Windsor mother-son duo participating in Amazing Race Canada

A mother-son duo is featured in this year’s Amazing Race Canada competition.

A mother and son from Windsor are participating in the Amazing Race Canada for this year.

Ameen and Surria Fadel sat down with CTV News Windsor, two weeks ahead of the race’s premiere.

“I was quite nervous because I wasn’t sure if I would be up for the challenges,” Surria said.

“But when you’re in it, anything can happen and just having that confidence to just try and get through each challenge shows you that you can do something outside your box, outside your comfort zone, and still get it done.”

10 teams are featured on the show this year, debuting July 7.

The Fadels say they can’t share details of the show but said they were approached by show producers after they saw the Fadels’ social media presence.

They own Cedar Valley Chips, a Windsor-based pita chip company. During the month of filming, they had to step away from their business.

“We gave all of our employees more responsibilities,” said Ameen.

“We gave them more tasks to do and, really, they felt like they had a new sense of responsibility and ownership of their departments. They felt more trusted, ‘hey I own this position, I own this department, I’m going to go and make sure that everything is taken care of while Ameen and Surria are away.’”

- With files from CTV Windsor’s Michelle Maluske.