No orienteering event can happen without a dedicated group of volunteers to pull it all together. For the 2025 Canadian Orienteering Festival, FWOC, EOOC and the AOA (with assistance from some controllers from GVOC) are hosting both the Canadian and Western Canadian Orienteering Championships. Here are the teams bringing you this great festival of orienteering. If you would like to join the teams, please scroll to the bottom to volunteer.
Role | WCOCs | COCs |
Overall Event Director | Marsha Fehr | Geraint Edmunds |
Middle and Long Event Director | Mary Lou Hogg | |
Sprint Event Director | Dorothy Penner | |
ED Mentors & Controllers | Jane Rowlands (before event), Charlotte MacNaughton (during event) | Mary Lou Hogg (Sprint ED Mentor) |
Middle Course Planner (s) | David Campden | Stefan Duret, Dorothy Penner |
Middle Controller | Andree Powers | Bruce Rennie |
Long Course Planner | Tim McLaren | Peter Mackenzie |
Long Controller | Don Riddle | Stan Woods |
Sprint Course Planner | David Roberts | Angela Pearson |
Sprint Mentor | Meghan Rance | Robert Gilchrist |
Sprint Controller | Meghan Rance | Bruce Rennie |
Middle WRE Event Adviser | Marion Owen | Erik Blake w/ Marion Owen asst |
Project Manager | NA | Anton Goulko |
Timing / Results | Oleg Tabelev | Victoria Lee |
Start | Philippa Hocking & Kurt Edwards | |
First Aid | Christin Lundgren | Leo Dieleman |
Safety | Lucas Delogne & Don Bayly | |
Arena / Site | Clarence Kort | |
Post-Race Refreshments | ||
Complaint Organizer | ||
Registrar | Bogi Gyorfi | Bogi Gyorfi |
Mappers | Teresa Winn – Beaver Lake Don Bayly – Red Deer Polytechnic | Don Bayly – Blackfoot |
Website | Stefan Duret | Stefan Duret |
Volunteer for COF 2025
Both the WCOCs and COCs need many volunteers. Please consider signing up to volunteer before or after your race. All volunteers will still be able to compete.