PLEASE BE SURE TO READ and UNDERSTAND the following information! 1. Parents/guardians are soley responsible for their children at all times. 2. Legal minors (i.e. anyone under the age of 18) must be accompanied by a legal guardian or letter of permission from their legal guardian, naming an adult participant at the event as their temporary guardian. 3. Participants must provide their own bedding and towels. 4. NO CUMBUSTIBLES (candles, incense, sage, etc) permitted indoors. 5. NO PETS are allowed at the facility. 6. Smoking is only permitted in the designated area. 7. Alcohol and drugs are not permitted on site. 8. All indoor and outdoor fires must be approved through the Camp's on site facilitator. 9. We are collectively responsible for the Camp facilities and equipment; participants will be responsible for any damages caused by themselves or their dependents 10. The Camp is a NUT FREE facility, however campers may bring snacks on site with them as long as they contain NO NUTS and are solely consumed in the dining hall. NO food is to be consumed in the Lodges or Recreation centre. 11. Leave no trace: everything you bring, take it away. 12. Online registrants must sign a liability waiver upon arrival at the camp. Refer to the Registration page on the website to read a copy prior to your arrival. 13. Failure to comply with the conditions above will result in removal of the participant from the site.
YOU WILL HAVE TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT UPON ARRIVAL AT CAMP & BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE OR TO ENTER THE LODGES. WARNING: THIS DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. READ IT CAREFULLY! Intention 14 Release and Waiver of Liability In consideration of being permitted to participate in any way in an event to be held Friday December 28th, 2012 to Tuesday January 1st, 2013 at the Zajac Ranch for Children (“Intention 14”) without limitation I HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS that I have or may in the future have against, and RELEASE FROM ALL LIABILITY AND AGREE NOT TO SUE, the following parties: (a) ALL INTENTION 14 ORGANIZERS together as a group and as individuals; (b) all Zajac Ranch for Children Staff, Management and Board of Directors and the staff, management and Board of Directors of The Mel Jr. & Marty Zajac Foundation (c) any INTENTION 14 workshop facilitators, coordinators, or assistants, and (“collectively, the Facilitators”), (d) any and all other participants at INTENTION 13 (collectively, “the Peer Participants”), each of their estates, heirs, executors, trustees, committees or administrators, (all of the above, collectively, the “Releasees”) for any loss, property damage, expenses or personal injury (including death) that I may suffer, or that my next of kin may suffer, as a result of my participation in INTENTION 14 DUE TO ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER ON THE PART OF THE RELEASEES, INCLUDING: • Negligence (the meaning of which includes failure to use such care as a reasonably prudent person would use under similar circumstances and the failure to meet standards of care imposed upon those engaging in INTENTION 14 Activities for the safety or comfort of other participants); • Breach of any other duty imposed by law; • Breach of contract; • Mistakes or Errors in Judgment by the Releasees, including, without limitation, mistakes or errors in judgment that may affect my safety. IN ADDITION, I AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS the Releasees from any and all liability, loss, or damages (including attorney’s fees) they may suffer as a result of claims, demands or judgments against them arising out of any injury or damage that I either cause or suffer during my participation in INTENTION 14. I AM AWARE THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN SPECIFIC RISKS INHERENT IN PARTICIPATING IN INTENTION 13 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TERRAIN – WATER HAZARDS – WEATHER – FIRE PERFORMANCES – including planned and unplanned fi re performances that may be supervised or unsupervised or organized or not by the INTENTION 14 organizers or may be conducted solely by some other Peer Participant; CONDUCT OF THE RELEASEES - the conduct, including NEGLIGENCE, of the Releasees; PROXIMITY OF MEDICAL CARE - which may not be readily available or effective; and PARTICIPATION IN INTENTION 14 ACTIVITIES - that may challenge participants’ physical or emotional boundaries, and which may involve outdoor activities, terrain hazards, use of the swimming pool, hot tub or other electrical equipment, fi re or fuel hazards. I AGREE that, although the Releasees or third parties are taking reasonable precaution to reduce the risks and increase the safety of any of the INTENTION 14 Activities, it is not possible to make the INTENTION 14 Activities completely safe or free from risk. I willingly accept PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for all the risks and dangers of participating in the INTENTION 14 Activities. I accept and understand that the participants and individuals associated in any way with assisting in the organization of INTENTION 14 have done so of their own free will and with only the most innocent of intentions. I respect that the event in which I am about to participate would not happen without my personal involvement and I accept the same level of responsibility of all participants and organizers. I willingly consent to the terms of this Agreement even if the Releasees are found in law to be negligent or in breach of a duty of care or any other obligation to me during the course of the INTENTION 14 Activities. In entering into this Agreement I am not relying on any oral, visual or written representations or statements made by the Releasees with respect to the safety or comfort of the INTENTION 14 Activities other than what is set forth in this Agreement. I agree that this waiver and the agreements it contains will be governed in all respects by, and interpreted exclusively in accordance with, the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada and I irrevocably attorn solely to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. I agree that if any portion of this Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable, the remaining portions of this agreement shall remain in full force and effect. I confirm that I am at least nineteen years of age and that I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS AGREEMENT prior to signing it and agree that this Agreement will be binding upon my heirs, next of kin, executors, administrators, assigns and representatives in the event of my mental or physical incapacity or death. I further confirm that the terms and conditions of this Agreement will apply to any minor that is under my care and control and that accompanies me to INTENTION 14 and that I am the legal guardian or parent of any minors that I bring to INTENTION 14 and as such I have the authority to sign this document on his or her behalf.