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IF UNDELIVERED Return to 333 River Rd . Vanier. Ont . PM 8B9 ORIENTEERING CANADA VOL. 7 NO. 4 1979 Professional compasses from Suunto 2r magnifying_iens, 4503 mm 8x magi-hiving lens a 14 5 mm Azimuth scales . RA-series clockwise , SP-series counter-clockwise Sell-luminous Printed cm- or inch-scale. direction mark Lanyard at Bevelled edge for polyarnad. map scale stickers . Pace memorizer Hole for control marking. SelHummous north needle and north needle sill Saries75 The SUUNTO RA and SP field compasses are specifically designed for the needs of orienteers. All models have a big 2X magnifying lens. The 752 models also have a smaller lens with 8X magnification. Each compass in the SERIES 75 comes with a set of ten map scale stickers, which can be handily attached to the bevelled edge of the base plate. A Handy SP-753 nd-worn compass for OY r who doesn't want to suukToSF 02920 Espoo 92 Finland Phone 90 847033 en a traction of a second FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT CANADIAN AGENTS: B & G MARKETING SERVICES OF CANADA LTD., P. O. BOX 82, ORILLIA, ONTARIO L3V 6H9 ORIENTEERING CANADA The Official Newsletter of the Canadian Orienteering Federation 355 River Road, Vanier, Ont. VOL. 7 FO. 4 1c7C CONTENTS President's Niche 2 Letters to the Editor 3 C.O.F. Drops 4 What is C 0 F ? 6 1980 Canadian Championships 8 Ski-0 in Ottawa 9 Committee Reports 10 Competitor Ranking Scheme 12 Manitoba Championships 15 1979 Provincial Champions 16 Nova Scotia AGM 19 New Brunswick News 20 O'Ringen - What's That? 22 O'Ringen 1980 24 Blue Lake Clinic 2( Pow To BE AN Orienteer 28 Support For Australia? 30 Orienteering Canada is published in Ottawa with the assistance of the National Sport and Recreation Administration Centre. Editor : Cord Punter Typist : Lee Leger Contributors: Marg James, Colin Kirk, Juni Peepre, Glen Davis, Pat Lee, Kristina Kaill, Andy Wallenius, Gail Fancy, Sheila Andrew PRESIDENT' S NICHE A new year is upon us and plans Orienteering Championships of 1985. are well under way for the This bid will be formally presented various activities we hope will in July 1980 at the International take place at the National Level Congress. If Canada does receive in 1980. A dedicated group of the right to hold the 1st Champion- orienteers met in Ottawa, ship outside Europe, a Technical November 17-18, 1979 for the 12th Director will become a must. Annual General Meeting of the COF- at least one delegate was present On a personal note, I have been from each member provincial pleased to be your President for the association. At this time the past three years. It has gone by plans set forth by the Planning quickly. I thank you for the Committee of C.O.F. were pretty confidence you have put in me for well adopted and budget sub- one final year! missions made to the Federal Government for assistance. Our Happy New Year and Happy Executive Director indicated to Orienteering! us that Fitness and Amateur Sport is suggesting that each sport receiving Federal funding must Marg James raise a minimum of 10% of their own funds. So provinces should bear in mind the need to support the National Body in its efforts to raise funds nationally, so that such projects as Instructor STAY Clinics, National and Regional ON TOP Training Camps can be supported and travel money for athletes to OF WINTER the Canadian Championships, etc. We are, again, applying for funds to support a Technical Director. PaRTIOPc70101141 The AGM delegates gave their Fitness. In your heart you know it's right. support to a bid for the World 2 LETTERS check the letters carefully, a Dear Editor: beginner may be careless and end up spoiling his day. I usually try to praise Orient- eering officials, since theirs is Sincerely, often a thankless task, but there are a couple of areas I think Keith French improvements can be made. British Pen Pals Dear Editor: Our course-setters are not providing challenging enough We are two friends who are keen courses for our old-timers. The orienteers who would like to write D43, HSO, D50 and H56 tend to be to other orienteers from anywhere sent out on orange and yellow in Canada. We do not mind whether courses which are actually begin- they are boy penpals or girl pen- ner's courses. Their courses, pals. Please could you help us? while kept relatively short, should We are: have controls and route choices as challenging as the longer Liz Phillips, 30 Hampden Way, Rugbi, courses. If the seniors don't Warwickshire, CU22 7NW. Likes and find the courses interesting we'll hobbies: Orienteering, Abba, lose them. Brotherhood of Man, Dooleys, cats and writing letters. Age 15. Also for course setters. Don't Sue Lane, 36 Norman Road, Rugby, use two different last controls Warwickshire, CU21 1DW. Likes and unless its really necessary. The hobbies: Orienteering, Abba, last control is usually a gift Brotherhood of Man, Dooleys, Elvis anyway with only the route choice Presley, animals, discos, most of importance. If two last sports, writing letters, and lots controls must be used, then have more other things. Age 15. completely different letters on them. For example AA and XX, not We would be very grateful if you an AN and AV. A folded N can could help in finding English look like a V and so on. While speaking penpals. an experienced orienteer should Yours sincerely, Sue Lane. 3 Training Day will be organized Girl Guides and school pupils also by M 0.C. on Friday - August 15. have been introduced to orienteer- The 1980 Canadian Championships ing on the Pippy Park map. will be held near Lachute on August 16 - 17 6. Mappers please note: The COF office has just received a quantity This gives a total of 6 days of of Map Symbol Letraset sheets from Competition plus 1 day of train- British O. Federation. Several ing in the eight-day period provincial associations and mappers August 10-17 have been writing to obtain map Letraset for several months The 4. A recent visitor to Canada price is $7.50 per sheet(postage was John Colls, Vice Chairman included). of the British Orienteering Federation. John visited Toronto, 7. For those planning to travel to Calgary, and Vancouver during his Europe this summer in order to visit. The reason for the trip compete in some of the major orient- is that John is planning to eering competitions, the COF office emigrate to Canada in the spring has received preliminary details of 1980 with Calgary or Vancouver and meet announcements for several the cities where he will most of the more popular events. 1. The likely settle Swedish 5-Days (July 21-25). 2. The Swiss 5-Days (July 9-13) 3. The John wasone of the British World Student Champs.-Switzerland delegates at the 1979 I.O.F. (July 14-19). 4. The 3-Day French Congress and is particularly International (July 3-5). 5. The interested in the technical Jan Kjellstrom event-Scotland(Apr.4 aspects of orienteering. John is -7). 6. Pacific O. Carnival- Meet Controller for the 1980 Jan Australia (Apr. 5-13). 7. Danish Kjellstrom event to be held near 3-Day event (July 18-20). Dumfries in Southern Scotland; he Anyone interested, can obtain copies hopes to come to Canada soon after of these meet announcements from the the Jan Kjellstrom event at COF office. Easter. LAST MINUTE FLASH -- Orienteering Canada editor, Gord Hunter of the 5. The Newfoundland 0.A. has put Ottawa O. Club and National Team the Pippy Park map to good use member will be running as the since the C.O.C. Three events Liberal candidate for the Ottawa- have been held at Pippy Park with 85 participants in one of them. Ilepean riding in the Federal Election February 18, 1980. Several groups of Cubs, Scouts an'! 5 WHAT IS THE COX.? What is the Canadian Orienteering The COF is fundamentally a Federation? How is it structured democratic organization which and how are decisions made? How depends on volunteers, with nation- do provinces and individuals al interests at heart, to develop benefit? and administer the various program3. Almost twelve years after its As the word 'federation' implies, formation, the Canadian Orien- the basis for the organization is teering Federation is still re- participation by the provinces garded by some as a fog-shrouded and territories. Delegates orienteering bureaucracy, with no represent each association at the evident purpose or equitable means Annual General Meeting, where of decision-making. In fact, of voting rights are assigned accord- course, the COF is vital to ing to provincial membership orienteering in Canada, for it has numbers. The AGM is, in effect, a opened lines of continental parliament where the policies and communication, and supported such programs are discussed and either programs as mapping, national accepted or rejected. It is the and regional leadership and comp- AGM where the provincial voices etitor development clinics, the are officially heard, and it is Canadian Championships, partici- here where the democratic processe3 pation in international competi- (such as voting, special interest ti'm, and a fvarterly iournal, grnup lnhhAring, and avan a litt1a to mention a few. old-fashioned politiking!) take place. The purpose of this article is not to describe at length all the The provincial delegates elect a various and sundry benefits we board of directors consisting of receive from COF - rather, its an president, treasurer, and three attempt to clarify how the organ- directors.