The Canadian Orienteering Federation
- The Canadian Orienteering Federation
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Non-profit_name = The Canadian Orienteering Federation
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Non-profit_type = Orienteering club
founded_date = 1967[cite web|url=http://www.orienteering.ca/HISTORY.htm|title=History of the Canadian Orienteering Federation|last=Kirk|first=Colin|date=2006|publisher=Canadian Orienteering Federation|language=English|accessdate=2006-02-22] ]
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homepage = [http://www.orienteering.ca Home Page]
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footnotes = The Canadian Orienteering Federation is the national Orienteering Association in Canada. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Canada by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member. [cite web |url= http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/member_federations/iof_member_federations|title= IOF Member Federations|accessdate=2008-06-20 |work=International Orienteering Federation |date= ] The first Canadian national orienteering championship was held at Gatineau Park in Ottawa on August 10, 1968. [ ]References
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* [http://www.orienteering.ca Official website of the The Canadian Orienteering Federation]
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