News Archive

>>	The World Masters Orienteering Championships start Oct 10th in Australia. These events are part of the World Masters Games. About 25 Canadians are competing in orienteering. Let's cheer them on!
>>	Are you planning to attend the 2009 WMOCs in Australia? Bill Anderson and Gloria Rankin are gathering a list of those planning to attend... and would like to create some Canadian team spirit. Email BillATwgacartoDOTca and the group can share ideas and suggestions for Team Canada.
>>	The order for the new Orienteering Canada shirt has gone in. Thanks to all who ordered a shirt. They'll be ready mid September. For any WMOC athletes who have already left by then, we'll send them down athletes going down later. [details here...]
>>	Silent Auction Donations welcomed We'll be having a silent auction during the banquet at the COCs to fundraise for the high performance program fund. Do you have an item you would like to donate? Bring it with you to the COCs in Manitoba or contact Ursula Goeres (UgoeresATyahooDOTca)
>>	The 2009 Canadian Championships have just finished up. An enormous thank you to the Manitoba Orienteering Association for their impeccable organization of the festival. The Sass Peepre camp, the conference, the fundraising, the banquets and the great orienteering events.... It was a fantastic week. Thanks MANITOBA!   www.coc2009.ca
>>	Help please. We are updating the COF rules and we need your input. Details are here.
>>	A big thanks to the FWOC (Orienteering Calgary) for hosting the selection races this past weekend.
>>	The 2009 senior national team selection races will be near Calgary on May23-24. A reminder that anyone wishing to be considered for the team must advise national team coach Magnus Johansson by Friday May 22. [read more...]
>>	Yukon Orienteering Association is seeking mapper(s) for the summer 2009, to help us prepare maps for major races to be held in 2011. We have 6 distinct mapping projects, 5 of which are primarily revising and updating existing orienteering maps to current standards. A 6th area includes new fieldwork from a photogrammetric base map. Areas range in size from 1.5 sq. km (to be mapped as an urban/forest ISSOM sprint map) to 6 sq. km. Three areas are in Whitehorse itself, three areas are nearby. Mappers must be willing to commit to a minimum of 5-6 weeks worth of work if remuneration for travel to Whitehorse is expected. Great training opportunities, as well as a chance to hike, mountain bike etc. Please contact upnorthguy at krv AT northwestel DOT net for more specific details.
>>	The annual Alberta Orienteering Association training camp for intermediate and advanced orienteers is being held in conjunction with Sage Stomp in Kamloops on the May long weekend. Lars Lindstrom, the Danish Junior team coach will be the head coach at the training camp. Open to orienteers from across the country.
>>	The 2009 National Orienteering Week promotion tools are now available.
>>	We are looking for clubs interested in hosting the senior national team selection races in 2009 or 2010. [read more...]
>>	2009 orienteering calendars still available! [read more...]
>>	Reminder of Jan 15th deadline for athletes wanting to be selected to the 2009 JWOC team. Magnus Johansson, Katarina Smith and Brian May make up the selection committee. [read more...]
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>>	2008 World Orienteering Championships selection process The National Capital Orienteering Festival will be used to select the 2008 National Team to the World Orienteering Championships. All National Team contenders must notify Ted de St. Croix by the Friday prior to this event if they wish to be considered for the team. Selection criteria will be announced once they have been finalized.
>>	2008 Junior World Orienteering Championships team named Ted de St. Croix has named the team for the 2008 Junior World Orienteering Championships. JWOC 2008 is in Göteborg, Sweden from June 30 to July 6. Men: Robbie Anderson, Damian Konotopetz, Colin Abbott, Lee Hawkings, Fraser Ross, Graham Ereaux (Alternates: Erik Kemp and Jeffrey Teutsch) Women: Emily Kemp, Carol Ross, Emily Ross, Natasha Ouellette
>>	Alberta Orienteering Association training camp May 8 - 11 The AOA organizes an annual training camp geared to intermediate and experienced orienteers. The AOA is bringing over a European coach. This year - Lars Lindstrom from Denmark will be the training camp head coach. Lars is currently the coach of the Danish U25 national team. Lars' academic background in the sport sciences. All orienteers are welcome - it's not just for Albertans! Training camp details are here.
>>	Junior World Orienteering Championships are on now! The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) are in Gothenburg, Sweden from June 30 to July 6. The women on the team are Emily Kemp (Ottawa, ON) and Carol Ross (Moncton, NB). The men are Colin Abbott (Whitehorse, YT), Robbie Anderson (Ottawa, ON), Graham Ereaux (Moncton, NB), Lee Hawkings (Whitehorse, YT), Damian Konotopetz (Winnipeg, MB) and Fraser Ross (Moncton, NB). The two alternates are Eric Kemp (Ottawa, ON) and Jeffrey Teutsch (Nepean, ON). The team leaders and coaches are: Randall Kemp (Ottawa, ON), Mike Smith (Prince George, BC) and David Ross (Moncton, NB).
>>	2008 Canadian WOC team announced The team to compete at the 2008 World Orienteering Championships in July in the Czech Republic has been selected: MEN: Nick Duca, Patrick Goeres, Brent Langbakk, Mike Smith, Wil Smith, Jon Torrance. WOMEN: Sandy Hott, Charlotte MacNaughton, Louise Oram, Heather Smith, Victoria Smith.
>>	National Orienteering Week - May 3 - 11 You'll find all the details here.
>>	Thanks to all the volunteers who make orienteering happen in Canada! April 27 - May 3 is national volunteer week.
>>	Registration now open for National Capital Orienteering Festival including the WOC selection races You’ll find the latest info on the event website.
>>	May 11 - new date for World Ranking Event in Ontario You’ll find the latest info on the event website.
>>	March 30 World Ranking Event in Ontario postponed due to snowfall There was a middle distance World Ranking Event (WRE) scheduled near Guelph, Ontario on March 30. The course setter (Nick Duca) and controller (Mike Waddington) after consulting their WRE events advisor (Vladimir Gusiatnikov) have decided to postpone the event due to the excessive snowfall. They received another 25 cm of snow yesterday on top of 30 cm that was already on the ground – and deemed that it would not be a fair World Ranking Event because of all the snow cover. The organizers are considering 2 other dates (May 11 or Nov 8) and will make a decision in the next few weeks. You’ll find the latest info on the event website.
>>	The 2008 ski-orienteering season The Canadian ski-orienteering championships are back! Canada hasn't hosted national ski-o championships for many years. Our goal is to host them every second year from here on in. Check the schedule for the latest ski-o events.
>>	2008 Canadian Orienteering Team Calendar The Canadian national orienteering team has created a 2008 calendar featuring various national team members and 2008 events. Check with your club to see if they have any available. Or you can purchase one or more here.
>>	National Orienteering Week 2008 dates set National Orienteering Week (formerly call Orienteering Week in Canada) will be from May 3 - 10, 2008. It's a great week to try orienteering! Canadian clubs, please send us your NOW event information so that we get add it to the list.
>>	Canadian Ski-Orienteering Championships held A big thanks to the Sage Orienteering Club in Kamloops for hosting the first Canadian Ski-Orienteering Championships in many years (anyone know exactly when the last ones were?). There was great competition in the elite classes. We plan to host the national ski-o champs every second year - so we're looking for a host for 2010!
>>	World Ranking Event - March 30 - Ontario The first of Canada's 3 World Ranking Events in 2008 will be on March 30th near Cambridge, Ontario. All the event details are here. (the other 2 WREs will be at the Canadian Championships in August in New Brunswick)
>>	Job opportunity - Yukon Orienteering Association is looking for a head coach The YOA is hiring a full-time head coach. The YOA is excited to move to the next level of providing paid coaching to its members and the public. More info is here.
>>	Junior World Championships - selection process JWOC 2008 is in Sweden June 30 - July 6th. Ted de St. Croix will soon be selecting the 2008 JWOC team. As announced last spring, the selection will be made based on results at the 2007 Canadian Orienteering Championships which were held in Saskatchewan in July. Also, Ted MAY make some discretionary picks for individuals who were unable to attend the COCs. If you meet the eligibility for JWOC (born in 1988 or later and having a Canadian passport) and plan to attend if you are selected to the team, please inform Ted (at tdsc_at_sotique.com) by November 30, 2007. Ted will select the team from that list of individuals. Up to 6 men and 6 women will be chosen. The athletes will be responsible for all costs relating to their trip to JWOC. The athletes are expected to be actively involved in fundraising events to raise money for the High Performance Program fund, which will hopefully result in some money being refunded back to the athletes at the end of 2008.
>>	Sprint Camp in Vancouver The dates have been confirmed for the sprint orienteering camp in Vancouver - Feb 15 - 17. Details are here.
>>	The COF turns 40!! Happy Birthday to us! The COF was incorporated on Dec 1, 1967. Thanks to all the individuals who have contributed their time, energy, money, passion and skill to make orienteering happen in Canada!
>>	2008 World Ranking Events We have received approval from the IOF for two WREs to be held at the Canadian Orienteering Championships next August. Canada had a quota of three WREs per year and the host/date of the 3rd WRE is still to be confirmed. As a general trend, the COF Board would like to see two of the events at the national championships as WRE events and the 3rd WRE to be held at another time of the year. Ideally as part of the national team selection races. More info about WREs is on the officials page.
>>	Canadian elite rankings The August rankings of Canada's elite orienteers are now posted.
>>	2007 Sass Peepre national junior training camp Calling all junior orienteers! Have your registered yet for the junior training camp right before the Canadian champs in Saskatchewan. The camp is always a ton of fun - not to be missed. Update: all the volunteer positions have been filled.
>>	Road Trip in 2007 for juniors!! TheWaterStop is hosting a Junior trip next summer to the Sass Peepre Junior Training Camp and the Canadian Championships in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and the Colorado 5-Day (including the USOF Convention and USOF Junior Training Camp) in Elbert, Colorado. The trip will likely start in Denver, Colorado a few days before the start of the Canadian 5-Day and finish just after the end of the Colorado 5-Day on August 12th for a total of about 4 weeks. More details are here.
>>	Latest newsletter The latest edition of the newsletter is now available. The next issue will be out shortly. Please do send us your ideas, articles, pictures for the next issue in early 2008. Email newsletter_at_orienteering.ca
>>	AB Orienteering Association - Job opportunity The AOA is looking for an Executive Director. Here's the job posting.
>>	2007 senior and junior national team selection Information is on the national team page
>>	Eastern Canadian Orienteering Championships at the Capital Orienteering Festival May 19-20 in Gatineau Park
>>	A meets in 2007 There are lots of A meets on the schedule this year. A big thanks to all the organizers.
>>	Update about the COF financial statements Those of you at the AGM will remember that the financial statements (April 1, 2005 - Mar 31, 2006) were not ready. The are now posted.
>>	COF office changes Earlier this fall, Colin Kirk retired from the role of COF Executive Director. Colin has made an enormous contribution to orienteering in Canada through his work at the COF and we will miss him. Colin reiterates that he has retired from his role at the COF, but certainly not from orienteering and he will be keeping busy! Charlotte MacNaughton, the COF president, will be filling in as the interim Executive Director. The new contact information for the COF is: 1239 Colgrove Avenue NE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 5C3 tel (403) 283-0807   fax (403) 451-1681  email
>>	The 2007 World Orienteering Championships The men's team (Wil, Mike, Brent) finishing in 25th place (of 29 teams) and the women's team (Pam, Heather, Victoria) finishing in 20th place (of 29 teams) in the World Championships relay. Brent Langbakk has been writing in his blog all through the WOC. read it for an insider's look at the World Champs.
>>	Congratulations Pam James! Pam James has qualified to run the middle distance final at the World Orienteering Championships in the Ukraine. The race is Wed Aug 22 (live coverage here on the WOC web site). A national team veteran - Pam is competing in her 10th World Championships - and she says this one will probably be her last. Have a fantastic race Pam. We're all cheering for you! (prologue > Pam finished 41st in the middle final)
>>	2007 World Orienteering Championships Pam James, Sarah Brandreth, Heather Smith, Victoria Smith, Mike Smith, Wil Smith, Brent Langbakk, Jon Torrance, Hans Fransson and Nick Duca are competing at the WOC in Kiev, Ukraine from Aug 18 - 16. Visit the WOC web site for all the latest. (Katherine Scheck was named to the team, but is not competing due to illness)
>>	2007 World Ranking Events The deadline to apply for sanctioning from the IOF of 2007 World Ranking Events was Sept 30, 2006. Each federation can host up to three World Ranking Events per year (with exceptions for additional WREs when Canada is hosting the NAOCs). Here is the IOF handbook regarding World Ranking Events. All Canadian orienteering clubs interested in hosting a WRE in 2007 were required to inform the COF President by September 10, 2006. The COF put in an application for all 3 WREs to be held at the 2007 COCs in Saskatchewan.
>>	Thank you to the sponsors of the 2006 national team uniforms.
>>	2006 World Masters Orienteering Championships Many Canadian competing in the World Masters in Austria in early July 2006. Full results are here.  A Finals W35 - 13 - Julia Cioban (Guelph Gators) W50 - 75 - Ilze Rupners (Greater Vancouver) W60 - 47 - Margaret Ellis (Greater Vancouver) W70 - 31 - Nesta Leduc (Yukon O Assoc)  M40 - 23 - Nick Duca (Guelph Gators) M45 - 16 - Ted de St Croix (Greater Vancouver) M70 - 55 - Alex Kerr (Greater Vancouver) B Finals W35 - 4 - Val Duca (Guelph Gators) W60 - 42 - Gloria Rankin (Ottawa OC) W65 - 31 - Irene Jensen (Loup Garou OC) M35 - 47 - Nick Preda (Guelph Gators) M40 - 76 - Tiberiu Cioci (Guelph Gators) M50 - 69 - Ove Albinsson (Greater Vancouver) M60 - 17 - Brian Ellis (Greater Vancouver) M60 - 42 - Bill Anderson (Ottawa OC) C Finals W60 - 19 - Ilona Dobos (Guelph Gators)
>>	Thank you  to the Saskatchewan Orienteering Association! The Canadian Orienteering Championships have wrapped up. A big thanks to all the organizers for putting on a great set of challenging events. The results are at: www.coc2007.ca. 40+ juniors were at the Sass Peepre Junior Training Camp this week. The COF Conference sessions were great and the AGM went well. Visit to media page to see the press release.
>>	2008 JWOC selection The results from the 2007 Canadian Orienteering Championships (M/W 17-20 age category) in Saskatchewan will be used to select the team that will represent Canada at the 2008 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
>>	Junior World Orienteering Championships JWOC in Australia has just wrapped up... check out the JWOC web site to see the results.
>>	2007 National Orienteering Conference - it's time to get your registration in Here's the schedule for the 2007 COF Conference in Saskatoon. It will be held in conjunction with the junior training camp and immediately before the Canadian Championships. Hope you can join us.
>>	Newsletter - in the works The next COF newsletter will be sent out in May. We'll be compiling the next newsletter in June. Articles, ideas, pictures welcome.
>>	Annual General Meeting The COF's Annual General Meeting was held in October, 2006. Summary information is here.
>>	Suggestions to change the COF membership structure We have a committee at work to suggest changes to improve the COF membership structure. Any ideas from Canadian orienteers are most welcome. Email us your ideas.
>>	Sprint Training Camp - Feb 16 - 18, 2007 Check out the details for the 2nd annual sprint training camp in Vancouver.
>>	Sass Peepre National Junior Training Camp The annual Sass Peepre training camp for junior orienteers was Aug 23-25th in Mansfield, ON. A huge thanks to all the volunteers who made it happen!
>>	Canadians at the World University Championships Canadian orienteers, Patrick Goeres and Sarah Brandreth competed in the 15th World University Orienteering Championship in Kosice, Slovakia from Aug 15 - 19.
>>	A new orienteering club! There is a new club in Ontario - the Waterloo Stars
>>	A new provincial association! It's official. The Saskatchewan Orienteering Association has been formed! Welcome.
>>	2007 National Orienteering Conference Plans are underway for a national orienteering conference to be held before the 2007 COCs in Saskatchewan. It will be held in conjunction with the junior training camp to give an opportunity for parents to attend. Likely dates are July 22-25th. Stay tuned.
>>	2006 World Orienteering Championships The full results are here. Congratulations to Canadian Louise Oram who made the final in the sprint and finished in 36th place. The men's relay team finished in 26th place (/38) and the women's team finished in 24th place (/28). Definitely worth a visit to the WOC website to look at the runner's route choices using a tracking system.
>>	2006 Junior World Orienteering Championships The Canadian team to JWOC (in Lithuania in early July 2006 consisted of WOMEN: Natasha Ouellette (Moncton), Carol Ross (Moncton), Justine Scheck (Whitehorse) and MEN: Scott Foubister (Kamloops), Mathew Hryciuk (Edmonton), Darius Konotopetz (Winnipeg), Dougal Owen (Calgary), Benoit Phelen (Moncton), Fraser Ross (Monton). The full results are here.