So this is what it's like on the inside cover of ONB Notes. I wonder if it'll improve my navigating any. Hi. I'm the new president of Orienteering New Brunswick and I'm replacing Ray St-Laurent. I'd like to thank Ray for all the effort he's put into the sport over the last six years. Luckily for me (and everyone else), he's still planning on being an active member of ONB. Since taking on this job, I've been thinking about what ONB does for it's members. While local clubs look after the individual events, ONB coordinates their activities. It provides training, standards and guidelines for event organizers. It informs members of events and activities. It also creates and prints most of our maps. Is this what ONB should be doing, and is there anything else we should think about? Let me know what you think.
There's been a lot of attention recently to sexual harassment and abuse. I hope that these will never be problems in our sport, but should anyone ever have any concerns, please feel free to approach me in confidence. Harassment and abuse are not acceptable.
ONB has started to build a homepage on the World Wide Web part of the
Internet at:
<URL:http://www.fan.nb.ca/fan/info/ip_info/onb/index.html>
[Editor's note: For those of you reading this via the Web from the
homepage, you obviously already have some idea where it is.]
We'll be posting information about upcoming events, meet results and
even back issues of ONB Notes. Is there anything else you'd like to
see? Anyone that would like to work on the homepage is welcome. You
don't have to know anything about computers - you just have to be
willing to write.
ONB is considering making a bid to host the Canadian Orienteering Championships in the year 2000, and is currently looking at potential locations, key personnel and financing. For more information, or if you're interested in helping out, please contact Ed or Luella Smith.
The Orienteering Association of Nova Scotia is putting on a 24-hour rogaine on May 17-18. This type of event (invented in Australia) is like a giant Score-O. Participants can orienteer non-stop, camp out in the woods, or eat and sleep at headquarters. Since no one can go out alone, quite a few New Brunswickers are looking for partners. If you want to participate, drop me a line and I'll try to match people up.
In order for ONB to survive and prosper over the next few years, I believe we must meet some significant challenges. We have to increase the appeal of the sport for both beginner and elite members. We need to continue to put on good meets, and keep working to improve their quality. We must help people improve their orienteering skills, and challenge those that are looking for challenges. These are not things that a few individuals can do themselves. Stig Skarborn and his national committee are coming up with ways to make orienteering more enjoyable, and we need everyone's ideas and help. Let us know if you want to help. I'm always interested in talking to you, so get in touch or grab my attention at the next meet. My address is at the back of ONB Notes. Be warned: If you run into me out on an O-course, I'll probably be too busy trying to figure out where I am.
See you in the woods.