TORONTO ORIENTEERING CLUB 

  28th Annual Greater Toronto Area Schools
Orienteering Invitational 

An OFSAA Sanctioned Event

DATE: Wednesday, May 14, 2008

LOCATION: Heart Lake Conservation Area - located on Heart Lake Road in the northern part of Brampton, Ontario.
From Hwy 401, take Hwy 410 northbound and travel north into Brampton going past Bovaird Boulevard and exit westbound onto Sandlewood Parkway. Travel 500m west and turn north on Heart Lake Road. The conservation area entrance is 600m north on the west side of the road.

Follow the road into the conservation area as it swings north until it reaches the Green Acres parking lot. The registration and finish area is located at the Green Acres parking lot. The start area is about 500m south of the finish area. It is about a 10 minute walk and the route will be marked with ribbons.

TYPE: Cross-country, point-to-point, school orienteering meet.

TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 2.15 p.m. First start at 11.00 a.m. Arrive not later than 10.30 a.m. in case you are scheduled for an 11.00 a.m. start. Start times will be posted at the site. Awards ceremony from 2:00 to 2:15 pm.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to students throughout the Province of Ontario. Your age class is your age as of Dec 31, 2008

MAP:1:10,000 (1 cm = 100 m), 5 m contours, 5 colours, new 2002, map case included.

Maps will be pre-marked with courses for those who register by the deadline. Late registrants will have to copy courses from master maps in the start area after they have started their course.

We thank the Guelph Gators Orienteering Club for graciously allowing us to use the Heart Lake map.

CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS: Typewritten in English.

ENTRY FEES: 
$6.50 for one individual (one map with control descriptions, one control card).
$13.00 for one pair (two maps with control descriptions, one control card).

Note that individuals and pairs compete in the same categories. Triples are possible but NOT encouraged.

Conservation Area entrance fee of $2.25 per competitor is INCLUDED in the meet fee. (no charge for organizers, teachers)
 

CANCELLATION DUE TO WEATHER: Orienteering is an all weather sport. We never cancel a school meet because of the weather. Dress appropriately and bring a change of clothes.

TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Total entries will be restricted to 250.

Please download the full 2008 Entry Form in PDF format which includes the registration form and waiver form.

Please fill in the registration form and submit it electronically to Tom Hamblin (if you can not edit the form, please contact Tom and he can provide a Word version of the Entry Form). Attach a copy of the registration form and payment to the completed waiver forms and mail it in prior to the May 7th deadline to the address on the form.

For further information, please contact Tom Hamblin.