About This Site

Welcome | About the Bloggers | Comments Policy | Employee Comments Policy

Welcome!

Canadians love sport. At an early age, we hit the ice, the slopes or the track. And more often than not it’s our families who support us when we compete.

We want to celebrate the support of families in Canadian sport. Every dad who gets up at 5 a.m. for the hockey carpool. Every mom who works a second job so their child can afford the professional ski coaching. Every brother or sister who carries that extra bag for their sibling at the big meet. 

Petro-Canada is a  national partner of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and we're proud to support coaches, athletes and their families with our programs.  This site is dedicated to the families who make it all happen for their athletes - no matter what level they are at.  It's the pride that every parent feels when their kid makes it across the ice without falling down or that every child sees in the face of the parent who sits in the stands for game after game. 

We'd like this site to be a place to share the stories of Canadian families and their athletes. 

About the Bloggers

The Canadian Athlete Family Program blog is written by members of the Petro-Canada communications team as well as by our Family Correspondents.

Comments Policy

The Canadian Athlete Family Program blog has been developed to participate in a conversation about Canadian families and sports.  The following Comments Policy applies to those who choose to use this site as a forum to discuss these topics. By using this site and submitting a comment, you agree to the terms and conditions of the Comments Policy.

• All comments will be reviewed before posting and best efforts will be made to post appropriate comments within 24 hours.  We will immediately delete spam and all comments which contain offensive, hateful and/or defamatory language.
• Comments should not contain profanity. Please refrain from strong language.
• Stay on-topic.  Comments must relate in some way to the post on which you are commenting.
• We will not aggregate comments.  All posted comments will be shown separately and not as one.
• We will make best efforts to respond to comments.  That may include a posting that responds to a number of comments or questions on a similar subject.   Or, if the question is very specific, require additional time to investigate and respond.  However, Petro-Canada reserves the right to not respond to a comment.
• Users are free to post comments on either site in French or English, as long as they comply with our Comments Policy. In order to respect the original intent of comments made on the blogs, we will not translate comments posted by users of the site.
• Petro-Canada is a publicly-traded company, operating in a regulated industry. Therefore, comments pertaining to any ongoing legal matters or regulatory issues specific to Petro-Canada will not be posted.  Further information about our policies concerning content ownership and privacy as well as our responsibility for the accuracy of comments posted on this site can be found in our Privacy and Legal Notice.
• Comments or opinions expressed on the blog come from members of the public and are those of their respective contributors only. The views expressed by outside contributors do not necessarily represent the views of Petro-Canada, its management or employees. Petro-Canada does not endorse, or approve of their content.  Petro-Canada is not responsible and disclaims any and all liability for the content of comments written by outside contributors to the blog.
• Although we welcome feedback from customers, this blog is not intended to be either alternative or supplementary to our Customer Service Network 1 (800) 668-0220 or by e-mail custsvs@petro-canada.ca. Therefore, any comments or queries relating to specific issues, particularly those beyond the scope of the blog discussions, should be directed to our Customer Service Network, rather than being raised within the comments section of a blog post. You can also contact Petro-Canada using the Contact Us section of our website.

Employee Comments Policy

Since Petro-Canada & Suncor employees and contractors are welcome to participate in this blog, we’ve clearly outlined expectations for those who choose to participate.

• All employees are required to identify themselves as an employee and follow the standard Comments Policy. As comments posted to this site are not confidential, employees are requested to not submit confidential, sensitive, proprietary content or trade secret information. Any opinions about work-related matters expressed by employees are their own and are not attributable to the Company.
• Due to privacy laws and security concerns, employees are not to post photos taken at company facilities or offices or any company events, without the explicit permission of Suncor.
• Employees participating in this site are reminded to ensure their comments do not contradict the values of the Company and the Business Code of Conduct they signed as a condition of employment.
• Employees are not to use the blog to harass, threaten, libel, slander, malign, defame, disparage or discriminate against co-workers, managers, customers, clients or anyone else associated with the Company.