World of Skiing:

Making Dreams Possible

GM recognizes that medal performances on race day require first-rate coaching — the goal of Making Dreams Possible is to support Canadian athletes, including our skiers, at all levels through coaching excellence.

As a joint GM of Canada/Coaching Association of Canada program, Making Dreams Possible provides high performance and local amateur coaches with financial assistance to improve and enhance the sporting experience for athletes.

Two types of grants are available each year through 2010: 10 grants of $10,000 each to coaches of high-performance athletes, plus 100 grants of $2,000 each for local community sport club coaches. This program is open and available to coaches of all individual and team sports that are represented at either the Winter or Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Check out the list of ski clubs from across Canada that have already received a Making Dreams Possible grant:

Club ♦ City, Province
Alberta Ski Academy ♦ Edmonton, AB
Apex Freestyle Ski Club ♦ Penticton, BC
Big Thunder Nordic Ski Club ♦ Thunder Bay, ON
Blackjack Cross Country Ski Club ♦ Rossland, BC
Blow Me Down Cross Country Ski Club ♦ Corner Brook, NF
CADS-NCD Race Team ♦ Ottawa, ON
Caledon Ski Club ♦ Caledon, ON
Caledonia Nordic Ski Club ♦ Prince George, BC
Calgary Alpine Racing Club ♦ Calgary, AB
Calgary Alpine Snowflyers ♦ Calgary, AB
Canadian Assoc. for Disabled Skiing (Edm District) ♦ Edmonton, AB
Club de compétition de ski alpin du Mont Vidéo ♦ Barraute, QC
Club de compétition Mont-Fortin ♦ Jonquière, QC
Club de Ski de fond Monteriski ♦ Ste-Julie, QC
Club de Ski Mont Ti basse Inc ♦ Baie-Comeau, QC
Club de ski Montcalm-Rawdon Inc. ♦ Rawdon, QC
Club de ski Montjoye ♦ Canton de Hatley, QC
Cypress Ski Club ♦ North Vancouver, BC
Équipe de compétition de ski Saint-Sauveur ♦ Saint-Hippolyte, QC
Equipe de ski acrobatique de Val St-Côme ♦ Terrebonne, QC
Équipe de ski MTB ♦ Baie-Comeau, QC
Equipe de ski zone de l'Estrie ♦ St-Lambert, QC
Équipe Division Laurentienne de Ski ♦ St-Sauveux, QC
Fernie Alpine Ski Team ♦ Fernie, BC
Fort McMurray Competitive Ski Society ♦ Fort McMurray, AB
Fortress Alpine Ski Team (F.A.S.T) ♦ Calgary, AB
Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club ♦ North Vancouver, BC
Hollyburn Jackrabbit Ski Club ♦ North Vancouver, BC
Kanaskis Alpine Ski Team ♦ Calgary, AB
Kenora Nordic Trails Association ♦ Kenora, ON
Kimberley North Star Racers ♦ Cranbrook, BC
Le club de Ski Bromont ♦ Bromont, QC
Milton Heights Ski (Racing) Club ♦ Burlington, ON
Mt.Washington Ski Club ♦ Courtenay, BC
North York Alpine Racing Club ♦ Toronto, ON
Paskapoo Ski Club ♦ Calgary, AB
Prince Albert Alpine Ski Team Inc. ♦ Prince Albert, SK
Rabbit Hill Ski Club ♦ Edmonton, AB
Red Mountain Racers Society ♦ Rossland, BC
Skibec Nordique ♦ St-Nicolas, QC
Snow Valley Ski Club ♦ Edmonton, AB
Toronto Ski Club ♦ Collingwood, ON
Westcastle Ski Club ♦ High River, AB
Whistler Blackcomb Freestyle Ski Club ♦ Squamish, BC
Whistler Mountain Ski Club ♦ Whistler, BC
Whistler Nordics Ski Club ♦ Whistler, BC
Windermere Valley Ski Club ♦ Invermere, BC
Yukon Freestyle Ski Association ♦ Whitehorse, YT

For details on how your local ski club can apply for a Making Dreams Possible grant, and to complete an application form, visit www.coach.ca.