Waiver

I/WE UNDERSTAND THAT SKATEBOARDING IS AN  INHERENTLY RISKY ACTIVITY IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS MAY SUFFER SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY.

I/WE FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY MAY ARISE FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TERRAIN, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, TEMPERATURE, WEATHER, CONDITION AND ACTIVITIES OF OTHER PARTIES IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

I/WE HEREBY ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ATTENDANCE AT OR PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS WITH YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY,  INCLUDING ORGANIZED COMPETITION, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SKATEBOARDING. I/WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME ENGAGE IN OUTINGS, INCLUDING TRIPS TO OTHER OUTDOOR PUBLIC SKATEPARKS, PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS, OFFSITE DEMOS AND COMPETITIONS, AND I/WE AUTHORIZE SUCH OUTINGS.

I/WE HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THAT MIGHT ACCRUE TO ME OR TO ANYONE ON WHOSE BEHALF I/WE AM SIGNING THIS WAIVER, INCLUDING A CHILD EITHER BY VIRTUE OF COMMON LAW, THE OCCUPIERS’ LIABILITY ACT (ONTARIO) OR ANY OTHER STATUTE IN FORCE FROM TIME TO TIME, TO SUE FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED: A) AS A RESULT OF INJURY SUSTAINED OFFSITE OR IN THE AREA OF ACTIVITIES THAT YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY MAY BE ENGAGING IN; B) DURING MY PARTICIPATION IN ANY YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY EVENT; AND, C) AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT BELONGING TO YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY WHETHER OR NOT THE INJURY ARISES AS A RESULT OF THE NEGLIGENCE OF YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY, ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANTS. IN THE EVENT OF AN INJURY, YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY WILL TAKE ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO CONTACT PARENT/GUARDIAN OR EMERGENCY CONTACT. IN THE EVENT THAT YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY IS UNABLE TO CONTACT PARENT/GUARDIAN OR EMERGENCY CONTACT, PARENT/GUARDIAN AUTHORIZES YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY TO CONTACT SUCH MEDICAL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AS YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY MAY THINK NECESSARY.

I/WE FURTHER AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY FROM ANY CLAIMS MADE BY OR THROUGH ME BY THIRD PARTIES AGAINST YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY.

I/WE FURTHER WARRANT THAT, IF I/WE AM SIGNING THIS WAIVER ON BEHALF OF A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS, I/WE AM A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF SUCH CHILD AND AM LEGALLY ENTITLED TO SIGN SUCH WAIVER.

I/WE UNDERSTAND THE COVID-19 VIRUS HAS A LONG INCUBATION PERIOD AND CARRIERS MAY NOT SHOW SYMPTOMS AND BE CONTAGIOUS.

I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IN THE EVENT THAT MY CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18 OR MYSELF CONTRACT THE VIRUS AND RELEASE YORK SKATEBOARDING ACADEMY AND ITS MEMBERS FROM ANY LIABILITY RESULTING THEREFROM.