KINGSEY
FALLS, QC , March 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - Cascades is delighted to be
celebrating its 60th anniversary today.
Hundreds of Cascades employees kicked off the festivities this
morning with a big breakfast at Bistro sans frontière, in the heart
of Kingsey Falls – the city that
witnessed the birth of Cascades, way back in 1964. A tour of the
Kingsey Falls units is also
planned during the day for brothers Alain
and Laurent Lemaire, the co-founders, accompanied by
Mario Plourde, President and CEO of
Cascades.
Celebrations to mark this event are also planned in the
Company's units throughout North
America.
"This day will be an opportunity to remember our history, and to
shine a light on the builders who came before us and created one of
the most responsible companies in the world. Today, and throughout
the year, we will proudly celebrate our successes together with our
10,000 Cascaders, with whom we will build the Cascades of
tomorrow," said Mario Plourde.
"Sixty years ago, my brothers moved to Kingsey Falls, a small village of just a few
hundred inhabitants, to bring the old mill back to life. They had
an idea that was daring for the time: to make cardboard from waste
paper. We invested our entire lives, our family values and our
hearts into the pursuit of this larger-than-life dream. Today, I'm
proud of what we've accomplished. I'm grateful to all the
generations of Cascaders who have shared in our life's work," says
Alain Lemaire, Co-Founder and
Executive Chairman of the Board at Cascades.
Donation of land with high
ecological value
Cascades took this special opportunity to announce the donation
of 116 hectares of ecologically valuable land to the Nature
Conservancy of Canada. The land, a
peat bog and therefore a wetland, was acquired by the Lemaire
family in the early 1960s, and is located in St-Sylvère,
Centre-du-Québec. The land is bequeathed to ensure its longevity
and the survival of its species and ecosystems for future
generations.
"Wetlands in the Centre-du-Québec region are extremely rich, in
terms of both the biodiversity they harbor and the ecological
services they provide to the population, notably through their
capacity to store carbon and purify water. In this region, they are
an important corridor for the survival and movement of wildlife. In
the context of climate change, it is more important than ever to
protect these environments. We would like to thank Cascades for
this very generous donation of land, as well as all the partners
who supported the project," said Claire
Ducharme, Vice-President of the Nature Conservancy of
Canada in Québec.
Several other projects will be launched in 2024 to commemorate
the 60th anniversary. To learn more, visit the
Festivities section of the Cascades website.
Founded in 1964, Cascades offers sustainable, innovative and
value-added packaging, hygiene and recovery solutions. The Company
employs 10,000 talents across a network of close to 70
facilities in North America.
Driven by its participative management, half a century of
experience in recycling, and continuous research and development
efforts, Cascades continues to provide innovative products that
customers have come to rely on, while contributing to the
well-being of people, communities and the entire planet. Cascades
shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
CAS.
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