State of the Enviro Video ContestEligibility Requirements

To enter this contest you must:

  • Live in the Cowichan Region
  • Be between the ages of 8 and 24
  • Own the material you're submitting, and be able to provide written consent from any person that is featured in your video.

Also, your video must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for the contest:

  • It must meet all guidelines and criteria imposed by YouTube with respect to videos submitted to YouTube.
  • It must be primarily focused on issues related to the environment.
  • It must not contain, depict or refer to any crude, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, disparaging, discriminatory, offensive, illegal or otherwise unsuitable language, activity or other content.
  • It must demonstrate an appreciation and respect for the environment. It must not contain, depict or refer to any content that disparages or refers negatively to the Cowichan Valley Regional District Environment Commission or any individual who works for or with the CVRD (all as determined by the CVRD in its sole discretion).
  • It must not contain any content that violates any law or any third party's rights (including privacy, personality and intellectual property rights).
  • It may be in colour or black and white, and may be enhanced with graphics, special effects or animation.

The CVRD may disqualify any video entry if it determines (in its sole discretion) that the video does not comply with these eligibility requirements.

Note: CVRD Environment Commission members and CVRD employees and their immediate families (i.e., their spouses, siblings, children, spouses' parents, and the spouses of any of those individuals) and their household members (related or not), and anyone otherwise connected with the contest, are not eligible to enter the contest.