Gatineau, April 21, 2026 – Pour une deuxième année, la grande région de Gatineau a concrétisé sa grande générosité en offrant encore davantage aux jeunes de la région via 85 000 $ en bourses et en services à 30 étudiant·e·s-athlètes de l’Outaouais, principalement de catégorie Espoir, de la part de 20 donateurs et donatrices engagé·e·s. Encore une fois, plus de 150 personnes se sont réunies au Château Cartier, qui a généreusement accueilli l’événement coanimé par Philippe Villeneuve du 104,7 Outaouais, une station Cogeco Média.
The regional scholarship program in Outaouais aims to detect emerging talent in the region. Therefore, the focus is on athletes in the "Espoir" (Emerging) category, primarily high school students. At the Aléo Foundation, we want to support talented student-athletes from the very beginning of their talent's emergence. This program is therefore a perfect showcase for this objective.
In addition to the scholarships offered directly by the Aléo Foundation, several local partners have joined to award scholarships directly to student-athletes. To bring together all these companies, the Aléo Foundation was able to count on two exceptional ambassadors who are Nicolas Gosselin and Guy Leblanc who have been able to rally their peers. These valuable allies are, first and foremost, the presenting partners Nomad Telecom, Desjardins Hull-Aylmer, Inspirations Voyage, as well as Heafey Group - Les Galeries Aylmer, Mayer Group, Multivesco, Château Cartier Hotel & Resort, Mont Ste-Marie, Lesage & Turgeon Électrique, Xpresso Bar Vêtements, Sports aux puces Outaouais, Fortin Group - Golf and Real Estate, Ni-Co Energie, Charles Masse and François Sylvestre, Fenomax, Restaurant Houston Gatineau, Isabelle Montpetit, Flames de Gatineau, Amor Construction. In addition, Cogeco 104.7 Outaouais was also the major media partner of the evening to benefit the athletes.
In their own words:
«This repeated success in awarding regional scholarships is a great source of pride for the Outaouais community, which has rallied without hesitation, for a second year, with the Aléo Foundation. We are very proud to see the people of this region believe in the exceptional next generation that these young student-athletes represent.»
– Nicolas Gosselin, President of Nomad Telecom
«Entrepreneurs and athletes are very similar. We recognize ourselves in these young people who show great determination, resilience, and perseverance. This is what particularly touches people here and encourages them to support the young people in our community to achieve their dreams and make the region shine throughout their journey.»
– Guy Leblanc, General Manager, Les Galeries Aylmer
«The Aléo Foundation's regional scholarship programs have two main objectives. The first is to support student-athletes in developing their talent while they are still in their home regions. The second is to build strong relationships with local business communities so that partners and scholarship recipients recognize each other and embark on a long journey together. We are extremely grateful for this enthusiastic response in the Outaouais region and are delighted to be able to support even more young athletes.»
– Patricia Demers, Executive Director of the Aléo Foundation
2026 Recipients of Regional Bursary Awards in Outaouais
| Name | Discipline | Age | Amount | City | School | Sponsor |
| Livia Auger-Plourde | Water polo | 14 | 2000 $ | Gatineau (Hull) | Mont-Bleu High School | Inspirations Voyage |
| Marie-Soleil Barrette | Weightlifting | 18 | 2000 $ | Val-des-Monts | Outaouais College | Desjardins Caisse Hull-Aylmer |
| Adréa Beaulieu | Badminton | 17 | 2000 $ | Gatineau (Aylmer) | Grande-Rivière Secondary School | Restaurant Houston Gatineau |
| Charly Birolleau-Sgard | Swimming | 16 | 1500 $ | Gatineau | Nicolas-Gatineau Comprehensive High School | Nomad Telecom |
| Inès Bosse-Thompson | Cross-country skiing | 20 | 2000 $ | Gatineau (Hull) | Laval University | Desjardins Caisse Hull-Aylmer |
| Loïc Bour | Basketball | 17 | 1500 $ | Gatineau | College St. Jean Vianney | Multivesco |
| Danik Bourgeau | Para hockey | 17 | 1500 $ | The Guardian Angel | Cégep of Saint-Jérôme | Lesage & Turgeon Electric |
| Maya de Beaumont | Hockey | 17 | 2000 $ | Gatineau (Hull) | John Abbott College | Mayer Group |
| Léa De Broeck | Biathlon | 16 | 2000 $ | Gatineau (Aylmer) | Saint-Alexandre College of Gatineau | Isabelle Montpetit |
| Julien Desjardins | Cycling | 19 | 2000 $ | Gatineau (Aylmer) | Outaouais College | Desjardins Caisse Hull-Aylmer |
| Clara Doucette | Karate | 15 | 1500 $ | Gatineau | Le Carrefour Polyvalent School | Charles Masse |
| Noémie Dubé | Baseball and volleyball | 17 | 2000 $ | Gatineau | Cégep de Trois-Rivières | Nomad Telecom |
| Olivia Gagné | Squash | 16 | 2000 $ | Gatineau (Aylmer) | Mont-Bleu High School | Nomad Telecom |
| Alexis Gagnon | Soccer | 15 | 2000 $ | Gatineau | Saint-Alexandre College of Gatineau | Amor Construction |
| Ariane Harvey | Artistic swimming | 17 | 4000 $ | Gatineau | Cégep du Vieux-Montreal | Aléo Foundation |
| Theo Hasbani | Squash | 14 | 1500 $ | Gatineau (Aylmer) | Grande-Rivière Secondary School | Isabelle Montpetit |
| Alice Labelle | Karate | 13 | 1500 $ | Gatineau | Nicolas-Gatineau Comprehensive High School | Outaouais Flea Market Sports |
| Xavier Lafrenière | Artistic gymnastics | 18 | 1500 $ | Gatineau (Buckingham) | Outaouais College | Ni-Co Energy |
| Fée Ann Landry | Figure skating | 20 | 4000 $ | Gatineau | University of Ottawa | Groupe Fortin – Golf and Real Estate |
| Marilou Lemay | Triathlon | 15 | 1500 $ | Gatineau | Mont-Bleu High School | Xpresso clothing bar |
| Xavier Lesage | Hockey | 16 | 1500 $ | Gatineau | Nicolas-Gatineau Comprehensive High School | Gatineau Olympiques |
| Emme Mahoney | Artistic gymnastics | 12 | 1500 $ | Gatineau (Aylmer) | Symmes Jr. High School | Guy Leblanc |
| Alyssa Martineau | Swimming | 15 | 1500 $ | Gatineau (Aylmer) | Saint-Alexandre College of Gatineau | Desjardins Caisse Hull-Aylmer |
| Elodie Monfette | Baseball | 14 | 1500 $ | Gatineau (Aylmer) | Collège Saint-Joseph de Hull | Guy Leblanc |
| Abigael Morissette | Aviron | 15 | 2000 $ | Gatineau | Le Carrefour Polyvalent School | Fenomax |
| Kai Samm | Cross-country skiing | 16 | 1500 $ | The Fishing | Philemon Wright High School | Mont Sainte-Marie |
| Anton Semenyuk | Swimming | 17 | 4000 $ | Gatineau | Ontario Virtual School | Aléo Foundation |
| Cedric Sutcliffe | Volleyball | 19 | 10 000 $ | Gatineau (Hull) | Outaouais College | Aléo Foundation |
| Rudi Nathanaël Tchoupé Noupibong | Soccer | 15 | 2000 $ | Gatineau | Le Carrefour Polyvalent School | Inspirations Voyage |
| Cédrick Touret | Volleyball | 16 | 3000 $ | Blainville | Académie Ste-Thérèse / Cégep de l’Outaouais in the fall | Château Cartier |
About the Aléo Foundation
The Aléo Foundation's mission is to maximize the full potential of as many outstanding student-athletes as possible from all backgrounds, in order to generate significant and lasting impact. Created in 1985, it has awarded over $25 million in scholarships to more than 5,000 student-athletes from across Quebec. In addition to these scholarships, there is an essential component of services provided for life to all recipients during and after their athletic and academic careers. To support these mentoring services, the Aléo Research Chairis now a vector for scientific results available to the entire sports community here.
The fundraising campaign Generations of Impact Its goal is to raise six million dollars in three years to move closer to our great vision: that student-athletes of excellence enrich society through their current and future leadership, both through their exceptional contributions and the inspiring examples they embody.
To support Generations of Impact
For more information: fondationaleo.ca
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Annie Dubé
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