{"id":2033,"date":"2011-08-11T21:57:08","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T01:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/masterchuck.ca\/blog\/?p=2033"},"modified":"2011-09-01T20:05:58","modified_gmt":"2011-09-02T00:05:58","slug":"mr-northern-ontario-bear-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/masterchuck.ca\/blog\/2011\/08\/11\/mr-northern-ontario-bear-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr Northern Ontario Bear 2011 August 20, 2011 Proudly Sponsored by Squirt"},"content":{"rendered":"

This summer, SNO-Bears is having its first Mr. Northern Ontario Bear competition, to be held on the Saturday evening of our Northern Exposure 2011 Run<\/a> (August 20, 2011). Join us for a celebration of bear-ness in its many forms!<\/p>\n

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Contestant qualifications<\/span><\/h2>\n

Each contestant in the Mr Northern Ontario Bear competition must:<\/span><\/h4>\n
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  1. Be at least eighteen (18) years old.<\/li>\n
  2. Be legally male, or male self identified.<\/li>\n
  3. Be self identified as a bear or cub in the bear community.<\/li>\n
  4. Be of same-sex or bi-sex orientation.<\/li>\n
  5. Be a resident of Northern Ontario, or have Temporary Residence Status as granted by the board of SNO Bears.<\/li>\n
  6. Be registered for the Sno-Bears Northern Exposure 2011 event.<\/li>\n
  7. Either have demonstrable bear fur, or a demonstrated interest in fur, food, wrestling, or mauling and\/or growling during sex.<\/li>\n
  8. Have at least one bear related piece of clothing, leather, jock, or burger wrapper.<\/li>\n
  9. Agree to appear onstage wearing appropriate bear or cub wear and perform onstage fun tasks by the M.C. (while conforming with local regulations, if any, pertaining to nudity and obscenity)<\/li>\n
  10. Own all clothing worn onstage during the contest.<\/li>\n
  11. Does not hold a current bear related title.<\/li>\n
  12. Agree to return to the 2012 Mr. Northern Ontario Bear competition as a judge, and to hand over the title to the new Mr. Northern Ontario Bear<\/li>\n
  13. Agree to permit on-stage photographs to be taken of him for the use on the contest web site. (For shy bears an ass only or other non face shot is acceptable.)<\/li>\n
  14. Read and agree to the terms of the statement of \u201cWhat is Expected of the Winner\u201d<\/li>\n
  15. Must give the contest organizer notice of intent to enter by 11 AM Saturday, August 20.<\/li>\n
  16. Agree to arrive at the SNO Bears weekend no later than 12:00 noon on Saturday, August 20, 2011 and appear in person for all meetings that day and all scheduled events during the competition.<\/li>\n
  17. Must not have played with any of the judges from 1 hour before to 10 minutes after the competition. (It\u2019s a small bear community, and it It’S mating season.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What is expected of the winner:<\/h4>\n

    You must brag about your title to at least one bear or cub per month for the following year.<\/span><\/p>\n

    What the winner gets:<\/h4>\n