The York School - 2021-2022 Fall Term Inter-School Sports Waiver

‌ ‌ ‌ WAIVER‌‌OF‌‌CLAIMS,‌‌RELEASE‌‌OF‌‌LIABILITY,‌‌ASSUMPTION‌‌OF‌‌RISKS,‌‌AND‌‌

INDEMNITY‌‌AGREEMENT‌‌(“WAIVER,‌‌RELEASE‌‌AND‌‌INDEMNITY”)‌‌ ‌ BY‌‌ ACCEPTING‌‌ THIS‌‌ WAIVER,‌‌ RELEASE‌‌ AND‌‌ INDEMNITY‌‌ YOU‌‌ ARE‌‌ ACCEPTING‌‌

RISKS‌ ‌AND‌ ‌AGREEING‌ ‌TO‌ ‌GIVE‌ ‌UP‌ ‌CERTAIN‌ ‌LEGAL‌ ‌RIGHTS,‌‌ INCLUDING‌‌ THE‌‌

RIGHT‌‌TO‌‌SUE.‌ ‌ ATHLETIC‌‌ACTIVITIES‌‌ ‌ Students‌ ‌will‌ ‌have‌ ‌an‌ ‌opportunity‌ ‌to‌ ‌try‌ ‌out‌ ‌for‌ ‌and‌ ‌participate‌ ‌in‌ ‌a ‌ ‌School‌ ‌sports‌ ‌or‌‌

athletic‌‌ team‌‌ or‌‌ intramural‌‌ program‌‌ (the‌‌ “A ‌ thletic‌‌ Activities‌”).‌‌ The‌‌ Athletic‌‌ Activities‌‌ will‌‌

include‌ ‌practices,‌ ‌and‌ ‌games‌ ‌and‌ ‌tournaments‌ ‌(‌some‌ ‌of‌ ‌which‌ ‌may‌ ‌be‌ ‌organized‌‌

outside‌ ‌of‌‌ CIS‌‌ (Ontario)‌‌ and‌‌ CISAA).‌‌ Where‌‌ the‌‌ Athletic‌‌ Activities‌‌ take‌‌ place‌‌ off‌‌ of‌‌ the‌‌

School’s‌ ‌premises,‌ ‌students‌ ‌will‌ ‌generally‌ ‌be‌ ‌transported‌ ‌by‌ ‌bus‌ ‌or‌ ‌on‌ ‌foot.‌ ‌It‌ ‌is‌‌

understood‌ ‌that‌ ‌the‌ ‌Athletic‌‌ Activities‌‌ may‌‌ include‌‌ close‌‌ contact‌‌ or‌‌ physical‌‌ interaction‌‌

with‌ ‌other‌ ‌participants,‌ ‌staff,‌ ‌and‌ ‌visitors‌ ‌who‌ ‌have‌ ‌not‌ ‌been‌ ‌either‌ ‌partially‌ ‌(i.e.‌‌

received‌‌ one‌‌ dose‌‌ of‌‌ a ‌‌vaccine‌‌ approved‌‌ by‌‌ use‌‌ by‌‌ Health‌‌ Canada)‌‌ or‌‌ fully‌‌ vaccinated‌‌

against‌‌COVID-19.‌ ‌ ‌ TERMS‌‌AND‌‌CONDITIONS‌‌OF‌‌PARTICIPATION‌‌ ‌ Each‌‌ student‌‌ who‌‌ wishes‌‌ to‌‌ participate‌‌ in‌‌ the‌‌ Athletic‌‌ Activities‌‌ (the‌‌ “‌Participant‌”),‌‌ or‌‌ in‌‌

the‌‌ case‌‌ of‌‌ a ‌‌Participant‌‌ under‌‌ the‌‌ age‌‌ of‌‌ 18,‌‌ the‌‌ Participant’s‌‌ parent‌‌ or‌‌ guardian,‌‌ must‌‌

agree‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌terms‌ ‌and‌ ‌conditions‌ ‌of‌ ‌this‌ ‌Waiver,‌ ‌Release,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Indemnity‌ ‌below‌ ‌by‌‌

marking‌‌ the‌‌ “I‌‌ agree”‌‌ checkbox‌‌ found‌‌ at‌‌ the‌‌ end‌‌ of‌‌ this‌‌ Waiver,‌‌ Release,‌‌ and‌‌ Indemnity,‌‌

by‌S ‌ eptember‌‌29th,‌‌2021.‌‌ ‌ I‌ ‌understand‌ ‌that‌ ‌this‌ ‌Waiver,‌ ‌Release‌ ‌and‌ ‌Indemnity‌ ‌is‌ ‌made‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌benefit‌ ‌of‌ ‌The‌‌

York‌‌ School‌‌ ‌(the‌‌ “‌School‌”),‌‌ and‌‌ the‌‌ Conference‌‌ of‌‌ Independent‌‌ Schools‌‌ (Ontario)‌‌ and‌‌

the‌ ‌Conference‌ ‌of‌ ‌Independent‌ ‌Schools‌ ‌Athletic‌ ‌Association‌ ‌and‌ ‌each‌ ‌of‌ ‌their‌‌

respective‌ ‌directors,‌ ‌officers,‌ ‌employees,‌ ‌insurers,‌ ‌volunteers‌ ‌(collectively,‌ ‌the‌‌

“‌Releasees‌”,‌‌ and‌‌ together‌‌ with‌‌ the‌‌ ‌Participant‌‌ or‌‌ in‌‌ the‌‌ case‌‌ of‌‌ a ‌‌Participant‌‌ under‌‌ the‌‌

age‌‌of‌‌18,‌‌the‌‌Participant’s‌‌parent‌‌or‌‌guardian‌,‌‌the‌‌“P ‌ arties‌”).‌‌ ‌ This‌ ‌Waiver,‌ ‌Release‌ ‌and‌ ‌Indemnity‌ ‌enures‌ ‌to‌‌ the‌‌ benefit‌‌ of‌‌ the‌‌ Releasees‌‌ and‌‌ binds‌‌

the‌ ‌Participant‌ ‌(a ‌ nd‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌case‌ ‌of‌ ‌a ‌ ‌Participant‌ ‌under‌ ‌the‌ ‌age‌‌ of‌‌ 18,‌‌ the‌‌ Participant’s‌‌

parent‌ ‌or‌ ‌guardian),‌ ‌and‌ ‌their‌ ‌respective‌ ‌heirs,‌ ‌executors,‌ ‌administrators‌ ‌and‌‌

representatives,‌‌successors‌‌and‌‌assigns.‌‌ ‌ RULES‌‌AND‌‌REGULATIONS‌‌ ‌ The‌ ‌Participant‌ ‌must‌ ‌comply‌ ‌with‌‌ applicable‌‌ rules‌‌ and‌‌ regulations,‌‌ including‌‌ directions‌‌

and‌ ‌instructions‌ ‌from‌ ‌supervisors‌ ‌and‌ ‌coordinators,‌ ‌when‌ ‌participating‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌Athletic‌‌

Activities,‌‌ including‌‌ transportation.‌‌ The‌‌ Participant‌‌ agrees‌‌ to‌‌ comply‌‌ with‌‌ such‌‌ rules‌‌ and‌‌

regulations,‌ ‌act‌ ‌safely‌ ‌and‌ ‌responsibly‌ ‌at‌ ‌all‌ ‌times,‌ ‌and‌ ‌follow‌ ‌all‌ ‌safety‌ ‌policies‌ ‌and‌‌

procedures‌‌associated‌‌with‌‌the‌‌Athletic‌‌Activities‌‌at‌‌all‌‌times.‌ ‌ Risks‌ ‌ ‌ The‌‌Athletic‌‌Activities‌‌carry‌‌risks‌‌which‌m ‌ ay‌‌include‌,‌‌but‌‌are‌‌not‌‌necessarily‌‌limited‌‌to,‌‌

risks‌‌relating‌‌to‌‌the‌‌following:‌‌ ‌ ‌ ∙‌‌Close‌‌contact‌‌or‌‌physical‌‌interaction‌‌with‌‌other‌‌participants,‌‌staff,‌‌and‌‌visitors‌‌

during‌‌the‌‌Athletic‌‌Activities‌‌who‌‌have‌‌not‌‌been‌‌either‌‌partially‌‌(i.e.‌‌received‌‌one‌‌

dose‌‌of‌‌a‌‌vaccine‌‌approved‌‌by‌‌use‌‌by‌‌Health‌‌Canada)‌‌or‌‌fully‌‌vaccinated‌‌against‌‌

COVID-19;‌‌∙‌‌P ‌ laying‌‌any‌‌competitive‌‌or‌‌recreational‌‌sport;‌‌ ‌ ∙‌H ‌ igh-energy‌‌activities‌‌such‌‌as‌‌running,‌‌fitness‌‌exercises,‌‌weight‌‌lifting,‌‌and‌‌cardio‌‌

activities;‌‌ ‌ ∙‌L ‌ ow-energy‌‌activities‌‌such‌‌as‌‌walking,‌‌indoor‌‌games,‌‌open‌‌recreation‌‌periods,‌‌and‌‌

stretching‌‌activities;‌‌ ‌ ∙‌C ‌ limbing‌‌activities‌‌involving‌‌heights‌‌such‌‌as‌‌rock‌‌climbing,‌‌climbing‌‌towers,‌‌use‌‌of‌‌

high‌‌and‌‌low‌‌ropes‌‌challenge‌‌courses;‌‌ ‌ ∙‌W ‌ ater‌‌activities‌‌such‌‌as‌‌swimming‌‌in‌‌lakes‌‌and‌‌pools;‌‌ ‌ ∙‌P ‌ hysical‌‌or‌‌close‌‌proximity‌‌contact‌‌with‌‌other‌‌participants,‌‌parents,‌‌

employees/volunteers‌‌of‌‌the‌‌School‌‌and‌‌other‌‌individuals‌‌who‌‌may‌‌attend‌‌the‌‌

School’s‌‌facilities;‌∙‌‌C ‌ ontact‌‌sports‌‌activities‌‌such‌‌as‌‌forceful‌‌contact‌‌with‌‌other‌‌

participants;‌∙‌‌T ‌ raffic‌‌hazards‌‌(risks‌‌associated‌‌with‌‌traveling‌‌in‌‌buses‌‌and‌‌other‌‌

vehicles‌‌on‌‌public‌‌roadways‌‌or‌‌traveling‌‌as‌‌a‌‌pedestrian);‌‌ ‌ ∙‌P ‌ ersonal‌‌and‌‌general‌‌athletic‌‌injuries‌‌arising‌‌from‌‌physical‌‌activity‌‌(including‌‌

fatigue,‌‌concussion,‌‌overexertion,‌‌exhaustion,‌‌and‌‌cardio-pulmonary‌‌strain);‌‌ ‌ ∙‌N ‌ atural‌‌hazards‌‌(including‌‌inclement‌‌weather,‌‌terrain,‌‌manmade‌‌or‌‌other‌‌objects‌‌on‌‌

the‌‌road,‌‌natural‌‌disasters,‌‌and‌‌poor‌‌visibility);‌‌ ‌ ∙‌E ‌ nvironmental‌‌hazards‌‌(including‌‌allergies,‌‌sun-related‌‌ailments,‌‌cold-related‌‌

ailments,‌‌dehydration,‌‌altitude-related‌‌ailments/injuries,‌‌and‌‌animal‌‌encounters);‌‌ ‌ ∙‌E ‌ quipment‌‌failure‌‌or‌‌malfunction;‌‌ ‌ ∙‌T ‌ heft,‌‌vandalism,‌‌and‌‌loss‌‌or‌‌damage‌‌to‌‌personal‌‌property;‌‌and‌‌ ‌

∙‌T ‌ he‌‌Participant’s‌‌use‌‌of‌‌the‌‌School’s‌‌facilities‌‌and‌‌equipment‌‌or‌‌the‌‌use‌‌of‌‌another‌‌

school‌‌or‌‌facility’s‌‌services,‌‌amenities,‌‌and‌‌equipment.‌‌ ‌ I‌ ‌acknowledge‌ ‌and‌ ‌understand‌ ‌that‌ ‌there‌ ‌are‌ ‌inherent‌ ‌risks,‌ ‌dangers,‌ ‌and‌ ‌hazards‌‌

(“‌Risks‌”)‌ ‌associated‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌Participant’s‌‌ involvement‌‌ and‌‌ participation‌‌ in‌‌ the‌‌ Athletic‌‌

Activities‌‌and‌‌attending‌‌the‌‌School’s‌‌facilities.‌‌ ‌ I‌ ‌acknowledge‌ ‌and‌ ‌understand‌ ‌that‌ ‌all‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌potential‌ ‌Risks‌ ‌cannot‌ ‌be‌ ‌listed‌ ‌in‌ ‌this‌‌

Waiver,‌ ‌Release,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Indemnity.‌ ‌I ‌‌am‌‌ aware‌‌ that‌‌ the‌‌ Risks‌‌ include,‌‌ but‌‌ are‌‌ not‌‌ limited‌‌

to,‌ ‌the‌ ‌potential‌ ‌for‌ ‌serious‌ ‌personal‌ ‌injury,‌ ‌death,‌ ‌property‌ ‌damage,‌ ‌or‌ ‌illness‌ ‌(e.g.,‌‌

communicable‌‌diseases‌‌such‌‌as‌‌influenza,‌‌SARS‌‌and‌‌COVID-19).‌ ‌ ‌ I‌ ‌acknowledge‌ ‌that‌ ‌the‌ ‌Participant’s‌ ‌involvement‌ ‌and‌ ‌participation‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌Athletic‌‌

Activities‌ ‌may‌ ‌lead‌ ‌to‌ ‌minor‌ ‌or‌ ‌serious‌ ‌bodily‌ ‌injury‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌head,‌ ‌neck,‌ ‌back,‌ ‌bones,‌‌

joints,‌ ‌ligaments,‌ ‌muscles,‌ ‌tendons,‌ ‌and‌ ‌other‌ ‌aspects‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌musculoskeletal‌ ‌and/or‌‌

neurological‌‌ system,‌‌ injury‌‌ to‌‌ internal‌‌ organs,‌‌ and‌‌ injury‌‌ or‌‌ impairment‌‌ to‌‌ other‌‌ aspects‌‌

of‌‌the‌‌body,‌‌general‌‌health,‌‌and‌‌well-being.‌‌ ‌ I‌ ‌understand‌ ‌that‌ ‌the‌ ‌Risks‌ ‌also‌ ‌include,‌ ‌but‌ ‌are‌ ‌not‌ ‌limited‌ ‌to:‌ ‌any‌ ‌injury,‌ ‌illness,‌ ‌or‌‌

symptoms‌ ‌related‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌spread‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌novel‌ ‌coronavirus,‌ ‌SARS‌ ‌– ‌ ‌CoV-2,‌ ‌which‌ ‌may‌‌

result‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌contraction‌ ‌of‌ ‌COVID-19,‌ ‌which‌ ‌in‌ ‌turn‌ ‌may‌ ‌involve‌ ‌temporary‌ ‌or‌‌

permanent‌‌health‌‌defects‌‌impairing‌‌an‌‌individual’s‌‌well-being.‌‌ ‌ I‌ ‌also‌ ‌acknowledge‌ ‌that‌ ‌participating‌ ‌in‌ ‌Athletic‌ ‌Activities‌ ‌may‌ ‌involve‌ ‌attendance‌ ‌at‌‌

locations‌ ‌away‌ ‌from‌ ‌School‌ ‌property‌ ‌and‌ ‌that‌ ‌there‌ ‌are‌ ‌risks‌ ‌and‌‌ dangers‌‌ involved‌‌ in‌‌

traveling‌ ‌to‌ ‌any‌ ‌such‌ ‌locations,‌ ‌including‌ ‌serious‌ ‌bodily‌ ‌injury,‌ ‌illness,‌ ‌permanent‌‌

disability,‌‌paralysis,‌‌and‌‌death.‌‌ ‌ MEDICAL‌‌AND‌‌EMERGENCY‌‌AUTHORIZATION‌‌ ‌ I‌ ‌hereby‌ ‌confirm‌ ‌that,‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌best‌ ‌of‌ ‌my‌ ‌knowledge,‌ ‌the‌ ‌Participant‌ ‌is‌ ‌physically,‌‌

mentally,‌‌ and‌‌ emotionally‌‌ capable‌‌ of‌‌ participating‌‌ in‌‌ all‌‌ aspects‌‌ of‌‌ the‌‌ Athletic‌‌ Activities.‌‌

To‌ ‌the‌ ‌best‌ ‌of‌ ‌my‌ ‌knowledge,‌ ‌the‌ ‌Participant‌ ‌does‌ ‌not‌ ‌have‌ ‌a ‌ ‌contagious‌ ‌illness‌‌

(including‌ ‌but‌ ‌not‌ ‌limited‌ ‌to‌ ‌COVID-19).‌‌ ‌There‌‌ is‌‌ no‌‌ medical‌‌ reason‌‌ that‌‌ would‌‌ restrict‌‌

the‌‌Participant’s‌‌ability‌‌to‌‌participate‌‌in‌‌the‌‌Athletic‌‌Activities.‌‌ ‌ If‌ ‌to‌ ‌my‌ ‌knowledge,‌ ‌the‌ ‌Participant‌ ‌has‌ ‌any‌ ‌significant‌ ‌change‌ ‌in‌ ‌his/her‌ ‌health‌‌

condition‌ ‌prior‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌commencement‌ ‌of‌ ‌or‌ ‌during‌ ‌the‌ ‌Athletic‌ ‌Activities,‌ ‌I ‌ ‌will‌‌

immediately‌ ‌inform‌ ‌the‌ ‌School.‌ ‌I ‌ ‌acknowledge‌ ‌that‌ ‌my‌ ‌failure‌ ‌to‌ ‌advise‌ ‌the‌ ‌School‌ ‌of‌‌

any‌ ‌medical‌ ‌or‌ ‌health‌ ‌concerns‌‌ may‌‌ result‌‌ in‌‌ the‌‌ ‌Participant’s‌‌ ‌inability‌‌ to‌‌ participate‌‌ in‌‌

the‌‌Athletic‌‌Activities.‌ ‌ Should‌‌ the‌‌ Participant‌‌ require‌‌ medical‌‌ attention‌‌ while‌‌ involved‌‌ in‌‌ the‌‌ Athletic‌‌ Activities,‌‌ I ‌‌ consent‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌School‌ ‌and‌ ‌its‌ ‌staff‌ ‌securing‌ ‌such‌ ‌medical‌ ‌care‌ ‌as‌ ‌they‌ ‌in‌ ‌their‌ ‌sole‌‌

discretion‌ ‌deem‌ ‌necessary‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌Participant’s‌ ‌health‌ ‌and‌ ‌safety.‌ ‌I ‌ ‌acknowledge‌ ‌and‌‌

understand‌‌ that‌‌ I ‌‌shall‌‌ be‌‌ financially‌‌ responsible‌‌ for‌‌ any‌‌ such‌‌ medical‌‌ care‌‌ to‌‌ the‌‌ extent‌‌

that‌‌there‌‌is‌‌no‌‌or‌‌inadequate‌‌health‌‌insurance‌‌coverage‌‌in‌‌place‌‌for‌‌the‌‌Participant.‌‌ ‌ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT‌‌AND‌‌ASSUMPTION‌‌OF‌‌RISKS‌‌ ‌ I‌‌ FREELY‌‌ ACCEPT‌‌ AND‌‌ FULLY‌‌ ASSUME‌‌ ALL‌‌ RESPONSIBILITIES‌‌ ‌for‌‌ all‌‌ Risks‌‌ and‌‌

possibilities‌ ‌of‌ ‌personal‌ ‌injury,‌ ‌death,‌ ‌property‌ ‌damage,‌ ‌illness‌ ‌or‌ ‌other‌ ‌loss‌ ‌resulting‌‌

from‌ ‌the‌ ‌Participant’s‌ ‌involvement‌ ‌and‌ ‌participation‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌Athletic‌ ‌Activities.‌ ‌I ‌ ‌accept‌‌

these‌ ‌Risks‌ ‌and‌ ‌agree‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌terms‌‌ of‌‌ this‌‌ Waiver,‌‌ Release‌‌ and‌‌ Indemnity,‌‌ even‌‌ if‌‌ the‌‌

Releasees‌‌ are‌‌ found‌‌ to‌‌ be‌‌ negligent‌‌ or‌‌ in‌‌ breach‌‌ of‌‌ any‌‌ duty‌‌ of‌‌ care‌‌ or‌‌ any‌‌ obligation‌‌ to‌‌

the‌ ‌Participant‌ ‌in‌ ‌respect‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Participant’s‌ ‌involvement‌ ‌and‌ ‌participation‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌‌

Athletic‌‌Activities.‌‌ ‌ I‌ ‌voluntarily‌ ‌assume‌ ‌full‌ ‌responsibility‌ ‌for‌ ‌any‌ ‌and‌ ‌all‌ ‌risks‌ ‌associated‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌‌

Participant’s‌‌ participation‌‌ in‌‌ the‌‌ Athletic‌‌ Activities,‌‌ including‌‌ any‌‌ and‌‌ all‌‌ risks‌‌ associated‌‌

with‌‌ traveling‌‌ to‌‌ locations‌‌ away‌‌ from‌‌ the‌‌ School,‌‌ regardless‌‌ of‌‌ whether‌‌ transportation‌‌ to‌‌

such‌ ‌locations‌ ‌is‌ ‌offered‌ ‌by‌ ‌the‌ ‌School‌ ‌or‌ ‌otherwise,‌ ‌and‌ ‌regardless‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌mode‌ ‌of‌‌

transportation,‌‌such‌‌as‌‌bus,‌‌private‌‌vehicle,‌‌or‌‌otherwise.‌‌ ‌ WAIVER,‌‌AGREEMENT‌‌NOT‌‌TO‌‌SUE,‌‌AND‌‌INDEMNITY‌‌ ‌ In‌‌exchange‌‌for‌‌the‌‌School‌‌permitting‌‌the‌‌Participant‌‌to‌‌participate‌‌in‌‌the‌‌Athletic‌‌

Activities,‌‌I‌‌AGREE‌‌TO‌‌THE‌‌FOLLOWING‌: ‌‌ ‌ a.‌T ‌ o‌‌waive‌‌all‌‌claims‌‌that‌‌I‌‌have‌‌or‌‌may‌‌have‌‌in‌‌the‌‌future‌‌against‌‌the‌‌

Releasees;‌b ‌ .‌N ‌ ot‌‌to‌‌commence‌‌or‌‌participate‌‌in‌‌any‌‌type‌‌of‌‌claim‌‌or‌‌lawsuit‌‌

against‌‌the‌‌Releasees,‌‌including‌‌class‌‌or‌‌representative‌‌action,‌‌and‌‌I‌‌expressly‌‌

agree‌‌to‌‌waive‌‌any‌‌law‌‌entitling‌‌me‌‌to‌‌participate‌‌in‌‌any‌‌such‌‌class‌‌or‌‌

representative‌‌action;‌‌ ‌ c.‌ ‌To‌ ‌release,‌ ‌indemnify,‌ ‌hold‌ ‌harmless‌‌ and‌‌ forever‌‌ discharge‌‌ the‌‌ Releasees‌‌ to‌‌

the‌‌ fullest‌‌ extent‌‌ permitted‌‌ by‌‌ law‌‌ from‌‌ all‌‌ liability‌‌ for‌‌ all‌‌ personal‌‌ injury,‌‌ death,‌‌

property‌ ‌damage,‌ ‌illness,‌ ‌or‌ ‌other‌ ‌loss‌ ‌resulting‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌ ‌Student’s‌‌

participation‌‌ in‌‌ the‌‌ Athletic‌‌ Activities‌‌ due‌‌ to‌‌ any‌‌ cause,‌‌ ‌WHETHER‌‌ ARISING‌‌

FROM‌‌ THE‌‌ NEGLIGENCE‌‌ OF‌‌ THE‌‌ RELEASEES,‌‌ BREACH‌‌ OF‌‌ ANY‌‌ DUTY‌‌

IMPOSED‌‌ BY‌‌ LAW‌‌ (INCLUDING‌‌ BUT‌‌ NOT‌‌ LIMITED‌‌ TO‌‌ THE‌‌ ‌OCCUPIERS'‌‌

LIABILITY‌ ‌ACT‌, ‌ ‌R.S.O.‌ ‌1990,‌ ‌c.‌ ‌O.2),‌ ‌BREACH‌ ‌OF‌ ‌CONTRACT‌ ‌OR‌‌

MISTAKE‌ ‌OR‌ ‌ERROR‌ ‌OF‌ ‌JUDGMENT‌ ‌OF‌ ‌THE‌ ‌RELEASEES,‌ ‌OR‌‌

OTHERWISE‌; ‌‌ ‌ d.‌ ‌To‌ ‌release,‌ ‌indemnify,‌ ‌hold‌ ‌harmless‌ ‌and‌ ‌forever‌ ‌discharge‌ ‌the‌ ‌Releasees‌‌

from‌ ‌all‌ ‌liability‌ ‌for‌ ‌all‌ ‌personal‌ ‌injury,‌ ‌death,‌ ‌property‌ ‌damage,‌ ‌illness,‌ ‌or‌‌

other‌ ‌loss‌ ‌resulting‌ ‌from‌ ‌an‌ ‌infection,‌ ‌disease,‌ ‌virus,‌ ‌bacterium‌ ‌or‌ ‌other‌‌

microorganisms‌‌(whether‌‌asymptomatic‌‌or‌‌not);‌‌ ‌ e.‌T ‌ o‌‌release,‌‌indemnify,‌‌hold‌‌harmless‌‌and‌‌forever‌‌discharge‌‌the‌‌Releasees‌‌

from‌‌all‌‌liability‌‌for‌‌all‌‌personal‌‌injury,‌‌death,‌‌property‌‌damage,‌‌illness,‌‌or‌‌

other‌‌loss‌‌resulting‌ ‌ from‌‌public‌‌health‌‌emergencies,‌‌pandemics,‌‌or‌‌epidemics,‌‌as‌‌declared‌‌as‌‌

such‌‌by‌‌the‌‌World‌‌Health‌‌Organization‌‌or‌‌any‌‌governmental‌‌authority;‌‌and‌‌ ‌ f.‌ ‌To‌ ‌be‌ ‌liable‌ ‌for‌ ‌and‌ ‌to‌ ‌hold‌ ‌harmless‌ ‌and‌ ‌indemnify‌ ‌the‌ ‌Releasees‌ ‌from‌ ‌all‌‌

actions,‌‌ proceedings,‌‌ claims,‌‌ damages,‌‌ costs,‌‌ demands‌‌ including‌‌ court‌‌ costs‌‌

and‌ ‌costs‌ ‌on‌ ‌a ‌ ‌solicitor‌ ‌and‌ ‌client‌ ‌basis,‌ ‌and‌‌ liabilities‌‌ whatsoever‌‌ nature‌‌ or‌‌

kind‌ ‌arising‌ ‌out‌ ‌of‌ ‌any‌ ‌way‌ ‌connected‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌Student’s‌‌ participation‌‌ in‌‌ the‌‌

Athletic‌‌Activities.‌‌ ‌ ‌ SEVERABILITY‌‌ ‌ If‌ ‌any‌ ‌provision‌ ‌of‌ ‌this‌ ‌Waiver,‌ ‌Release‌ ‌and‌ ‌Indemnity‌ ‌is‌ ‌held‌ ‌by‌ ‌a ‌ ‌Court‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌‌

unenforceable,‌ ‌then‌ ‌such‌ ‌provision‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌modified‌ ‌to‌ ‌reflect‌ ‌the‌‌ Parties'‌‌ intention.‌‌ All‌‌

remaining‌ ‌provisions‌ ‌of‌ ‌this‌ ‌Waiver,‌ ‌Release,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Indemnity‌ ‌shall‌ ‌remain‌ ‌in‌ ‌full‌ ‌force‌‌

and‌‌effect‌‌as‌‌drafted.‌‌ ‌ JURISDICTION‌‌ ‌ I/We‌ ‌agree‌ ‌that‌ ‌any‌ ‌dispute‌ ‌arising‌ ‌out‌ ‌of,‌ ‌in‌ ‌connection‌ ‌with‌ ‌or‌ ‌incident‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌‌

Participant’s‌‌ participation‌‌ in‌‌ the‌‌ Athletic‌‌ Activities‌‌ or‌‌ in‌‌ any‌‌ way‌‌ arising‌‌ out‌‌ of‌‌ or‌‌ relating‌‌

to‌ ‌this‌ ‌Waiver,‌ ‌Release‌ ‌and‌ ‌Indemnity‌ ‌shall‌ ‌be‌ ‌litigated,‌ ‌if‌ ‌at‌ ‌all,‌ ‌before‌ ‌the‌ ‌Superior‌‌

Court‌ ‌of‌‌ Ontario‌‌ located‌‌ in‌‌ Toronto,‌‌ Ontario,‌‌ to‌‌ the‌‌ exclusion‌‌ of‌‌ the‌‌ courts‌‌ of‌‌ any‌‌ other‌‌

city,‌‌ province‌‌ or‌‌ country,‌‌ and‌‌ the‌‌ parties‌‌ hereto‌‌ attorn‌‌ to‌‌ the‌‌ jurisdiction‌‌ of‌‌ the‌‌ courts‌‌ of‌‌

Ontario.‌‌ I/We‌‌ further‌‌ agree‌‌ that‌‌ the‌‌ applicable‌‌ law‌‌ to‌‌ be‌‌ applied‌‌ to‌‌ any‌‌ dispute‌‌ shall‌‌ be‌‌

the‌‌law‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Province‌‌of‌‌Ontario,‌‌with‌‌the‌‌exception‌‌of‌‌its‌‌conflict‌‌of‌‌laws‌‌rules.‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌