Media

COF press releases

• August 21, 2009 - Manitoba Hosting the 2009 Canadian Orienteering Championships
• March 4, 2009 - BC Athlete Representing Canada at the Ski Orienteering World Championships
• August 19, 2008 - New Brunswick hosting the 2008 Canadian Orienteering Championships this week
• June 27, 2008 - Canadian Orienteering athletes announced for World Championships
• May 1, 2008 - National Orienteering Week
• July 27, 2007 - Saskatoon hosting the 2007 Canadian Orienteering Championships this weekend

Orienteering in the news

• July 2008 - Whitehorse Daily Star - Brent Langbakk off to the World Orienteering Championships
• July 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press - Patrick Goeres off to the World Orienteering Championships
• June 2008 - Interview with Canadian elite Nick Duca
• May 2008 - Canmore Leader - National Orienteering Week
• Feb 2008 - Montreal Chronicle - ski/snowshoe orienteering article
• July 2007 - Impact Magazine - sprint orienteering
• May 2008 - Whitehorse Daily Star - selection race recap
• Feb 2007 - Women's Health Magazine
• 2006 - Yes Mag is a Canadian children's science magazine. In 2006 they did a theme issue on cartography and included a two page, comic-style story about orienteering. The story won an award from the Association of Educational Publishers in the US.

Media tips for orienteers

• Here's a good article on what newspaper, radio and TV reporters are looking for when they are conducting an interview.
• The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) puts out this great publication: Making the Most of Your Opportunities: A Media Guide for Athletes and Their Coaches. Ordering info is here.