To enter the Contest, participants must collect stamp(s) on Saturday, May 10, 2025  between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at each Doors Open or Studio Tour site they visit on their Passport Pamphlets. Participants must drop off their stamped Passport Pamphlet at any participating site or submit a photo of their stamped Passport Pamphlet via email to heritageservices@richmondhill.ca  or culture@richmondhill.ca  by Tuesday, May 13 at 5 p.m. Passport Pamphlets are available for pick-up at all participating sites.

Do I need to visit a minimum number of sites to enter the contest?

No minimum – each stamp equals one entry. The more stamps you collect, the better your chances are of winning!

Limit of one Passport Pamphlet per person. If you attempt or are suspected of attempting to enter more than once per the contest period or use robotic, automatic, programmed or any entry methods not authorized by these rules, it shall be deemed as tampering and will void your entry(ies).

For more information: heritageservices@richmondhill.ca  or culture@richmondhill.ca

The Contest is open to all residents of the City of Richmond Hill (“Richmond Hill”). Contestants must be 18 years of age or older at the Contest opening date to submit entry, contestants under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian submit their entry and verify consent.

Employees of the Corporation, 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.

A prize pack valued at approximately $50, containing unique locally donated items from participating sites (contents may vary).

Following the May 13, 2025 submission deadline, the Corporation will conduct a draw using the submitted Passport Pamphlets. Each contestant will be entered into the draw once for every stamp they have collected on their Passport Pamphlet. One entry will be randomly selected to determine the winner.

The selected contestant must correctly answer the mandatory mathematical skill-testing question before being declared the winner, subject to meeting all the conditions described in the eligibility criteria above.

The winners will be contacted by staff of the Corporation via the email or phone number provided within approximately two weeks of the event. If the winner cannot be reached within seven (7) days following the first attempt of contact, incorrectly answers to the mathematical skill-testing question, or declines the prize, the prize shall be forfeited and the Corporation has the right, at its sole discretion, to select another winner.

1. To be declared a winner, the selected contestant must first correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question.
2. Each winner shall sign a release declaring their eligibility as stipulated in these rules; agreeing that their name, image may be used for advertising purposes related to this Contest free of charge; and releasing the Corporation as well as its 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.
3. The prize(s) shall 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.
4. If the prize cannot be awarded as described in these rules, the Corporation reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component with another of comparable value, as determined in its sole discretion.
5. Refusal to accept the prize releases the Contest Parties from any obligation toward the winner.
6. If a contestant makes any false statement, (s)he will be automatically disqualified from the Contest. The winner will have to validate their date of birth and mailing address prior to receiving the prize.
7. The Contest Parties assume no liability for any loss, damage or injury, including without limitation:

• lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, illegible or incomplete entries;
• loss, theft or damage to software or computer or telephone data, including any breach of privacy;
• fraudulent calls;
• inability of any person to participate in the Contest for any reason including mistaken addresses on mail or email; technical, computer or telephone malfunctions or other problems with computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software; congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing;
• damage to any person’s computer, including as a result of playing or downloading any material relating to the Contest;
• any delay or inability to act resulting from any event or situation beyond their control whatsoever, including a public health or other emergency, or 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
• prizes that are lost, damaged or misdirected during shipping.

1. The Corporation 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, the Corporation reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
2. All personal information, such as name and contact information, is collected by the Corporation solely for the purposes of administering this Contest and shall not be used for any other purpose without your expressed consent. By providing this information, you consent to it being used for the stated purposes. Please see the Corporation’s’ privacy policy.
3. 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 rules may be disqualified by the Corporation. The Corporation is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest.
4. The Corporation 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 these Contest rules will be posted on RichmondHill.ca/DoorsOpen and RichmondHill.ca/StudioTour.
5. By entering, you agree to abide by the Contest rules and the decisions of the City, whose decisions are final and binding on all contestants.