Orangeville, Ontario July 10-15, 2000

The National Retriever Club of Canada

The Labrador Retriever Club of Ontario was incorporated in 1952, after holding its first licensed field trial in 1950 near Huttonville, Ontario. We are very proud of the fact that the L.R.C.O. hosted the first National Stake in Ontario in 1954. Since then, our club has also hosted the 1980 and the 1993 Canadian National Retriever Championships with great success, and of course gaining tremendous experience in the process.

To date the L.R.C.O. membership consists of nearly 30 members, many of whom have experience hosting, competing in and judging National events, as well as having held prior positions with the National Retriever Club of Canada.

The Labrador Retriever Club of Ontario will host the 2000 National Amateur Retriever Championship between July10 to 15, 2000 in the Luther Marsh area near Orangeville, Ontario. The L.R.C.O. intends to make this Championship a memorable event for all competitors and guests.

LOCATION

Luther Marsh is located approximately 20 minutes from Orangeville, Ontario. Visitors should travel west on Hwy. 9 and north through Grand Valley on Hwy. 25. Orangeville is the nearest major centre which offers several motel facilities, as well as a significant variety of dining establishments from fast food to fine dining. The designated main motel for trialers is the Atlanta Motel, 316 Broadway Ave., Orangeville, Ontario L9W 1L3 Tel. (519) 941-8280.

The trial site is also located 1 hour from Toronto, 1.5 hours from Niagara Falls and 30 minutes from Guelph and Kitchener, as well as the quaint villages of St. Jacobs, Elora, Fergus and Elmira, all in the heart of Mennonite country.

The proposed Headquarters will be located at the Luther Marsh Conservation Area, 6th Line, Grand Valley, Ontario. The Headquarters will be within a few minutes driving time from all Trial Grounds. Luther Marsh consists of 16,000 acres of conservation area wetland and fields, offering a variety of land and water sites to satisfy each and every judges needs for setting up challenging tests. The lands are varied, including cut hay fields, pasture and fallowland with many different types of relief. There are several types of water sites, from stick ponds to willow marsh and cattail swamp and open marsh. Access is very easy for both competitors and gallery with various roadways and plentiful parking facilities.

ACCOMODATIONS

Orangeville offers several motel facilities as well as Fergus, Shelburne, and Brampton (the latter which is 45 minutes from the trial grounds). Camping facilities are also located near the trial grounds for those competitors wishing to "rough it", although availability may be limited.

ENTERTAINMENT

A full program of social activities are planned to ensure an enjoyable and memorable experience for all competitors, spouses and friends. This includes an opening banquet on Sunday evening and additional dinners and activities through the week..

WEATHER

In this region of southern Ontario in July, you can expect average daytime temperatures of 22 to 27 degrees Celsius. Winds are typically out of the southwest and weekly precipitation averages 7-10 mm.

PRETRIAL TRAINING GROUNDS

Sites shall be selected and prepared for those people wishing to train prior to the event on grounds similar to those that will be used at the event. Pretrial training areas will be posted prior to commencement of the trial.

For additional information contact Field Trial Secretary 

				Heather Stewart
				hstewart@computan.on.ca
				FAX (905) 684-4783

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