Killbear Provincial Park – Parry Sound / Georgian Bay (TRIP IS FULL)

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Killbear Provincial Park – Parry Sound / Georgian Bay (TRIP IS FULL)
Killbear Provincial Park

Dates: May 23, 2025 – May 26, 2025
Trip Organizer(s): Victoria Best (victoriaahb@yahoo.ca) and Kim Gregor (girl8201@rogers.com)
Trip Type: Base camp / Day Trips
Group Size: Maximum 20 participants
GLSKA trip classification: B-2 and C-2

Trip Description:

Meet at 11:00 am on Friday, May 23 at the parking area adjacent to the beach and Campsites 565 and 569 of the tear-drop loop in the Harold Point Campground in Killbear Provincial Park (PP).

Killbear PP will be our base for day trips exploring the numerous bays and islands in the Parry Sound area.  Killbear PP combines sandy beaches typical of the Great Lakes with the rock ridges and pines of the Canadian Shield.

This is an opportunity to enjoy the comradery of group trips combined with the luxury of car camping.  Consider joining us if you are comfortable paddling in ½ meter waves for 20 km and are capable of executing self and assisted rescues.  Novice paddlers are welcome but must be capable of executing self and assisted rescues.  A current membership in GLSKA is required. Due to the water temperature of Parry Sound in May, wet or dry suits and clothing for colder and potentially inclement weather are required. Participants are responsible for making campsite reservation arrangements and bringing own gear and supplies.

Full day organized trips are planned for Saturday and Sunday. Three-hour semi-organized trips may be possible on Friday and Monday.  The group may split into faster/longer trips and slower/shorter trips. In the event of foul weather, we can enjoy the Visitor Centre & Friends Nature Shoppe and walk the trails of Killbear Park.

Notes:

New for 2025: Killbear PP will no longer reserve a block of campsites as they have in previous years for this trip. Campsites can only be reserved by individuals. 2024 was the last year that trip organizers could book a site for you and a friend to share. We recommend that you book your site between site 556 and site 580, five months in advance (ie. on December 23, 2024 or soon after) of this trip so you get a site near the beach.

Campsites can be reserved as early as 5 months in advance on-line at https://reservations.ontarioparks.ca/ or by phone at 1-888-668-7275. Try using GLSKA’s private Facebook page to find a fellow Killbear kayaker to share your site. You are encouraged to bring a bug shelter, if you have one, because biting insects will be present. Drinking water and vault toilets are nearby and a comfort station equipped with showers is a ten-minute walk or five-minute drive from our sites.

Meeting Location: Killbear Provincial Park, Harold Point Campground Tear-Drop Loop parking area adjacent to the beach and Campsites 565 and 569
Meeting Time: 11:00 am, Friday May 23, 2025
Trip Maps/Charts: Canadian Topographic Map 41-H/8 Parry Sound, Ontario

Interested? Contact Trip Organizer by email (above)
Participants must be GLSKA members in good standing.

GLSKA Waiver

RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS, ASSUMPTION OF RISKS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (hereinafter the "Release Agreement") BY ACCEPTING THIS DOCUMENT YOU WILL WAIVE OR GIVE UP CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE FOR NEGLIGENCE OR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR TO CLAIM COMPENSATION FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

DEFINITION

In this Release Agreement, the term Sea Kayaking Activities shall include but is not limited to: all activities, events or services provided, arranged, organized, conducted, sponsored or authorized by the Releasees and shall including moving water, still water, lake and ocean kayaking; loan or rental of kayaks (hereinafter "the boats") and other equipment; orientational and instructional courses, seminars and sessions; all travel, transportation, and accommodation; food, beverage including water supply, use of equipment, and multi-day camping or overnight stays in the outdoors.

In this Release Agreement, the term "Negligence" includes the failure by the Releasees to use such care as a reasonably prudent and careful guide, instructor, trip organizer or sea kayaking operator would use under similar circumstances, or breach of any other duty of care imposed by law.

ASSUMPTION OF RISKS

Participation in Sea Kayaking Activities involves various risks, dangers and hazards including the risk of serious injury, paralysis or death. Sea Kayaking Activities often take place in remote wilderness locations, where assistance, medical and first aid services and evacuation may not be readily available, and communication may be difficult or not possible. The risks, dangers and hazards that may be encountered include, but are not limited to: accidents which occur during transportation or travel to and from the departure point; slips and falls while getting into or out of the boats; overturning of the boats; loss of balance; impact or collision with objects; cold water immersion; repetitive strain injuries; dislocated shoulders; hypothermia; drowning; changing and inclement weather conditions including storms, high wind, high waves, and lightning; encounters with domestic or wild animals; infectious disease contracted through viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi which may be transmitted through direct or indirect contact; negligence on the part of other participants; and NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART THE RELEASEES. I UNDERSTAND THAT NEGLIGENCE INCLUDES FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE RELEASEES TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO SAFEGUARD OR PROTECT ME FROM OR WARN ME OF THE RISKS, DANGERS AND HAZARDS OF PARTICIPATING IN SEA KAYAKING ACTIVITIES.

Please refer to the GLSKA Risk Management Strategy section of their website for further information regarding the risks, dangers and hazards that may be encountered during Sea Kayaking Activities.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS, ASSUMPTION OF RISKS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (hereinafter the "Release Agreement") BY ACCEPTING THIS DOCUMENT YOU WILL WAIVE OR GIVE UP CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE FOR NEGLIGENCE OR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR TO CLAIM COMPENSATION FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

I AM AWARE OF THE RISKS, DANGERS AND HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATING IN SEA KAYAKING ACTIVITIES AND I FREELY ACCEPT AND FULLY ASSUME ALL SUCH RISKS, DANGERS AND HAZARDS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS RESULTING THEREFROM.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

In consideration of the Releasees allowing me to participate in Sea Kayaking Activities as defined in this Release Agreement, I hereby agree as follows:

  1. TO WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS that I have or may in the future have against the Releasees and TO RELEASE THE RELEASEES from any and all liability for any loss, damage, expenseor injury including death that I may suffer, or that my next of kin may suffer as a result of my participation in Sea Kayaking Activities, DUE TO ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR BREACH OF ANY STATUTORY OR OTHER DUTY OF CARE ON THE PART OF THE RELEASEES. I UNDERSTAND THAT NEGLIGENCE INCLUDES FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE RELEASEES TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO SAFEGUARD OR PROTECT ME FROM OR WARN ME OF THE RISKS, DANGERS AND HAZARDS OF PARTICIPATING IN SEA KAYAKING ACTIVITIES REFERRED TO ABOVE;
  1. TO HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY THE RELEASEES from any and all liability for any property damage or personal injury to any third party resulting from my participation in Sea Kayaking Activities;
  2. This Release Agreement shall be effective and binding upon my heirs, next of kin, executors, administrators, assigns and representatives, in the event of my death or incapacity;
  3. This Release Agreement and any rights, duties and obligations as between the parties to this Release Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted solely in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and no other jurisdiction; and
  4. Any litigation involving the parties to this Release Agreement shall be brought solely within the Province of Ontario and shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario.

In entering into this Release Agreement I am not relying on any oral or written representations or statements made by the Releasees with respect to the safety of Sea Kayaking Activities, other than what is set forth in this Release Agreement.

I CONFIRM THAT I HAVE READ THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT, AND I AM AWARE THAT BY ACCEPTING THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT I AM WAIVING CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH I OR MY HEIRS, NEXT OF KIN, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ASSIGNS AND REPRESENTATIVES MAY HAVE AGAINST THE RELEASEES.