Shelter booking form

City of Peterborough residents can fill out this form to request a group shelter booking between Victoria Day and Labour Day. Shelters are booked on a first come, first serve basis. Reservations open November 1st.  

Please note that the Group Event Liability Waiver form and Facilities Booking Contract form must be completed and returned to the Park and Zoo no later than two weeks prior to the event date. Riverview Park and Zoo staff must approve all requests before bookings are secured. Only requests that meet all requirements will be approved. 

Please note that we require a $2 million Liability Policy for businesses and organizations.  Should your coverage be less, we would still consider your application, but that is the base amount we ask for in order to protect you from anything that might happen while hosting an event here. 

Approval of events and use of Park and Zoo facilities are subject to the following criteria and rules:

• Reservations are restricted to residents of the City of Peterborough and are booked on a first come, first serve basis. Reservations for a given year open on November 1 of the year prior.
• Maximum 1 booking per year per person or group.
• Solicitation or fund raising is not normally permitted at the Park and Zoo unless approved by the Manager & Curator, Riverview Park and Zoo.
• Due to parking limitations, groups or events anticipating greater than 100 visitors to Riverview Park and Zoo will not normally be approved.
• Picnic area gates and washrooms will not open prior to 8:30 a.m., and will be closed and locked approximately 30 minutes prior to dusk.
• All visitors must leave the Park and Zoo before dusk.
• Vehicle access to the shelters is for loading and unloading only. Vehicles are not permitted to remain in the shelter, disc golf areas, or near Guest Services or the Education Center. Loading access to Shelter 3 must be requested at the time of booking.
• Activities at Shelter 3 are not to interfere with the disc golf course. Please be considerate of and courteous to golfers.
• No pets or other animals (with the exception of working service dogs) are to be brought onto Park and Zoo property.
• For those groups with reserved picnic shelters, any waste or recyclable materials in excess of what the 2 containers provided will hold, must be disposed of off Park and Zoo property by the visiting group.
• No signs permitted to be posted over top of Park and Zoo signs. Any posted signs must be removed and disposed of at the end of the event by the visiting group.
• Gas BBQ’s are allowed only at the picnic shelter areas. Charcoal/wood barbeques are not permitted.
• Tents, bouncy castles, rides, etc. are not permitted.
• Alcohol is not permitted at Riverview Park and Zoo.
• No motorized vehicles are permitted, except on roadways designated as public motorway.
• Prior approval must be obtained for vehicles or trailers larger than 2 metres in length.
• Balloons and straws are not to be brought into the Zoo area for the protection of Zoo animals.
• A Group Event Liability Waiver form and a Facilities Booking Contract form must be completed and returned to the Park and Zoo no later than two weeks prior to the event date.

If you have any questions or would like to make a reservation, please contact us at (705) 748-9301 ext. 2304.

GROUP EVENT LIABILITY WAIVER AND DISCLAIMER
RIVERVIEW PARK & ZOO

WHEREAS the Peterborough Utilities Commission, a Municipal Service Board of the City of Peterborough, is the owner of the lands and premises known as the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO, which are operated by PUG Services Corp., all of which are hereafter referred to as RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO;

WHEREAS, the organizers, directors, employees, and volunteers associated with the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO may be requested to arrange, or otherwise make available, food, meeting rooms, and/or transportation (the "Use and Enjoyment") for the undersigned personally or for members of a group of which the undersigned is a representative (the "Group"), in connection with the use of RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO facilities;

WHEREAS, the undersigned and/or the Group acknowledges that they will be responsible for their actions and omissions in connection with any use and enjoyment of the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO facilities, including, specifically, any damage to property or personal injury, and that none of them will act as agents of the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO or any individuals associated with the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO and;

WHEREAS, in order for the undersigned and/or the Group to avail themselves of the services and facilities of the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO, the undersigned and/or Group hereby agree to be bound by this waiver and disclaimer.

NOW, THEREFORE, in connection with the undersigned's and/or the Group's activities, use, and/or enjoyment at the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO, the undersigned and/or the Group release, and waive any and all claims against, the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO, its administration, directors, employees, and volunteers arising from the use and enjoyment of the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO or the conduct of the activities of the undersigned and/or the Group at the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO. In addition, the undersigned and/or the Group shall be liable for any actions or omissions of the undersigned and/or the Group which may occur in connection with, or at, the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO which may result in injury, loss or damage to property or persons or otherwise. The undersigned and/or the Group will indemnify and hold the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, expenses and claims associated with the actions or omissions of the undersigned and/or the Group, except that the undersigned will have no obligation to indemnify the Organization to the extent that any claim of a third party arises solely from the intentional and willful misconduct of the RIVERVIEW PARK AND ZOO.

This document shall be binding upon the heirs, representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned and/or the Group and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario. If any provision in this document is held to be unenforceable, it is agreed that the remaining provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect.