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Directly from the O’Doul’s Restaurant Press Release:

ROBSON STREET: As you may have heard by now, O’Doul’s Restaurant & Bar will be closing it’s doors at midnight, June 2nd after 40+ amazing years of serving the community. In it’s place, Chef Chris Whittaker and his team will open a new, ultra-sustainable restaurant that we hope you’ll come to know and love just as much as O’Doul’s. Watch for more exciting news regarding our late summer 2012 opening!

We wish to celebrate and remember O’Doul’s by creating an online photo gallery. To do this we need your help, so we’ve created this fun new contest as a tribute to the wonderful patrons, team, music, food and drink at O’Doul’s.

To enter, post photographs and smartphone pics of your O’Doul’s experiences on (O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar) or (using the hashtag #ORevoirODouls) from now to June 2, 2012. Drop-off or mail your photographs (we promise we’ll scan and send them back). Don’t forget to tell a little bit about your submissions! The winner will be announced on June 15, 2012. No purchase necessary for entry.

Who can enter?
O’Revoir O’Doul’s is open to all Canadian residents 18 years of age or older. Employees of the Listel Hotel Vancouver and O’Doul’s Restaurant & Bar, as well as their immediate families, co-habitants, agents or contractors are encouraged to submit entries but will not be eligible to win a prize.

How do I enter?
There are three ways to enter the O’Revoir O’Doul’s Photo Contest:
1) Like the O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar page and post your video or photo.
2) Post your pics to and include the #ORevoirODouls hashtag in the tweet. Feel free to use your favourite smartphone photo app (Instagram, Foursquare, Hipstamatic, Camera+, etc.)
3) Drop them off or mail them to – O’Revoir O’Doul’s Contest, 1300 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 1C5. We promise to mail them back to you! Enter as many pics as you’d like and be sure to tell us what they mean to you. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win the O’Revoir O’Doul’s Contest.

When is the deadline for entry?
Be sure to post your pics by 11:59pm PST, June 2, 2012, the last day of operation for O’Doul’s Restaurant & Bar.

What happens if you win?
If your image is selected you’ll win dinner for two, once a month for a year at our new restaurant!

How is the winning submission selected?
The winning submission will be selected by our panel of judges. Entries will be judged both on the quality of the image and the description of why it’s meaningful to you. All submitted images will be organized in a Facebook photo album and we encourage everyone to “like” your favourite entries.

How many submissions can win?
Only one lucky winner!

When and how is the winner announced and contacted?
The winner will be announced on Facebook and Twitter on June 4, 2012 and contacted. If the winner does not respond within 7 days, they automatically forfeit their prize. The winner must provide proof that they are 18 years of age or older to obtain their prize.

How does the winner obtain their prize?
The prize will be mailed to the address provided by the winner.

Help us make history!
Send us your O’Revoir O’Doul’s images by June 2, 2012 for your chance to win!