TCP Fundraiser Event and BBQ

Format

The race is a 3 person forest orienteering relay. Proceeds go to support the Team Canada Program to subsidize training, travel, and race entries.

Registration

Each team member must first register for the TCP fundraiser through the Canadian Orienteering Festival website.

You must also signup your team online The deadline for both registration and team signup is August 8th.

Don’t have a team but still want to compete? Email robert@ottawaoc.ca to be placed on a team.

Each team will share one SI card which will be handed to the next runner at the changeover.

You must use an SI card 6, 9, 10, 11 or SIAC. Older cards do not have enough capacity to store all the controls in the relay. If you don’t know which model you have, you can look up your SI number here.

There are no separate classes for age/sex, just one open class.

One person can run 2 or all 3 legs on a team, if they wish.

For any questions, contact robert@ottawaoc.ca.

Location and Time

The event will be held at the Strathcona Wilderness Centre, co-located with the Sass Peepre training camp and the bunkhouse/group campsite organised for the COCs.

The start and finish is in the field on the west side of the road (53.534288, -113.001022)

The race begins with a mass start at 16:30. Please show up at least 30 minutes prior to organize your team and listen to the pre-race briefing. The start/handoff/finish procedure will be explained at this time.

The event will be followed by a BBQ at the site, by cash donation.

Courses

Course setter: Robert Graham

The course will explore a mix of dense forest and open trails. Technical navigation awaits you at each control.

• Legs 1 and 3: Advanced difficulty ~2.5 km and include forking
• Leg 2: Intermediate difficulty ~1.5 km

All legs have a spectator control about halfway through so you can cheer on your teammates and get an estimate of when they’ll finish.

All legs cross the road and parking lot. We are anticipating low traffic but please be cautious.

Map

Scale	1:4,000
Contours	2.5 meter
Standard	ISSprOM 2019
Mappers	Geraint Edmunds, Robert Graham
Last updates	August 2025

There is a network of wide, grassy, ski trails further connected by small paths and indistinct trails. Sprinkled throughout the map you’ll find various man-made features: shacks and cabins, fire pits, disc golf baskets, etc. The land is fairly flat but not without some interesting rises and falls, keep in mind the 2.5 meter contour interval. The woods will be thick by the time of the race with wild roses and thistles reaching above the waist in some spots. Long pants with gaiters or socks is recommended. Courses have been designed to avoid the worst areas.