sponsor: The Contest sponsor is the Toronto Star, a publication of Torstar Corp. and The Allan Candy Company Limited

3. Eligibility: The Contest is open only to Ontario residents 12 years of age or younger except for anyone who is an immediate family member of or who lives with any employee of the Sponsor or its corporate affiliates, advertising or promotional agencies. Limit of one entry per person. 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.

4. Contest: To enter the Contest, colour in the line-art drawing of Allan Candy’s Bigfoot found in the Toronto Star on November 15, then bring that drawing or a hand drawn facsimile to Yonge Dundas Square on Sunday, November 15 between 11am and 3pm and deposit it in the Toronto Star Giant Gift Box. Alternatively, you may mail an entry to "Bigfoot Colouring Contest", 1 Yonge St. 3rd floor, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6. All entrants must include their name and age along with the name, consent, address and phone number of a parent or legal guardian. The Contest begins at 11am on November 15 and ends at 5:00pm, Nov. 27, 2009. All entrants must have the consent of his/her parent or legal guardian to submit his/her personal information in order to enter the Contest. The parent or legal guardian must complete all the required fields of the relevant portion of the entry form, including his/her name and address. If a parent or legal guardian does not provide consent, the entry will be disqualified. The potential winner will be chosen by random draw, which will take place on or around Monday, November 30, 2009. The parent or legal guardian of 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 the parent or legal guardian of the potential winner cannot be contacted within this time period or fails to respond to any attempted contact, 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, the parent or legal guardian of the potential winner must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance or mechanical or electronic aid.

5. Prize: There is one prize available to be won, as determined by random draw from all eligible entries received. The prize consists of:

• Allan’s Bigfoot Candy Cabin – Value: $750.

Sponsor will not mail or courier the prize and is not responsible for unclaimed prizes.

6. Release: Prior to receiving the prize, the parent or legal guardian of the winner may be required to show valid photo ID and to sign a declaration of eligibility and release form releasing the Sponsor and its related parties from any and all liability in connection with the Contest and/or the prize, confirming compliance with the rules and consenting to the use of his or her child’s name and photograph, in any and all forms of media, without further compensation, in any publicity carried out by the Sponsor and/or their advertising and promotional agencies. The signed form must be received within 24 hours of notification or the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate entrant.

7. Privacy: We use your personal contact information to administer this Contest, including contacting, announcing and promoting prizewinners. The Contest is run in compliance with the Toronto Star privacy code, which may be found in full at www.thestar.com.

8. 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 than once.

9. 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 portion of the prize with a prize of equal or greater value. All prizes are awarded as-is and no warranties or guarantees are implied or expressed, beyond the standard manufacturer's warranty. Sponsor is not 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 failures on the part of Contest software, virus, website down-time, human error 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.