Each year, the Casino de Charlevoix invests more than 5 million dollars in purchases of goods and services from regional suppliers. From this perspective, the Casino is well-positioned as an important player in the local economy.

In all, Québec’s casinos purchase nearly 271 million dollars annually in goods and services from 1,300 businesses in the province.

Every year, the Casino de Charlevoix supports tens of events and groups that make a contribution to the community’s vitality.

These are energizing events that create pride among local residents, and include the Domaine Forget International Festival, the Rodéo de Charlevoix and the Grands Rendez-Vous Cyclistes de Charlevoix.

A long march from Baie-Saint-Paul to La Malbaie made by a group of Casino de Charlevoix employees in June 2012, raised $3,115 which was added to the amount collected in the Défi têtes rasées local fund drive organized by Leucan.

In 2011, employees of the Casino and the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu raised a total of $17,000 in the Défi têtes rasées that saw 25 people shave their heads for a good cause. Casino de Mont-Tremblant employees also took part in this event by organizing their own activities.

More than 160 full meals were distributed to needy individuals and families in the region by the Service alimentaire et d’aide budgétaire de Charlevoix-Est (SAAB). This was made possible by the participation of many Casino de Charlevoix employees, who rolled up their sleeves to prepare the meals together.

The community kitchen activity was part of a giant volunteer day that saw nearly 200 Société des casinos du Québec employee volunteers giving of their time to support the food security cause. Watch the video highlights.

The Casino de Charlevoix has ecocertified an internal meeting of more than 120 employees. The meeting had a sustainable development theme and was the kick-off for new related initiatives the Casino is developing to meet current needs and those of future generations.

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.

The Casino is also planning to have other internal events ecocertified over the coming months.

The Casino de Charlevoix replaced individual water bottles by reusable glasses in its gaming areas, an initiative that drew active participation from both employees and customers.

The project, which was rolled out in all Québec casinos, will eliminate nearly 1.2 million plastic bottles annually.

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.