BC coach and athletes receive Petro-Canada 'FACE' grant »

2016 Petro-Canada Fuelling Athlete and Coaching Excellence (FACE™) Program

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Building Tomorrow’s Team Canada

Since 1988, Petro-Canada™ has supported over 2700 athletes on their way to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Every year, fifty promising athletes from across Canada are awarded a $10,000 FACE™ grant, shared with their coaches, to help them along their journey.

Congratulations to the three athlete & coach pairs in cross-country & para-nordic skiing receiving the 2016 FACE™grant:

  • Alexis Dumas & François Pépin, Cross-Country Skiing
  • Annika Richardson (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club, Vancouver, BC) & Timo Puiras, Cross-Country Skiing
  • Ethan Hess (Nordic Racers, Pemberton, BC) & Jessica Heyes (Nordic Racers, Vancouver, BC), Para-Nordic

See the 52 athlete/coach pairs at http://petrocanadaface.tumblr.com/2016faceathletes