Welcome! As a Member of the RJH Fitness Society (RJHFS), you will have access to the Fitness Centre, and change rooms in the PCC on the Royal Jubilee Hospital site. The Society is responsible for operating the facility, and creating a culture of health for the RJH workplace community. By purchasing a Membership in the Society, you acquire voting rights at the Annual General Meeting. The Vancouver Island Health Authority (“Island Health”) Public Website has a page with the Society’s Mission, Constitution and Bylaws.

This Agreement, including the Rules and Regulations as amended from time to time, is the entire Agreement between the RJH Fitness Society and Island Health. The Fitness Society makes no representation of warranties, written or oral, express or implied, other than those in this Agreement, and the Member’s sole remedy in the advent of a breach by the RJH Fitness Society shall be cancellation of this Agreement, and in no event shall the RJH Fitness Society be liable for consequential damages.  If any term of this Agreement is invalid, in whole or part, the validity of any of the other terms of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected.

The failure of any party to this Agreement to insist upon strict performance of any provisions herein, or to exercise any option or right conferred in this Agreement, shall not be construed to be a waiver or relinquishment of any such options or right or of any other covenants or agreement, but the same shall remain in full force and effect.

 To become a member, fill out the Membership Order form.

Liability Waiver:

Neither Island Health nor the RJH Fitness Society assumes any liability whatsoever in connection with this Membership. All use of the Fitness Centre shall be undertaken by a Member at his/her sole risk and the RJH Fitness Society or Island Health shall not be liable for any injuries or any damage to any Member or property or be subject to any claim, demand, injury or damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those damages resulting from acts of active or passive negligence on the part of the Fitness Centre, its directors, agents or employees. The Member for himself/herself and on behalf of his/her executors, administrators, assigns and successors, does hereby expressly forever release and discharge the RJH Fitness Society or Island Health, its successors and assigns, as well as its officers, employees and agents from all such claims, demands, injuries, damages-actions or causes of action.

Further the Member shall indemnify and save harmless the RJH Fitness Society and Island Health, its agents or employees from all suits, actions or claims brought or made for injuries or damages received or sustained by a Member, of the Fitness Centre to utilize the facilities. The RJH Fitness Society and Island Health shall not be responsible or liable for loss or damage to any other property of Members.

To the extent permitted by law, the RJH Fitness Society and Island Health shall not be liable or responsible for the Member for any direct, indirect, or consequential injury, loss or damage to the Member or the property of the Member whatsoever and howsoever arising.

Failure to Comply: 

The RJH Fitness Society reserves the right to suspend or terminate at any time, the Membership of any person for failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement or any rule established by the RJH Fitness Society or for conduct determined by the RJH Fitness Society to be improper or contrary to the best interest of other members of the Fitness Centre. Such suspension or termination is effective by notification in writing forwarded by prepaid mail to the last known address of the subject Member as shown by the records held by the RJH Fitness Society. Upon suspension or termination the subject Member must relinquish his/her Membership to the RJH Fitness Society. At the discretion of the RJH Fitness Society, the Membership of any Member who is in arrears in his/her account to the RJH Fitness Society may be suspended or terminated. The RJHFS Membership payment of $125.00 is annual and non-refundable. RJHFS Membership is non-transferable to another person or service. Maximum membership for the RJH Fitness Centre is 500 members. 60 members maximum are allowed in this space at one time by Fire Marshal regulations, but it will comfortably hold approximately 15.

You, the Member, acknowledge that you have received and have carefully read this Agreement, and completed the Assumption of Risk and Informed Consent, Release of Liability and Failure to Comply.