Alberta Government Covid-19 Update
Alberta has declared a state of public health emergency. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise, largely in unvaccinated Albertans. New measures to protect the health care system, stop the spread, and increase vaccination rates come into effect starting September 16, 2021.
COVID-19 public health actions​

• Outdoor activities can continue with no restrictions.
• Our insurance policy requires Covid19 Health Declartion to be filled out before activities.​

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EVERY  PARTICIPANT MUST complete these steps below:​

• Be familiar with the GENERAL  AOA SAFETY RULES & RECOMMENDATION
• ​​Our insurance and Orienteering Canada have several requirements for orienteering events, including submitting a daily online health declaration. ​

Covid 19 Health Declaration

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• New participants : MUST SIGN the online waivers, only once per year. If you registerd for a mebership or  any program online in 2021 you already completed this step  and ​DO NOT need to do it again

Adult ( 18y+) Waiver

Youth (U18) Waiver

Participants Safety 

• If you have any COVID-19 symptoms  stay home.

• Albertans are legally required to isolate for 10 days if you tested positive or have any core symptoms that are not related to a pre-existing illness or health condition.

• Always respect and follow the guidelines, recommendations and regulations from your local, provincial and federal health authorities and governments. 
• For event organizers please visit the  Return to Sport website

​Check out the below resources for ideas to stay active:​

• Neighbourhood Adventure: try it anywhere
• SOGO@Home: self-guided activities

Calgary Club (FWOC):

• GPS Orienteering

Edmonton Club (EOOC):

• Independent orienteering​

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Safety resources for orienteering:

• ORIENTEERING  SAFETY BROCHURE 
• LIVING SMART WITH WILDLIFE BROCHURE  

• AOA RISK MANAGMENT POLICY
• CONCUSSION  BASICS  
• SAFE SPORT ENVIROMENT 

   

Living with wildlife

Visit the WILDSMART Website to learn about how to reduce negative human - wildlife interactions.
​When orienteering in bear country, the best strategy to avoid an encounter with a bear is to make a great deal of noise (talk loudly, sing!), stay in a group (eg. when training) and be alert for signs of bear activity (look for scat). In the rare case of an aggressive confrontation, bear spray is your best defense. Please see the link below:
​HOW TO USE A BEAR SPRAY-broshure
Carry bear spray and know how to use it!
Video below:

​Why  is this important?

• Orienteering is an outdoor activity that carries a risk of personal injury due to natural and man-made hazards, animal encounters and environmental conditions. While the participants acknowledge these risks, the organizers of orienteering events must have rules and recommendations that cover how to reasonably minimize these risks and what to do in case of injury or if a competitor is overdue. 

• There are general safety rules and recommendations which apply to all orienteering events and there are event-specific plans which should provide sufficient details for specific actions  to deal with unique situations. Make sure you follow the event organizers guidelines  and notices.​​