The personal information collected through this contest is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and subsection 28(2) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1990. By entering the contest and voluntarily providing personal information, each contestant grants permission to the City to collect and use the contestant’s personal information for the purpose of administering the contest, selecting the contest winner and promoting the contest. Inquiries about the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information or questions about this contest should be directed to Shawna Chambers, Director, Climate Change, Environment & Waste Management at schambers@london.ca or 519 661-2489 x 5411.

Prizes and Chances of Winning

Prize winners will be drawn at random on March 30, 2026 of the entries submitted to the contest. The chances of winning are dependent on the number of eligible submissions received.

Prizes include:

- 5 passes to Storybook Gardens for 4 people
- 5 prizes of $25 City of London Recreation Gift Cards

Winner Notification

Selected winners will be drawn randomly, and will be contacted by a representative of the City of London via email to discuss their prize and how to pick it up. The first 5 winners drawn will each win 4 passes to Storybook Gardens, and the following 5 winners will each win a $25 City of London Recreation Gift Card. Once contacted, winners must complete a skill testing question prior to claiming their prize. Winners will have 120 days to claim their prize, starting the date of the winner notification. If the prize is not claimed, another winner will not be selected.

Contest participants agree to hold the City of London and all the partners and their officers, employers, agents, contractors and affiliates, harmless from any loss, damage or liability relating to this contest.

Contest participants acknowledge that this promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, SurveyMonkey.

City of London employees, volunteers and interns and members of Council are not eligible to win the contest.

Additional Details

By entering the contest, the contestant agrees to abide by the contest rules. No prize substitutions will be made, save for the City’s right, at its sole discretion, to make an offer or prize substitution of equivalent value.

The City reserves the right to verify the full legal name of the contest winners. To claim the prize, valid government issued photo identification may be required.

The City reserves the right, at its complete discretion, to cancel or modify the contest in the event that, in its opinion, the holding of the contest would be prevented for one reason or another, including a technical failure or breakdown, an unauthorized intervention, fraud or any other cause beyond the control of the City which would compromise the management, security, impartiality, integrity or smooth running of this contest. This contest is null and void where prohibited by law.

Any dispute regarding the organizing or conduct of this contest may be submitted to Shawna Chambers, Director, Climate Change, Environment & Waste Management, at schamber@london.ca or 519 661-2489 x 5411.

The City is not responsible for computer system, hardware, software or program malfunctions or other errors, failures, or delayed computer transactions or network connections that affect the contest or your participation in it.

Furthermore, the City is not responsible for:

• 1)Lost, misdirected, misplaced, illegible, unintelligible, incomplete or late entries.
• 2)Any act, failure to act, or delay regarding the transmitting or processing of entries.

The City is also not responsible for any technical delays in submission emails, entries and/or uploads and updates. The City reserves the right to disqualify any contestant that the City has reason to believe does not comply with the contest rules. If after the awarding of the contest prizes a contest winner is disqualified or determined to be ineligible, an alternate winner will be selected using the same judging process/criteria described above. Alternate winners are subject to all requirements set forth in these rules.

The City reserves the right to change or alter these rules for the purpose of accommodation in the submission of photo entries, and of participants in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). The City is entitled to interpret these rules as required and its decisions are final.

By participating in the contest, the contestant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City and its employees, Councillors, agents and representatives from any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind resulting from the contestant's participation in this contest, including infringement of another person’s intellectual property rights. The contestant also releases the City and its employees, Councillors, agents and representatives from any responsibility or liability for any damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind the contestant may incur or suffer arising in whole or in part from participation in this contest.

This contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. These contest rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws or the policy of any other entity having jurisdiction over the contest.

Prize winners will be required to sign a form accepting the prize as awarded. By entering the contest all contestants agree to all of the terms and conditions set out herein.