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ARTICLE · 15 JULY 2016

Cottage Season Is Here: Be Aware Of Your Responsibility As Host

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Nothing describes a cottage getaway quite like the patriotic words, "glorious and free".

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Nothing describes a cottage getaway quite like the patriotic words, "glorious and free". However, with the glorious freedom of time spent at the cottage comes potential risk. We encourage you to review and implement the following precautions in order to make your long weekend as safe as it is fun.

Under Ontario's Occupiers' Liability Act, if you are either in physical possession of a cottage or have responsibility for and control over the condition of a cottage, then you owe a duty to take all reasonable care to ensure that all people and their property are reasonably safe while on the premises of that cottage. This means that you must take reasonable steps to make certain that all areas of the cottage are safe, including entrances, docks, and porches.

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