For several years now, the casinos have been working with Moisson food banks across Québec in their fight against food insecurity—a cause they both deeply care about. Through this partnership, the casinos have given employees opportunities to positively impact their communities and take part in volunteer and community service activities.

Some of these activities include food drives, fundraisers, and an annual volunteer day for casino and head office employees. In the fall of 2018, over 220 employees spent time sorting foodstuffs at the Moisson warehouse, took part in the Guignolée des médias, cooked meals, and organized food drives at local grocery stores. Through these activities, employees helped collect close to 15,000 kg of foodstuffs and raise over $5,000.

For the sixth consecutive year, Casino de Mont-Tremblant employees provided support for the community by filling 25 backpacks with school supplies for primary school kids. The bags were delivered to Parents Uniques des Laurentides, an organization in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts dedicated to helping single-parent families.

This activity was organized as part of Loto-Québec’s corporate volunteer program. The program provides employees with opportunities to contribute in a positive way by taking part in volunteer activities or becoming involved in the community.

Mont-Tremblant is an acknowledged host of all kinds of sports events, such as the August, Mont-Tremblant Half-Marathon and Ironman games. Groups of Casino de Mont-Tremblant volunteers help out at the major events either individually or as families by providing refreshments and information to participants, etc.

These kinds of activities make a contribution to the region’s vitality by enabling links to grow within the community and by providing support for energizing events.                

The Casino de Mont-Tremblant has put in place a composting program to divert some two metric tons of organic matter from landfill sites.

Composted matter, essentially from the Altitude Restaurant, employee cafeteria and banquet hall kitchens, is transformed into humus, which is a natural support medium for plant growth that is made of earth enriched by decomposed matter.