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IF UNDELIVERED Return to 333 River Rd Vanier. Ont Kul 889 FIRST CLASS MAIL Kirsty Pearson Mike Waddington ORIENTEERING CANADA Vol. 9 NO. 3 1 ITEMS AVAILABLE FROM C.O.F. NATIONAL OFFICE 1. C.O.F. T-shirts Colour: Medium Blue with new C.O.F. logo in white. Sizes: Long sleeved Small and Medium $6.00* Short Sleeved Small and Medium $5.00* * plus postage of .40t for 3r class, .75t for 1st class. 2. Map Symbol Letraset (Official (One sheet is sufficient for 3-4 maps.) Per sheet $7.50 3. World Class Orienteering: Wilfred Holloway's new book at special reduced price. $10.00 (* plus .50t postage) 4. Procedures for Organizing Major Orienteering Events: *(plus .50t postage and handling.) $7.5 5. C.O.F. Rulebook * (plus .25ct handling and postage). 6. I.O.F. Symbolic Control Description Book * (plus .25t handling and postage). $2.00* 7. I.O.F. Map Drawing Specification Book * (plus .25t handling and postage.) $3.00* 3. Whistles: available in bulk - provincial associations 9. Control and Result Cards: temporarily out of stock due to paper strike. Orienteering Canada The Official Newsletter of the Canadian Orienteering Federation 333 River Road, Vanier, Ontario VOL. 9 NO. 3 1981 CONTENTS Editor's Depressions 4 President's Niche 4 Have You Any Good Recipes??? 6 Athlete Assistance Program 9 "0" Etiquette 10 Thesis on Route Choice 11 The Big Mud Bath!" 13 1981 Selection Races-WOC Switzerland 16 Edible Prizes--Better Than Ribbons 17 Team Leader Sought for 1982-1983 18 The Joy of Mapping 19 Letter to Canadian Orienteers 22 1981 Canadian Orienteering Championships-Kamloops, B.C. 24 Control Description - Tree Top 30 Third Annual Blue Lake Clinic 36 C.O.F. Drops 38 Training 40 W.O.C. Results 43 ORIENTEERING CANADA is published in Ottawa with the assistance of the National Sport and Recreation Centre. EDITOR: Ted de St. Croix, Box 316 Vineland, Ontario LOR 2C0 TYPIST: Lee Leger CONTRIBUTORS: Ted de St. Croix, Pat de St. Croix. Ann Budge, Colin Kirk, Winnie Krogsrud, Eystein Weltzien, Susan Budge, Gabrielle Savard, Gordon Hunter, Juri Peepre, Erich Hanselmann COVER PHOTO: by Dick de St. Croix Kirsty Pearson and Mike Waddington Canadian Champions in D12 and H15- Both are members of the Hamilton King's Foresters, 1981 Canadian Club Champion. 3 Editor's Depressions by Ted de St. Croix There have been several rumours events with International stars floating around about future participating. They would give Orienteering events in North a badly needed boost to our America. Two groups of Swedish sport's growing pains. All it tour leaders are trying to organ- needs are some keen organizers. ize continental tours across the U.S. and Canada with hopes of The 1982 Canadian and North having orienteering races every American Championships will be day. Three-day meets, six-days held on opposite weekends in and even the World's first 10-Day August. There has been some race have been proposed. They are interest shown by our Swedish talking 1982, '83 and '84. friends to make a holiday of it and take in the two championships The 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles plus the training and pre-COC seem to be the drawing card for meets. If it is anything like our European Orienteers. Proposals our past Canadian Championship, the for a 5 - Day race prior to or after '82 meets will be super. This issue the Olympics near Los Angeles have of Orienteering Canada highlights been tossed around. The next few those championships held in Kamloops years could be a chance for North this past August. America to host some first-class President's Niche Canadian Orienteering Championships Tony Byrne, Diane and Charlie '81 are now history. Those who Fox, Susan Foster and Anne Anthony were fortunate enough to attend are some of those who deserve will have many wonderful memories the credit. Advising and making even though there were some bad the final checks was Jack Lee, 'legs', Orienteering Association the capable controller. of British Columbia, you did a fine job. Thank you. 4 Manitoba Orienteering Association A large number of competitors at you have a good example to follow the Championships took time out of and I am confident that you too their training and sight seeing will stage a fine competition. to attend the Board of Directors' Meeting in Kamloops. They heard Plans are being laid for an inter- committee reports and plans for the esting assortment of clinics, coming year. The consensus of that meetings, meets and parties in open forum was that the National Manitoba next August. There will Team Training was indeed very be two major events, the COC's a important. A request for financial and the North American Champion- assistance from Sport Canada will ships. Plan to join me there, be made to send the team to Hungary won't you Juri Peepre is the to train following the planned trip controller at the COC's and he to England for the Tri-country meet is expected to do his usual next summer. The total program competent job. plan will be presented at the AGM in November for ratification. While 0.A.R.C. were putting on their pre-meets and finishing The Directors also approved a plan touches, Scott Robertson of the to present a market analysis seminar Alberta Association was up in Hinton as part of this year's Annual with a good crew running the National General Meeting in Ottawa, November Team Selection Races plus an 'A' Meet 20-22. To ensure that there is and also a run over the 2nd day's ample time for all the business, courses. Raelene Robertson, Don committee chairmen and provincial Bayly and Gene Ulmer were some of executives will be requested to the hard-working assistants. Steve submit their reports in plenty of Pearson and Colin Kirk checked every- time for advanced circulation to thing out and again, it was a delegates. successful event. Barbara O'Brien-Jewett, our Fitness Moose stew and partridge berry tarts Consultant, was able to visit with in Newfoundland, baked beans in us in Kamloops, first at the Map- Quebec, salmon bakes, fresh peaches ping Committee Meeting then at the and perhogies in British Columbia. Board of Director's Meeting. She What next? commented afterwards on the great amount of work done by our volunteers. 5 seem to have a high turn over in A couple from Merritt, B.C. read memberships. Do we welcome the an advertisement in their local new faces as well as the old paper and decided to try orient- friends? Let each of us make a eering at the Lundbom and Aspen special effort in our fall season Grove Meets. They then entered to make everyone feel truly welcome. the Championships. They were most favourably impressed with the friendly atmosphere among the Best wishes to all competitors and competitors and plan to adopt meet organizers this autumn. I orienteering as their next chal- hope it is the best season ever. lenge. Is that friendly atmosphere one of Pat de St. Croix the reasons you like to orienteer? I know I really enjoy the compan- ionship at the meets. Yet we Have you any good recipes??? Several orienteers have decided to prepare, and not too rich; in other put together a Cook Book, to be words, "everyday fare" rather than entitled Good....Naturally: We are "gourmet." Of course, the more also looking for a sponsor to cover unique and interesting the better: the printing costs (any leads would We are planning the following be appreciated), then all the sale sections: proceeds would go into a fund for the Senior and Junior National Team -Snacks (such as dips of vegetables, Pools, for needs which are not roasted nuts, etc.) covered by government funding. -Beverages (hot mulled wine for apres ski, cold drink syrups etc.) This is where YOU come in We -Soups (hot or cold) would like to have one or two -Salads recipes from as many orienteers as -Meatless meals (egg dishes, Tofu, possible from coast to coast so it chick peas, etc.) will be a truly national publi- -Breads cation. We are looking for recipes -Muffins which are nutritious and wholesome, economical, on the simple side to (Continued on Page 35) 6 NEW FROM NORWAY TRIMTEX ORIENTEERING SUITS 35 COLOURS TO CHOOSE FROM IN 1, 2 or 3 COLOUR COMBINATIONS. 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