NB 1020
July 10, 2008
FREDERICTON (CNB) - The provincial government will award more than $76,000 to 82 New Brunswick athletes under the High Performance Athlete Assistance Program. Hédard Albert, wellness, culture and sport minister as well as minister responsible for the Francophonie, made the announcement today
"The High Performance Athlete Assistance Program is a tool that helps our New Brunswick athletes who are competing at the provincial and national levels reach their potential," said Albert.
The program helps athletes make the senior national team. Funding is provided to New Brunswick's top amateur athletes who are not nationally senior-carded. Athletes must be competing in a recognized sport in a discipline featured in a major game such as the Olympics, Paralympics or Canada Games. The individual grants range from $500 to $2,500.
Each funding request is evaluated through a process conducted by the respective provincial sport organization and a review panel of representatives from the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic and the Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport.
Funding for 2008-09 will be allocated as follows:
Artistic gymnastics:
Lauren Gould, Fredericton, $500
Archery:
Keith Sproul, Saint John, $500
Athletics:
Geneviève Lalonde, Moncton, $1,000
Joël Bourgeois, Grand Digue, $750
Jocelyn Ruest, Edmundston, $500
Barry Britt, Hampton, $500
Basketball:
Devan Lisson, Fredericton, $2,000
Elyse Jobin, Moncton, $1,500
Baton:
Stephanie Middleton, Rothesay, $1,000
Lisa Pitre, Dieppe, $750
Julie Thibodeau, Neguac, $500
Holly Stewart, Dieppe, $500
Biathlon:
Patrick Côté, Grand Falls, $2,500
Boxing:
Cheyenne Haevens, Saint John, $500
Tyler Donovan, Fredericton, $500
Mitch Cormier, Moncton, $500
Adam Black, Quispamsis, $500
Curling:
Andrea Kelly, Fredericton, $500
Jodie deSolla, Fredericton, $500
Lianne Sobey, Fredericton, $500
Denise Nowlan, Moncton, $500
Melissa Adams, Hanwell, $500
Cycling:
Matthew Hadley, Mount Hope, $2,500
Phillip Cortes, Campbellton, $1,000
Ryan Belliveau, Moncton, $1,000
Fencing:
Carson Marcoux, Balmoral, $500
Figure skating:
Kelsey McNeil, Salisbury, $1,500
Jackson Woods, Oromocto, $500
Melissa Briggs, Drummond, $500
Golf:
Michel Landry, Tracadie-Sheila, $500
Daren Noël Roach, Quispamsis, $500
Judo:
Myriam Lamarche, St. Quentin, $2,500
Jennifer Landry, Saint John, $2,000
Maxime Raymond, Kedgwick South, $1,000
Marco Volpé, St. Jacques, $750
Josh Shannon, Saint John, $500
Martine Chenhall, Saint John, $500
André Pierre Bossé, St. Jacques, $500
René-Pierre Bossé, St. Jacques, $500
James McManus, Hanwell, $500
Karate:
Gabriel Gates, Belleisle Creek, $1,000
Lawnbowling:
Chad Trites, Riverview, $1,500
Chris Trites, Riverview, $500
Orienteering:
Heather Smith, Waterside, $1,000
Victoria Smith, Waterside, $1,000
Natasha Ouellette, Moncton, $500
Carol Ross, Moncton, $500
Fraser Ross, Moncton, $500
Ringette:
Joëlle Proulx, Dieppe, $750
Julie Ève Finn, Bathurst, $750
Dominic Privé, Cocagne, $500
Jessica Snowdon, Moncton, $500
Rowing:
Gregory Thériault, Rothesay, $500
Keagan Drummond, Quispamsis, $500
Rugby:
Chauncey O'Toole, Springfield, $1,250
Jebb Sinclair, Charters Settlement, $1,250
Amanda Bedard, Erbs Cove, $500
Julie Anne Emmerson, Moncton, $500
Sailing:
Catherine Richards, Saint John, $750
Kelvin Gilliland, Rothesay, $500
Alex Black, Rothesay, $500
Speedskating:
Reid van Drecht, Fredericton, $500
Swimming:
Danielle Losier, Fredericton, $500
Nicholas Cameron, Fredericton, $500
Taekwondo:
Monique Robichaud, Grand Digue, $2,000
Kayla LeBlanc, Moncton, $500
Lynn-Holly Thompson, Tide Head, $500
Triathlon:
Chris Gairns, Fredericton, $500
Volleyball:
Davin St. Pierre, Dieppe, $2,500
Tanya Paulin, Ste. Rosette, $1,000
Jillian Blanchard, Saint John, $1,000
Wheelchair basketball:
Shane Dunnett, Nasonworth, $1,500
Wrestling:
Promise Mwenga, Fredericton, $2,500
Jonathan Rioux, South Tetagouche, $2,500
Scott Seeley, Rusagonis, $2,500
Vincent Cormier, Robertville, $2,500
Krista Betts, Bass River, $2,000
Eric Feunekes, Fredericton, $1,250
Rachel Pinet, Bathurst, $750
Émilie Guitard, Bathurst, $500
Darcy McKinney, Fredericton, $500
Jean-François Godin, Beresford, $500
08/07/10
MEDIA CONTACT: Vicky Deschênes, communications, Wellness, Culture and Sport, 506-457-6445.
08/07/10