June 25, 2010 – Cross Country Canada has announced that applications for the Hugh Pomeroy Memorial Scholarship Fund are now being accepted.  The fund is named in remembrance of Hugh Pomeroy, who had been a member of the Nordic Combined Development Team for three years. His long–term goals were to represent Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics Games in Calgary and to become Canadian Champion.

Before Hugh was able to achieve these goals, he was killed in a tragic accident while training on roller skis near Lake Placid, New York, in October of 1986. Hugh was a resident of Cantley, Quebec; a graduate in Computer Technology from Heritage Campus, C.E.G.E.P., Hull, Quebec; and a member of the Ottawa Ski Club. The highlight of Hugh’s short international career was when he represented Canada in Nordic Combined and Ski Jumping at the 1985 World University Games in Italy. Hugh will be remembered as a hard working person and an athlete who was able to focus on his goals and work steadily towards achieving them. He was an outstanding young man and athlete.

The fund is open to any member of a “National” ski program in a member sport of the Canadian Snowsports Association.

A downloadable application can be found here.