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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.

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. The executive then ization works. Too often I have internally elects two vice- heard negative remarks seemingly presidents and a secretary. In based on a misunderstanding of order to preserve order and the decision-making process. continuity in the nation, the past

6 president is also a non-voting one another, and who is responsible member of the executive. to whom, an illustration of the yearly cycle should clarify things, The board could be regarded as at least to the level of a light something of an "0" cabinet, mist. although it is elected, not appointed. The task of this As mentioned, the provincial motley group is to accept the delegates elect a board, who in program mandate endorsed by the turn appoint committee chairpersons. AGM delegates and to act as a The chairperson solicits the decision-making body in the volunteer help required to develop implementation of the various ideas and implement programs. programs. As the executive is During the year, the various elected, it is directly respon- committees meet and determine their sible to the provincial associa- project goals and objectives, and tions, and in turn to the general these in turn are evaluated by the membership. planning committee. The planning committee, (known to advocate the But the real work is accomplished science of muddling through), is by the various committees, composed of all the various com- including technical, competition, mittee chairpersons-it is this group education, promotion, financial, which prepares program priorities. and mapping, each with a specific And finally after much heated area of responsibility. The debate all the projects are nnmportnnp, (nr fic, fdnmq, as some ratified by the ACM. perceive them), are the source of most program ideas, and are As one can see, the decision- responsible for following the making process takes place a year priorities established by the in advance of the implementation planning committee and endorsed schedule-a truly remarkable achieva- by the AGM. Volunteers from ment for a volunteer bureaucracy! across the country make up the committees-it is here where any And what role does the board play one with a particular interest during the year? The board of can get involved. Regional directors is the democratic link representation is encouraged, between the committee decisions although the main requirement is and the general membership. a willingness to contribute. Committee chairpersons are directly responsible to the executive and If you're confused about how all hence must carry through the these different groups relate to mandate established by the AGM. 7 The board, then, as the elected governing body, offers guidance 1980 and makes decisions on all matters pertaining to COF. CHAMPION-

No analysis of COF would be complete without a brief look at the SHIPS role of Colin Kirk, our executive director. To describe how Colin IN QUEBEC fits in would require a special Orienteering Canada issue: suffice it to say that he is This year's Canadian Crienteering responsible to the COF president, Championships are to be held near and thus administers the program Lachute, Quebec. established at the AGM. Ha also does pretty well everything else Montreal O.C. has announced the required to run the COF. dates of the Meet for August 16-17. The high school in Lachute will be This article has tried to the competition centre and will illustrate that the COF is a be available for dormitory space. national body with direct democratic linkages to the general The Championships will be preceded membership, and that its survival by a week of 'warm up' meets. The and health depends on volunteers. C.O.F. will host a two day meet on There ls no mystery to its inner a new map near Lachute. The Azimut functioning, no attempt at central and Ottawa clubs will also put on control beyond collecting dues races and M.O.C. will have a train- and establishing a few necessary ing area open the day before the rules of the game. Certainly, Championships. there are widely divergent views on many topics, as indeed there Group social and sightseeing events are those with perhaps somewhat are also planned for the C.O.C. narrower views - but the sum week and the whole program will be total is an organization composed advertised to European orienteers. of individuals dedicated to the administrative aspects of runnin.,I So, if you missed Expo 67, the S- through the deep dark forest with and 6-Day Meets and/or you want to a map and compass. Hence, its see Montreal at its Summer best not really an institution worthy plan to attend the 1980 Canadian of abstracted criticism, but Championships. rather, a unique collection of orienteee,ng personalities. More information and entry forms will be available soon from the Jur! Peepre C.O.F. and your provincial office.

8 SKI -O MEET IN OTTAWA

Ski Orienteering has been slow to 10 km. No pre registration is catch on in Canada. Like Norweg- necessary for this event. ians, we have seemed to prefer to keep the two sports separate. To enter or to receive more information about the Camp Fortune This preference may change if plan3 Ski-0, write to: of the Ottawa Ski Club and Ottawa Orienteering Club come off. The Ottawa Ski Club Ski Club has planned a series of Old Chelsea, P.O. ski orienteering events for this JOX 2N0 winter. They will include instructions, fun relays and a Attention: Ski-Orienteering major competition.

The big race is the Second Annual Camp Fortune Ski-0 Open on March 1st. This meet is open to all skiers and orienteers. There will be four courses from 5 to 20 km. A new, specially prepared map will be used. Entry fees are $2 for OSC members and $5 for non members.

Entries must be received at the ski club by Feb. 19, 1980. An information package and entry ticket will be sent prior to the event. A buffet will follow the race.

The day after the orienteering race the ski club will be holding series of ski races of up to

9 COMMITTEE REPORTS

Promotion Committee -National Poster:

The Promotion Committee was The committee has given the go formed several years ago as an ahead to this project. It is now off shoot of the Education Com- a question of funding and design. mittee. The main goal of the We presently have an excellent committee has been to "promote Swedish poster which the committee and encourage participation in feels should be the basis for our Orienteering." poster.

This is to be accomplished by -Filmstrip and Slide Presentation: developing promotional materials maintaining effective relation- Jack Forsyth is very close to ships with the media, improving completing this project. At that 'internal' communications and time we will be able to offer ensuring continuous schedules of Provincial Organizations and clubs meets. an inexpensive, prepared recreation oriented slide promotion. Some highlights of the committee's work in the past year include: -Competitive Badge Program:

-Junior Participation Program: The committee has decided to hold off on this program until the 1980 This program is now in full oper- season. The reason for this is ation throughout Canada. With that it will be based on the additional advertising in the National Ranking System which will spring, and an all out effort to come into being in the 1980 season. familiarize participants with it, it is hoped that the program will Committee Chairman, Charlie Fox, continue to grow in popularity. in his report to the Annual Meet- ing, stressed the need for COF to Thus far we have had participants look to 'new horizons' for project reach the 'GREEN' level of part- funding. "This year has seen Silva icipation. This is better than question for the first time, the we originally had estimated. value of their continued support

10 of the COF. Therefore, it is The Education Committee is also necessary that a sincere effort b2 planning a Teaching Resource made to search out and uncover Inventory and a research project new sponsors." on Orienteering.

Charlie is retiring from the They will also be working on Promotion Committee this year. translating good Orienteering The COF can hope that the drive teaching aids from French to and direction he gave the com- English and vice-versa. mittee will be continued by his successor. Anne Anthony of British Columbia is Chairman of the Education Education Committee Committee. The big news from the Education Committee is that the long awaited Level I Coaching Manual is soon to be printed.

Nearly ready several times in the past three years the manual was always 'stillborn'. It under- went a major revision at the hands ORIENTEERING CLUBS of Jim Gilchrist and Jack Lee last spring. ADVERTISE YOUR MEETS

The Coaching Manual and its IN instructor's supplement need only the final approval of the provincial '0' associations and ORIENTEERING the Coaching Association of CANADA Canada which is to fund their printing.

The Education Committee has asked Sport Canada for a grant to hold a national clinic to train instructors for the Level I program. This clinic would be held in Quebec in August and would be open to two delegates from each province. L 11 RANKING SCHEME INTRODUCED

The National Ranking Scheme.... 2. How does it work? What is it? How does it work... How is it going to be used? Competitors must have run in their These were a few of the questions elite age class to be eliFible for addressed to the Competition awarding of points for a given Committee at the recent C.O.F. competition. Points were awarded Annual General Meeting held in for: Ottawa. (a) I.O.F. Events; 1. What is it? (b) the Canadian Championships; As far back as 1977, members of (c) Provincial and/or Regional various competition committees Championships, and; have considered possible methods (d) all certified 'A' meets to evaluate and rank Canada's (including all U.S. 'A' orienteering athletes in junior meets.) and senior categories. Consider that the majority of Tier I and II Only C.O.F. members were included countries currently employ some and all competitors in H21, D20, form of performance evaluation H19-20 and D17-19 were ranked system. Consider too, that the during the 1979 season. Every C.O.F. committees sometimes have competitor finishing within 1007 to make somewhat subjective of the winner's time received point:- decisions concerning athlete Assessment was based on a continu- attendance to selection races, ally "rolling" 12 months and eligibility for student grants- obtained for each athlete's five in-aid, travel to international best qualifying events. However, meets, etc. Thus the Competition one of these five events must have Committee implemented a proposed been one day of the Canadian national ranking system in 1979, Championships. In multi-day events strictly as a "trial year" with each day was counted separately the results being unofficial. for ranking purposes. Only those Gillian Bailey (Ontario member meet results filed with the of C.C.) undertook to calculate national office or Gillian Bailey the results for this year. 1 2 were used for calculating points, 3. How is it going to be used? but provincial associations, clubs meet directors or individuals Once the ranking scheme becomes could all forward results for effective, a number of possible inclusion if those meets met the uses can be envisaged. It has standards outlined above. Points already been proposed to use the were awarded for results achieved ranking lists for the selection of in four 'classes' of meets: worthy athletes to the 1981 Nation I.O.F. events, Canadian Champion- Team Selection Races (in Alberta). ships, Provincial and Regional The scheme may also be used in Championships and 'A' meets. In determining eligibility for studen future years the full ranking list grants-in-aid and selection for for each class will be published some international meets. It may on April 15. Current top rankings be possible that the Technical will be published on July 15 and Committee can use the results for November 15.

MEET CLASS POINTS AWARDED MAXIMUM POINTS

I.O.F. Events P = 240 - 120t 2 120 t l

Canadian Champs. P = 200 - 100t 2 100 t i Provincial or P = 140 - 70t 70 Regional Champs. 2

'A' Meets (incl. U.S. Meets). P 100 - 50t 50 2 t l

where P = points t 2= individual's time t winner's time 1

13 quality control and certification send results to me quickly of meets. Certainly the scheme allowing more frequent ranking lists will be used to select individuals to be generated. I would prefer if to attend national training camps. individual athletes would only Lend However, it must be emphasised results relating to their overse.s that the ranking system should I.O.F. events. never become the one and only determinant for selection to iii) A significant problem is the these activities since inequal- tendency for juniors to compete one ities in geography and population or two classes above their own age will always exist. Rather, it is categories. I have mixed feelings a tool to assist the national about this problem While juniors coach and/or C.O.F. committees in need to be occasionally challenged these decisions. by superior difficulty courses, assigning ranking points can be 4. And now for a few problems... difficult. I can see several possible solutions to this situation, Some of the inequalities outlined none of which are completely above soon became apparent satisfactory. during this past year. In mentioning them, I hope to I would like to conclude by again generate feedback from members of inviting discussion on the National the orienteering community prior Ranking Scheme and especially the to the Competition Committee's four problems I have outlined. In next meeting in January when 1980 I will have the responsibility modifications to the Ranking of keeping the Ranking Lists

Scheme will be discussed. ' current' so results, comments, etc. should be addressed to me: i) The task of calculation of these results by hand is monu- -Glen M. Davis mental! Gillian Bailey deserves 59 Kendal Ave. accolades for her job of doing Toronto, Ontario this in 1979. An obvious solution M5R 1L8 is a computer generated program. However, writing this program N.B. The comments and opinions could be quite complex. expressed herein are those of the author and may not represent ii) Tle reporting of meet competition committee policy. results is also a problem. -G.M.D.- Ideally, in 1 0 80 meet organizers for provincial associations) will

14 MANITOBA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Manitoba Championships were The men's and women's elite held on Sunday, Oct. 14 at Ernest courses proved to be tight races. Thompson Seton Park near Carberry, Morden t s Sheldon Friesen won 100 miles west of Winnipeg. The the men's top honours by beating park was named after the well Ralph Oliver of Carberry by 54 knownnaturalist who spent many seconds. Jack Forsyth of Hartney years in the Carberry area. This was a close third. was the setting for his book, The Trail of the Sandhill Stag. Eva Rosinger of Pinawa, the perennial women's champion The terrain used contained many retained her title for the 5th small hills bisected by two consecutive year. But this year creeks and with many depressions Brenda Birks of Winnipeg gave Eva inside depressions (a typically some anxious moments. Brenda western feature.) There were trailed by only 56 seconds. Marion many cattle in the area but they Loewen, also of Winnipeg, was caused no problems except for third. the footing. 1979 PROVINCI

rovA SCOTIA P.E.I. NEW BRUNSWICK QUEBEC P 12 Peter Mason Kevin Downe Mike McNaugtt Ptilip Punter Streakers Foxes Ottawa P 14 Oivind Naess Greg Collins Mike Knapp Tracker Foxes P 16 Gra;-aro Kendall aris Robert Poppers Ottawa H 18 Ron Levesque Glen Geddes C. de Bois Toronto H 20 Peter Jennegren Dana Sanderson Julien Marceau Andy de St Croix Hustlers C. de Bois Niagara H 21 Bob Smia Clint Evans Ted De St Croix Hustlers Niagara H 35 Cameron Bigelow Stig Skarblom Matti Karkas SISU P 43 Arne Naess Irwin Landauer Mike Day Tracker C. de Bois Ottawa H 50 Jim Plant N.E.O.C. H 56 Gosta Edwardsson Viking D 12 Debbie Poops Eliz. McNally Susan Andrew Barbara Weiler Hustlers Foxes Viking D 14 Pam James Caroline Rogers Maria Paisley Claudia Weiler Hustlers Foxes Viking D 16 Kristy MacKinnon Elisa Reitzsctel Hoppers Viking D 18 Cteryl Snair Judy Andrew Peatter Budge Hoppers Foxes Toronto D 21 Susan Hoyle Irene Gartt Carol Ann Breau Susan Budge Tracker Batturst Toronto D 35 Marg James Steila Andrew Rena Weiler Hustlers Foxes Viking D 43 Ann-K Naess Denyse Reitzscl- el Tracker Viking

16 kL CHAMPIONS

ONTARIO MANITOBA ALBERTA BRITISH COLUMBIA * Philip Punter P 12 Steven Phillips Martin Pardoe Marc Liardon Hartney Mike Waddington P 14 Keith Forsyth Tim Kelba Brian No Hing Hartney Jumping Pound John Downing H 16 Luc Savoie Russ Kilbourn John Crowley Chris Robert Riel Kangaroos H 18 Mike Day Ottawa H 20 Mark Adams Ed Houck Terry Reeves Eric Gaarder Viking Hartney North Shore H 21 Ron Lowry Sheldon Friesen Alistair Mooney Scott Robertson H .K.F. Morden Foothills Kangaroos H 35 Jack Geddes Otto Loesel Otto Loesel Toronto Overlanders Overlanders H 43 Don Budge John Holden Charles Davies Toronto Winnipeg Kangaroos H 50 Dick de St Cr iox Niagara

D 12 Sandra Evans Kristen Forsyth Sheri Archibald Niagara Hartney Kangaroos Faura Jussila D 14 Chris Yarding Gina Lane Vicki Russell Winnipeg Kangaroos D 16 Rachel Field Catherine Gaarder Tina Evans North Shore D 18 Feather Budge Toronto D 21 Susan Budge Eva Rossinger Robyn Rennie Kitty Jones Toronto Pinawa North Shore Banff D 35 Ritva Rasmussen Toronto D 43 Gillian Bailey Toronto Ontario declared individual champions in each age 11 -16 Let CPAir's team of alists gotowork your team.

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NOVA SCOTIA A.G.M.

Following tradition there were handed out. This is the third year a number of lighter moments at that the Nova Scotia Medical Society this year's Annual General has supported our sport. Meeting. Meeting at the Folkins' farm in Debert, N.S. on Nov. 25 The meeting itself took what was we tried out a new variation of left of the evening. Our popular orienteering. Born of Barry president Barry Wheeler, Colchester Wheeler this variant left off the Streakers, was re-elected. Eleanor circles on the map and the course Nicholl of Tracker is our new description with code numbers. treasurer. Other Board Members are: Instead, at the start and at each Jim Blanchard, Annapolis Valley OC, control we found a clue as to Arne Naess, Tracker, and Tony Lugar, where the next control would be. Bob Smith and Des Lord of Halifax Eg. "up the path and 'round the Hustlers. bend, continue 'til you reach the West end.". Which path? Which bend? West end of the path? West -Kristina Kaill end of the marsh?

After running across the fields and through the marshes everybody was ready for a delicious pot luck supper. MAPS

Arne Naess showed slides from the AVAILABLE 1978 WOC in Norway and translated some of Egil Johansen's comments to his championship run. If you entered but did not go to tle 1c7( C.C.C. in St Jol- n's you Nova Scotia Medical Society may still get your maps by writing Orienteering Awards were presented • to: Keitl- Taylor, Sixty-five individuals received I.eptune Road, T-shirts for reaching the bronze St. Jcfn's, rfld. A1B - 1F4 level. Twenty-two silver plaques and eleven gold trophies were

19 NEW BRUNSWICK NEWS

succeeding but it is fun trying! by Sheila Andrew Bob Kaill has been a big help to us in this, inviting yet another van load of our top juniors to a train- With the Grand Falls club well ing camp in Nova Scotia and coming established competition is getting to Fredericton to conduct a week- fiercer around New Brunswick end intermediate clinic for older and the younger members have and less mobile members. developed a great enthusiasm for competition. Still trying to branch out we have run beginners clinics in Bathurst, Seventeen of us went to Newfound- St. John, Blackville and for the land by every conceivable mode of Scout and Guide Leaders of Freder- transport, plane, car, van, boat, icton District, the Cadets of St. bicycle and enjoyed the orienteer- John, and the Recreation Leaders ing and the social life. Rumour class of the University of New has it that the team diving Brunswick Physical Education display splashed two thirds of Department and the University the water out of the Holiday Surveying Department. Inn pool. Maritime Command Cadet Corps held Three card loads went to Quebec their championships in Odell Park for the Provincial Championships and O.N.B. put out the courses and and we would like to thank the gave a brief preliminary instruct- Budge family for their hospital- ion session. ity to the Fredericton car load. Robin Andrew and Julien Marceau We now have clubs in St. John and both managed to get to the Nova Bathurst, Carol Ann Breau being Scotia Championships and some of not only D21 champion but the new us got to the U.S. Championships. president in Bathurst.

All of this means we are hoping Moncton has only been treated to a to improve the general standard display on orienteering at the of orienteering in the province, university so far,we hope to get we are not sure if we are more going there next year as we 20 have two members and some for a beginners' clinic, we have expression of interest. hopes of starting a new club.

A TRIM course has been set up out Carol Ann Breau of Bathurst won at the Guide Camp in the Frederic- the D21, which should give them ton area and plans are well under- some encouragement, needless to say for a TRIM course in Odell say Carol Ann is not a graduate Park for the Fredericton City of this year's beginners clinic. Recreation Department. Stig Skarborn won H35, rivals The new map of Odell Park was claim he psyched them out by brought out this year and work finding someone with whom to continues on three areas outside talk Swedish before the start. Fredericton. Don Coles could use some help so if any mappers out- Unfortunately, someone working in side the province feel like a the woods had taken one of the paid trip East, let us know. Gary checkpoints so the Orange Course Feeney has a new base map planned was not valid, a great disappoint- for the Grand Falls area and has ment to all concerned. How do a good team in Julien Marceau and other clubs cope with this problem- Ron Levesque. trained guard snakes?

Club presidents Gary and Cliff Gary Feeney was the noble meet Paisley provided a very full coordinator and we would all like schedule of meets this year, nine to thank him and Jacynthe Feeney in the two months beginning on for their hard work in arranging September 8th to give you some a most enjoyable day. example, so it has been a very busy year.

The New Brunswick Championships were run on the Grand Falls, Rapide des Femmes map, a suitable mixture of names for an orienteering meet. Those from the southern climes of Fredericton found it cold and wet underfoot, but the hardy northerners assured us it was a good day for a run. A bus load also arrived from Bathurst where, with 75 enrolled

21 O'RINGEN: WORLD'S BIGGEST SPORTS EVENT

0-Ringen, What's That? much like the old explorers, you can exchange gifts to find out how 1 I presume that most of you friendly the natives are. Maps are familiar to a certain degree and T-shirts have good trading value with this famous event. However, according to Larry Berman of Boston. for those of you who have only Larry also tells me that it wasn't recently been introduced to the necessary for him to brush up his noble sport of orienteering, Swenglish - he had more difficultiee a few words of explanation may in understanding the Scots than the be in order. Swedes (which of course encouraged me to immediately stop nodding 0-Ringen is a 5-day event that and shaking my head and, instead, takes place in Sweden in July throw in a few strategical "yeses" every year. The limit of 16,000 and "no's" and "Oh's" in our conver- entries is usually reached with- sation). Located at the Competit- out difficulty, so you may ion Centre, the campsite is well appreciate the enormous effort equipped with washrooms and a by the organizers. In spite of grocery store. the great number of participants, everything runs very smoothly Starts begin at 0800, and from with few or no incidents. Every- about 0830 people are coming thing is anticipated to the point through the finishing chutes in an that they even get all the moose almost uninterrupted stream till out of the area for the week to late in the afternoon. Shuttle avoid surprising confrontations. buses take you out to the start area and back to the competition Accommodation is available in centre after you have finished and hotels, motels, private rooms, had a refreshing shower in ice student rooms, houses, cottages, cold water especially brought in hardwood floored schools and from Lappland, according to a campsites; and, from reliable VERY reliable source. The shower sources, I have learned that areas are fenced in with black camping is the best choice. You plastic sheets, and countless will meet a lot of orienteers showerheads are connected to over- from all over the world, and head pipes. According to another 22 very reliable source (Leigh Entries have to be mace on a special Bailey) - "to get to the men's form set up for computer regis- shower area, although very im- tration. These forms are numbered practical for taking showers, you and entries should be made by club. often have to pass a hill over- Deadline for entries and billeting looking the ladies taking their is March 31, 1980 but, if you are showers." seriously interested, I suggest you mail your entry as soon as If you have a early start, you'd possible and no later than better be an early riser. Some January. of the races are held 70 - 80 km from the centre. Now, getting Vesla Olimer of Claire Wallace up at 5 o'clock in the morning is Travel, Toronto, has a package no hardship in those latitudes tour for this event. As soon as I where the sun has already pushed receive the entry forms, informat- away a misty dawn several hours ion will be sent out to all clubs earlier. The problem is to go and individuals who have requested to bed when the sun is still after- further information. If your club noon high, although your watch has not received an invitation by tells you it is 9:30. Christmas, get cracking and send me a note with your own and your A range of close to 80 classes is club's name and address. offered to accommodate the taste of all ages that may span from Yours in orienteering, 7 to 85 years. The courses vary in length from 1 to 11 km. The Andy Wallenius terrain is usually easier to run 106 Indian Road than what we are used to in North Toronto, Ontario America, since the forest industry M6R 2V4 and landowners are well aware of the value of carefully looked after forests. Also, according t) Larry, the course-setters are keen to have people enjoy their running for the entire week, and thus the courses are a bit shorter and slightly less difficult than the general standard for Swedish meets. However, competition is terrifying, says Larry, boasting that he placed in the top 90%.

23 1980 SWEDISH 5-DAYS

beautiful wilderness area. Three by Andy Wallenius courses are available and there will be opportunities for swimming, Sweden's international 5-day boating, fishing, sauna baths and orienteering competition will hiking on marked trails. Refresh- take place July 21-25, 1980 in ments will be available. the province of Uppland with the city of Uppsala serving as Friday, July 18: Departure by bus reference centre. Three areas to the Trim Areas of Clubs of in the countryside of Uppland Uppsala. There are approximately and two in Uppsala have been 40 check-points that you may set aside for this event. visit, and if you miss the bus back to Uppsala, you will have a good Prior to the event, a training home stretch since this area is program has been suggested for only about three miles east of the participants from Canada and city. Also, for this meet they U.S.A. to overcome the Jet-lag expect you to have learned enough and familiarize yourself with about Swedish cooking to be able this part of Sweden. to bring your own lunch. Arrive in Uppsala July 13 If there is sufficient interest, a one-week back-pack hike in the Monday, July 14: Departure by Swedish mountains may be arranged bus to Hammarskog where three after the O-Ringen event. courses are available in addition to a number of hiking trails. Uppsala is located 35 km north Entertainment in the form of of Arlanda International Airport Swedish Folk Dancing is planned and 67 km north of Stockholm. The and refreshments will be served. 5-Day Orienteering event gives you Information on the 5-Day and excellent opportunity to orienteering event as well as combine your interest in orienteer- interesting places to visit in ing with your summer holiday and and about Uppsala will be given. to meet people from other countries who share your interest. Uppsala Wednesday, July 16: Departure is one of the oldest cities in by bus to F011nora. This is a

24 Sweden. It has served as the the Vikings. The country's religious centre in Sweden for largest and oldest library is over 800 years, and it is the located in Uppsala. residence of the Swedish archbishop. It is the home of For further information, contact: many eminent men of international fame. Uppland has the largest Andy Wallenius collection of historical relics 106 Indian Road of all provinces in Sweden, most Toronto, Ontario of which date from the time of M6R 2V4

REPORT is available to all orienteers by subscription. Published twice a year, it contains news of international orienteering and the latest from the IOF council and the committees. Price: 5 US $ for two issues (one year) incl. Postage Send bank draft payable to: INTERNATIONAL ORIENTEERING FEDERATION Address: Myrmarksvagen 43 S-141 41 HUDDINGE Sweden

25 WESTERN CLINIC PLANNED

Good news from western Canada is a sound basic knowledge of tte sport that there will be another clinic of Orienteering and have participated at Blue Lake in 1980. The dates in at least three organized events are set for June 28- July 2. at the intermediate level or higher. Those interested in the mapping The clinic will offer two sections clinic should have assisted with - Advanced Map Making and Leader- the completion of at least one ship Development. Participants orienteering map (Black and White from both sections will be able to or Coloured). run in an open orienteering event and several smaller training and The Staff: The best staff available fun events. in gestern Canada plus two guest instructors from Ontario will be The Leadership Clinic content will assembled for t}- e clinic. include meet organization, course setting, advanced 0-techniques, REGISTRATION: Application forms will teaching progressions and coaching be available from your Provincial methods and elementary mapping. Association in February, 1 9 80. Apply directly through your Association The Map Making Clinic will concen- both for entry and possible finan- trate on methods of field work, cial assistance which may be drawing and the production of available. multi-coloured maps. For more imformation: The Clinic is open to all orienteers from B.C., Alberta, Sask- JURI PEEPRE atchewan, Manitoba and Northwest- #2 - 2545 W 3rd Ave., ern Ontario. Participants from the Vancouver, B.C. Yukon and N.W.T. are especially welcome.

Pre-requisites: To apply for the Leadership section one should have

26 GRANTS IN AID- SUBVENTIONS

1930-31 1980-198 I

GRANTS-IN-AID TO CANADIAN STUDENT- SUBVENTIONS AUX ATHLETES- ET U DiA N TS ATHLETES ENGAGED IN NON-GAME PLAN CANADIENS ENGAGgS DANS LES SPORTS QUI NE FONT PAS PARTIE DU PLAN DES 3EUX• SPORTS*

Cette armee encore, le gouvernement federal, par Again this year the Federal Government, through l'entremise de La Direction generale de la Condi- the Fitness and Amateur Sport Branch, is offering Grants-In-Aid to athletes engaged in Non-Game tion physique et du Sport amateur, afire des subventions aux etudiants s'adormant a des sports non Plan S arts who wish to continue their educational Rrevus au Plan desJeux et desireux de pourstii7r7 In sports careers. lieurs etudes et leur carriere sportive.

The deadline for accepting completed applications Les demandes dOment remplies seront acceptees is February 29, 1980. We solicit your cooperation jusqu'au 29 fivrrer 1980. Nous comptons beaucoup sur votre collaboration pour faire connattre ce in bringing this program to the attention of all your organismes qui relevent de votre constituent organizations. programme aux competence.

Program information and applications will also go Nous enverrons egalernent les renseignements con- to all Universities and Colleges, Provincial Direc- cernant le programme ainsi que des formulaires taus les universites et colleges, aux directeurs tors of Sport and High Schools. proviriciaux des sports et aux &riles secondaires.

While we feel that the information you receive is Cette documentation pourrait se passer d'explica- self-explanatory, the following points will be of tions, mats nous aimerions souligner les deux points particular interest: suivants:

I. Candidates will complete the application 1. Les candidate devront remplir la demande en form in duplicate. The Branch will forward deux exemplaires. La Direction generale one copy to the sports governing body con- enverra une copie I l'association sportive cerned. nationale interessee.

2. Sports governing bodies will be asked to rate 2. Les associations sportives rationales devront their applicants in order of national competi- dosser les candidate par ordre d'excellence pour Is competition a Pechelle rationale. tive excerlrnce-

I want to express, in advance, my appreciation for 3e vous remercie a Pavance de votre collaboration your assistance in this grant program. ce programme et vous prie d'agreer mes saluta- tions distinguies.

NOTE: Athletes engaged in Game Plan sports are NOTE: Les athletes s'adonnant a des sports prevus automatically eligible when cased under the Fran des Jeux sont automatiquement admissibles Athlete Classification SysterriaCept those lorsrp.as3ont--- titulaires d'une carte en vertu du applying wider the special At tantic . Block section. systeme de classement des athIT a !'exception de crux qui font une demandt darts le cadre de Is section Bloc atlantique.

Peter 9 Leslux Assistant Under Secretary of State Sous-secretaire dttat adjoint

27 HOW TO BE AN ORIENTEER!

by Gail Fancy 3. Mountain Climber: You must be able to scale heights, climb rock The following article appeared faces (up and down at a speed in the November issue of no less than 10 mph) and still Aiming East, the Nova Scotia complete the course with no worse magazine. than a modified limp.

Often, when wearing one of my 4. Able to see Through Things: orienteering T-shirts, I have You must be able to see a clearing, been asked,"What is orienteering?" swamp or body of water through a or "What do you have to do to minimum of 100 meters of dense be an orienteer?" Although a woods. question like that defies any form of answer, I have attempted 5. Quick: An orienteer must to come up with one. You have to always look like he/she knows be: where he/she is going. When out in the woods, and you meet another 1. Friendly: This is very orienteer, and you, of course, are important because your fellow totally lost, glance at your map orienteers see you in some of the quickly and dash into the bush with worst messes you'll ever get into, the determination of a bull-moose, so don't worry about how you look. as if you are about to spike the And tell everybody else they look control. Provided the other great, even if they have fallen orienteer doesn't follow you into in two mud puddles, skinned both the woods, you have successfully knees, and gotten tree gum in avoided embarrassment and may now their hair, You're an orienteer sit under the nearest tree and pray you understand! for help.

2. Crazy: You must be 85%-95% 6. Able to See Long Range: You out-of-your-mind to go through must have good long-distance eye (especially early on Sunday sight. An orienteer must be able mornings!) what an orienteer to stay far behind the person he/she considers routine. is following, so it is not obvious.

SUPPORT FOR AUSTRALIA?

The following article was Top Australian orienteers are being translated from the magazine of prepared for WM 79 by Sweden's the Swiss Orienteering Federation Roland Offrell. and appeared in The Australian Orienteer. In autumn 1980 Australia will conduct not only another 3-Day event (It was written before Canada made but also the first Continental its presentation at the 1979 WOC). Championship held outside Europe- The Pacific Championships. "Canada seems to realise that their plan to undertake WM85 is beyond The Australians are not afraid to their capacity at present. They show the 0-world their achievements are concerned at the number of in 10 years of 0-work. people who would be involved in the international orienteering There is reason to say they are competition. even somewhat ahead of Switzerland. While we are looking for sponsors Of course, for only 1,500 members everywhere, our antipodean friends (one full-time federal manager), have their School Championships the problem is a real one. sponsored by Nestle."

But Australia is making dynamic I feel the article calls for some steps to secure the award of WM 85. reply. It is surprising the Swiss, as reputed as they are for high In 1978 the car-sticker and T- standards would be so impressed by shirt promotions attracted much car -sticker and T-shirt promotions. attention. They followed this up by inviting the world champions, Had the Swiss bothered to look Egil Johansen and Ann-Berit Eid, around they would have noticed that to Australia. Canada was the first country outside Europe to host a 5-Day Meet. That This year Australian mappers were meet attracted 700 overseas visitors given new stimulus through a in 1976. We followed it with a seminar with the mapper for WM 76, 6-Day Meet in 1978. the Scotsman Robin Harvey.

30 The first Continental Champion- One thing that we can learn from ships outside Europe was the 1971 this article is that it is by no North Americans. They have been means certain that Canada will held every 2 years since. It is be awarded the '85 Championships. good to see the Australians are There is some support for following our lead. Australia and at least some of that support is based on a It is true the Australians were tremendous amount of misinfor- given a new stimulus by an IOF mation. sponsored mapping clinic-much the same as we were in 1978. Gord Hunter

31 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

Prices Sizes: Long Sleeved - Small - Medium - Large $6.00* Short Sleeved - Small - Medium - Large - Extra large $5.00* Note: Childrens sizes - Medium - Large available only in short sleeve. $5.00* *plus postage of .40c 3rd Class, .75C 1st class per shirt.

2. Control Cards and Results Cards: Made from heavy duty water repellent paper stock. Available in five colours of ink. Blue - Red - Green - Orange - Black Price Per unit of 100 $2.00

3. Modern Orienteering Training: The most comprehensive book on Orienteering Training and Techniques available in the English language. This is a new book just published in the U.K. in April, 1979. Price $10.00* *plus .50C postage.

4. Whistles: A new C.O.F. rule introduced in 1979 is that "every competitor must carry a suitable whistle at all orienteering events". C.O.F. have purchased a supply of orange coloured durable plastic whistles. These whistles can be purchased from Provincial '0' Associations and will be on sale at most events. PACE SCALES FOR ORIENTEERING

An easy way to measure distance when you are walking in the forest is to count the number of double steps (paces) required to cover 100 metres in average terrain. For tougher (slower) or easier (faster) going, you adjust your pace count based upon previous experience. Willy's pace scale system lets you determine the number of paces you personally need to cover the distace you have meas- sured on the map. The pace scales are designed for fast and easy conversion of your pace length to distance in metres, calibrated for different map scales. e.g. 1. You have located your present position and destination on the map. Using Willy's pace scale you measure the distance between these points to determine the number of paces required to reach your goal. 2. In route between two points you want to know how far you have travelled. Place Willy's pace scale on your map and simply read the number of paces you have taken -- that's where you are. Willy's pace scales are self-adhesive and easily attach to the front edge of your SILVA protractor plate compass. There are 8 different scales for pace lengths from 36/37 paces to 52/54 for 100 metres. Each set consists of 5 scales for one specific pace length, for map scale (1:15,000, 1:20,000 and 1:25,000), for a total of 15 scales. To select the proper scale for your needs, measure a distance of 100 metres on the ground and pace (double-step) it off. Then choose the pace scale that most closely matches your pace count for 100 metres. Set of 15 scales $2.00.* Order from: ORIENTEERING SERVICES, 446 McNicoll Ave. WILLOWDALE, Ontario, M2H 2E1.

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