RiverWatch Adult Supervisor Waiver

As a condition of participation in any activity offered by the not-for-profit Beyond Books Institute of Alberta or its RiverWatch Program, the undersigned freely accepts and fully assumes all risks, dangers and hazards to property and person. The undersigned also acknowledges that there is potential risk in all water activities and that a rafting experience may lead to expense, loss, damage, insult, injury, illness or even death associated with, but not limited to the following hazards:

Rough Terrain:	Any manner of falls, slips or loss of balance on steep, slippery, muddy, icy, grassy, rocky, gravel, loose, cracked or uneven terrain especially while leaving or returning to the shore.
Litter:	Any entanglement in fishing line and shopping carts or contact with concrete rebar rods, broken glass, condoms and hypodermic needles submerged in or along the water.
Weather:	Any exposure to cold, heat, rain, hail, wind, lightning, reflected sunlight or sudden weather.
Equipment:	The use, failure of or contact with any equipment including vehicles, busses, trailers, trucks, rafts, paddles, oars, personal floatation devices, ropes, bins, kits or fishing hooks.
Animals:	Any exposure to bacteria, viruses, insects, stings, bites, wasps, fish, spiders, leeches, mosquitoes, bats or aggressive animals including dogs.
Plants:	Any slippery algae, stinging nettle, rose thorns, slapping branches or exposed roots.
People:	The actions, behaviors, equipment and garbage associated with other paddlers, motorists, anglers, boaters, cyclists, rollerbladers, spectators, homeless people or intravenous drug users.
Water:	The possibility of sudden immersion in cold, moving or shallow water complicated by contact with rocks, leaning trees, concrete, paddles, rafts or people; flipping of rafts against bridge pillars, river bottom or trees; entanglement in ropes, submerged debris or fishing line; foot entrapment between rocks; body entrapment under a raft; and hypothermia, shock or the aspiration of water.

"In consideration of the Beyond Books Institute of Alberta agreeing to my participation in any activity or RiverWatch Program, I waive any and all claims, lawsuits, actions, demands or associated legal fees that I, my personal representatives or my next of kin may consider at any time against the Beyond Books Institute of Alberta and its partners, employees, directors and shareholders. I grant permission for the Beyond Books Institute of Alberta staff and media to take photographs, video and interviews of my participation for promotional use. I agree to reasonable conduct and will abide by the judgment and directives of the raft guide at all times. I will wear a PFD at all times, remain inside the floating raft, avoid splashing and abstain from the use of alcohol or drugs. I have read and understood this agreement and I am aware that I am waiving certain of my legal rights."

Signed this	_________	day of	_________________ ,	___________	in the City of	___________________
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City and Province: ______________________________ Postal Code: ________________

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