The Abitibi-Témiscamingue Chapter of the Canadian Foundation of Multiple Sclerosis received a donation of 600$ from L. Fournier & Fils. The IT team has gathered the amount by selling decommissioned material.
From left to right: Mrs. Claire Bisson, IT at L. Fournier & Fils, Mrs. Nancy Blais from the Foundation, Mr. Guillaume Cyr, IT and Mr. Shaun Paquette, Controller both from L. Fournier et Fils.
Since 2015, L. Fournier & fils remitted the generous amount of 30 775 $ to supports two local organizations dedicated to medical issues. For every metric tonne sold from the Sigma Site, five cents are attributed to the La Source Gabriel Palliative Care House and to the Val-d’Or Hospital Foundation.
In 2019, a total of 3 845$ was donated to each of the two organizations.
In the middle of the photograph on the left, Mr. Nicola Fournier, Vice-President at L. Fournier & fils, with Mr. Réjean Lefebvre and Mrs. Isabelle Bergeron, administrators of the governing board of the La Source Gabriel Palliative Care House.
In the photograph on the right, Mr. Nicola Fournier, Vice-President at L.Fournier & fils with Mr. Donald Ferland, Manager of the Val-d’Or Hospital Foundation.
The sustainable development strategy of L. Fournier & Fils is at the heart of the operations undertaken in 2014 regarding the valorization and second transformation of 20 million tons of abandoned mining sterile of the Sigma mine, located near the urban area of the town of Val-d’Or. Efforts and work on the site already improved significantly the imprint on the ecology of a vast area and the industrial landscape of our collectivity.
Having its expertise recognized in the Hydro-Québec SST Info bulletin of October 2019 on the work performed at the La Grande LG2 site is a great accomplishment for the L. Fournier et fils team.
Our Executive Vice-President, Mr. Maurice Boutin, received on November 8th, the prestigious Emeritus Award presented by his peers of the Quebec Association of chartered accountants.
The award honours an individual who made major contributions to the growth and advancement of his profession throughout his career in his region.
We are very privileged to count on a professional such as Mr. Boutin at L. Fournier & fils, his leadership and his expertise shines out in all the spheres of our organization.
