Fwd: FW: Students Performing Community Service Hours

["Don McGorman" <mcgormd@hotmail.com>]

FYI

Same advice could apply to Clean North volunteers.

> From: don.mcgorman@mnr.gov.on.ca
> To: mcgormd@hotmail.com
> Subject: FW: Students Performing Community Service Hours
> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 14:22:04 -0500
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gringorten, Larry [mailto:lgringo@NRCan.gc.ca]
> Sent: April 01,2003 2:12 PM
> To: 'Mike Landmark'; 'Don McGorman'; 'Gayle Phillips (VTA)'
> Subject: FW: Students Performing Community Service Hours
>
>
> FYI -- Larry
>
> > ----------
> > From: 	Hike Ontario[SMTP:hikeontario@osrc.com]
> > Sent: 	Tuesday, April 01, 2003 12:20 PM
> > To: 	Undisclosed-Recipient:;
> > Subject: 	Students Performing Community Service Hours
> >
> > Recently I was asked about the liability responsibility for a club 
> making
> > use of high school students volunteering for their Community Service
> > requirement. Our insurance broker provides the following advice for your
> > consideration. Remember, the decision of if and how to use student
> > volunteers is yours.
> >
> > Waivers of liability and assumption of risk forms should not be used for
> > youth under the age of majority, i.e. 18. Courts will not accept them.
> > Having a parent or guardian sign for the youth will not help.
> >
> > Using only youth 16 years of age or older provides some confidence that
> > they are more responsible.
> >
> > Parents or guardians should be encouraged to accompany their children 
> and
> > work with them. Some organizations (e.g. Nature Conservancy of Canada 
> and
> > Federation of Ontario Naturalists) will not use youth volunteers without
> > parental supervision.
> >
> >
> > FYI.
> > Harold
> >
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Hike Ontario
> > 1185 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 411, Toronto, Ontario M3C 3C6
> > Harold Sellers, Executive Director
> > Tel. 416-426-7391
> > Fax 416-426-7045
> > E-mail hikeontario@osrc.com
> > Web www.hikeontario.com
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >

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