Deer Lake Wednesday Evening Training

Organizer: Jiri Krejci (Event Director)

Map: Deer Lake North

Thanks to you all for coming and special thanks to Rachel for amazing beginner training, Hilary for cutting control descriptions, Meghan for consultations during my course planning, Rachel, Catherine and Gilles for pick up of controls, John and Karen for technical support. Thank you very much! :-)

Primary Organizers:

Event Director/Course Planner: Jiri Krejci,
Trainer: Rachel F
Membership/Registrar: Karen Lachance,
Controller: Meghan Rance.

Description

Classical Point-to-Point format. Course is primarily planned on map "Deer Lake North". Location is urban park with open land and strong features.

Bonus course is prepared for those who want extra running training. This course is set up on map "Deer Lake" with long running parts and some climbs. This course is mostly on trails due to nature protection.

Due to longer summer days closure time will be at 8:30pm.

Schedule

6:30pm - Introduction to Orienteering for Beginners

6:30pm - Starts begin

8:30pm - Course Closure. Participants must report to the Finish by Course Closure Time!

Safety Precautions:

• Area is generally calm but be careful of cars, bicycles, dogs and other pedestrians.
• There is mandatory crossing point (bridge) over Canada Way!
• Please respect private properties and decorative flowerbeds.
• Some control points are on the banks of Deer Lake - please do not fall to water!

Parking/Start/Finish Location

Meeting point - under shed in front of Shadbolt Center for the Arts (Burnaby).

Parking - on parking lot nearby.

Post-Event Dining:

TBA

Acknowledgements: 

Without volunteers, these events cannot take place. A hearty thanks to all those helping put this event on. If you would like to volunteer/help at upcoming WETs/WJRs or would like to organize a WET please let us know.

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