3. Description and Acknowledgement of Risks

The Parties understand and acknowledge that:

The Activities have foreseeable and unforeseeable inherent risks, hazards and dangers that no amount of care, caution or expertise
can eliminate, including without limitation, the potential for serious bodily injury, permanent disability, paralysis and loss of life. The
sport of curling is played on a sheet of ice, which is slippery, hard, and dangerous;
A pertinent risk to participating in the sport of curling is the risk of suffering serious head injury should the Participant fall, trip, or stumble onto the ground or ice. It is highly recommended that the Participant wear a helmet at all times when participating in the sport of curling;
The Organization has a difficult task to ensure safety and it is not infallible. The Organization may be unaware of the Participant’s fitness or abilities, may misjudge weather or environmental conditions, may give incomplete warnings or instructions, and the equipment being used might malfunction; and Covid-19;
The COVID-19 disease has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization and COVID-19 is extremely contagious. The Organization has put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19; however, the Organization cannot guarantee that the Participant will not become infected with COVID-19. Further, participating in the Activities could increase the Participant’s risk of contracting COVID-19.

4. The Participant is participating voluntarily in the Activities.

In consideration of that participation, the Parties hereby acknowledge that they are aware of the risks, dangers and hazards and may be exposed to such risks, dangers and hazards. The risks, dangers and hazards include, but are not limited to:

Health: executing strenuous and demanding physical techniques, physical exertion, overexertion, stretching, dehydration, fatigue,
cardiovascular workouts, rapid movements and stops, lack of fitness or conditioning, traumatic injury, bacterial infections, rashes,
and the transmission of communicable diseases, including viruses of all kinds, COVID-19, bacteria, parasites or other organisms or
any mutation thereof.
Premises: defective, dangerous or unsafe condition of the facilities; falls; collisions with objects, walls, equipment or persons; dangerous, unsafe, or irregular conditions on floors, ice, or other surfaces, extreme weather conditions; travel to and from premises.
Use of Equipment: mechanical failure of the equipment; negligent design or manufacture of the equipment; the provision of or the failure by the Organization to provide any warnings, directions, instructions or guidance as to the use of the equipment; failure to use or operate the equipment within my own ability;
Contact: contact with brooms, brushes or curling stones, other equipment, vehicles, or other persons, and may lead to serious bodily injury, including but not limited to concussions and/or other brain injury, or serious spinal injury.
Advice: negligent advice regarding the Activities. Ability: Failing to act safely or within my own ability or within designated areas.
Sport: the game of curling and its inherent risks, including but not limited to, running, sliding or slipping on the ice surface, delivering the curling stone, skipping or sweeping, stepping onto the ice surface from the walkway or onto the walkway from the ice surface, or stepping over dividers that divide one sheet of ice from the next.
Cyber: privacy breaches, hacking, technology malfunction or damage.
Conduct: My conduct and conduct of other persons including any physical altercation between participants.
Travel: Travel to and from the Activities.

Waiver – Under the Age of Majority