Sustainable development | Hôtel-Casino de Charlevoix

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.

On September 24, almost 180 employees rallied to a single cause: food security. The Société des casinos du Québec (SCQ) took the opportunity of volunteer day to announce ongoing support for the four Moisson organizations in the province.

For the past several years, our casinos and Moisson organizations have joined forces in volunteer activities. The new partnership on the theme Quatre casinos, quatre Moisson focuses the SCQ’s social engagement efforts on a cause that reaches many people.

Many initiatives will be undertaken internally at the SCQ to support Moisson organizations, including organizing recurrent volunteer activities, fundraising events and foodstuff collection drives.                

On September 24, 2014, as part of the Corporation’s volunteer activity entitled Par pur plaisir… de donner!, the Casino de Charlevoix made a $10,000 donation to the Service alimentaire et d’aide budgétaire (SAAB) de Charlevoix-Est, which is affiliated with Moisson Saguenay–Saint-Jean. The donation will help the charitable organization enhance services in cooperation with other partners in the area who contribute to, among other things, the purchase of food baskets for families in need. Food assistance requirements are growing in the Charlevoix area, as reflected by the 45% increase in requests submitted to the SAAB this past year.                

In 2014, 5 Casino de Charlevoix employees received a cheque in the amount of $150 to be remitted to their favourite charitable organization in the Gens de cœur (people with heart) segment of Loto-Québec’s community involvement program Engagés dans la communauté. The initiative provides financial support to non-profit organizations in which our employees are regularly involved.

The Casino de Charlevoix is proud to recognize the efforts of employees who participate in their community’s non-profit organizations.

The Casino de Charlevoix and the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu hotel became partners of Circuit électrique and installed a station on the site so customers can recharge their vehicle during their stay. Circuit électrique, supplied by Hydro-Québec, is the largest public recharging network in Québec with 270 points of service offering 240 volt power.                

The Casino de Charlevoix has earned Level 2 – Implementation of Recyc-Québec’s ICI ON RECYCLE! program, which recognizes efforts deployed with regard to the sound management of residual materials. The implementation of various measures to reduce, reuse, recycle and reclaim (4Rs), such as composting and various actions to raise awareness, demonstrate the importance we place on proper residual materials management.                

The Casino de Charlevoix ecocertified an internal meeting of more than 120 employees last May. The meeting earned the Bureau de normalisation du Québec’s (BNQ) Level 3 certification for eco-friendly events, which means that cooperation was established between event organizers, service providers, participants and users to reduce the event’s environmental impact and increase economic and social benefits for the area.                

By removing disposable dishes in the employee cafeteria, the Casino de Charlevoix has made a significant gesture that will avoid throwing away more than 110,000 plastic glasses, 26,000 plastic plates and 250,000 plastic utensils each year.

In addition to helping reserve resources, this action promotes responsible consumption by casino employees.