Stars Orienteering Club
2007 Ontario Orienteering Championships
| Date | Saturday, 6th and Sunday, 7th October, 2007 |
| Location | Durham, Ontario |
Results are here.
Photographs from Ilona Dobos, the meet director, are posted here.
Durham is about 2.5 hours from both the Buffalo/Niagara and Sarnia/Port Huron borders. You can read something about the area at Wikipedia.
Latest information: Detailed driving directions to Durham and the race sites, as well as course setter's notes. Start times are posted in the latter, which also includes a link to a document showing how to get to the race start/finish areas from the car parks.
With the good weather being predicted, please note that camping is available at Durham Conservation Area, which is the location of the sprint (the red pin on the map below).
The map on the right shows the locations of the three races. Clicking on a pin on the larger map gives more details, including the latitude and longitude (for those of you with GPSs). You can also ask for driving directions to or from the events.
If you have it installed, try clicking here to view the map in Google Earth.
SPORTident will be used for this event. For those who have not already purchased a SPORTident e-card, they will be available for sale or rent.
Eligibility: These races are open to all-comers, but to place in the Ontario Championships you need to be a resident of Ontario, and be a paid up member of the Canadian Orienteering Federation (COF). Membership in your local club often gets you the latter.
Race Details
| Event Dates | Saturday, 6th and Sunday, 7th October, 2007 | |||||||||||||||
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| Host Club | Stars Orienteering Club of Waterloo Region http://stars.kw.net | |||||||||||||||
| Meet Director | Ilona Dobos of the Stars | |||||||||||||||
| Maps | Allan Park (2007) medium dist, Durham CA (2007), Oliver Tract (2007) Scales - 1:7500 (medium), 1:5000 (sprint), 1:10000 (long) |
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| Contact | Stars_orienteering at yahoo dot ca | |||||||||||||||
| Course Setters -- Controllers |
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| Format / Classes | Point to point; individual starts. | |||||||||||||||
| Registration | Please pre-register with us in advance to ensure
a pre-marked map is reserved for your use. See the note above about
eligibility.
Use the following link to register online (preferred), else e-mail the event contact (above). Online payments can be made through PayPal, or cheques mailed to the club president: |
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| Instruction / Clinic | There will be a basic introductory orienteering clinic for paid participants if there is enough demand. Please e-mail the contact (above) if you'd like to participate. | |||||||||||||||
| Cost |
Adults are 21 years or older; Youth are under 21.
There will be an additional $5 per event charge (collected on race day) for registrations received after Tues Oct 2. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee you will receive the correct map either, since printing must be completed early. Please e-mail the event contact (above). Super special: Register before August 7 for all 3 events, pay the early bird cost and receive $10 cash back (adults), or $7 (youth). Rental SI cards will be available for an additional $2 each per race, or $3 for the weekend. Club discount: Clubs with over 25 participants will receive a $100 gift card, valid at Petro Canada gas stations. ENTRY FEE COVERS EVENT FEE, ON-LINE REGISTRATION, AND PARK FEES. |
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| Accommodation |
Accommodation (hotels & camping) is available in Durham and surrounding areas.
The Grey County tourism website may be useful (look under Accommodation). Some people have booked into the Traveller's Inn in Hanover, and Owen Sound
is also within reach, being about a 20 minute drive away.
Camping is available at Durham Conservation Area, which is the location of the sprint. |
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| Directions | See the detailed directions page. |