Making the world a better place
The Sharing Farm Society is a community farm in Richmond BC dedicated to growing food for the local food bank. They have a commitment to sound, organic, and sustainable environmental practices. Approximately 75% of the food at the farm is given to the food bank while certain crop such as garlic are sold and the […]
On Tuesday, July 1st Lafarge Western Canada was out Building Better Communities in Coquitlam BC by hosting this year’s patio and information booth at the Lafarge Lake Canada Day Celebration. The day was filled with music, cake, ethnic & regional food, and fireworks to end the night. Thanks to the Lafarge Environment BC Regional team […]
On Earth Day this year, the employees at the Richmond Cement Plant worked together to cleanup two local parks and the shoreline on the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C. They also helped create a patio garden at the local Hamilton community centre with 20 preschoolers. The park cleanup was very successful, everyone worked together and […]
April 10, 2014 Since 2008 the Abbotsford School District has offered interested Grade 12 students a unique opportunity to become certified heavy equipment operators as part of their annual curriculum. Students are offered a semester of combined classroom and field experience that result in apprenticeship certification as a heavy equipment operator. Lafarge has proudly hosted […]
The Coastal Western Painted Turtle is BC’s only remaining native freshwater turtle. Populations of this species have plummeted over the last few decades due to several factors including loss of habitat, pollution, poaching and introduction of exotic species. Because of these and other issues, the Coastal Western Painted turtle is now federally endangered and provincially […]
On Wednesday, August 14, 2013 144 customers and sales staff from all product lines came to the 11th Annual Customer Appreciation Golf Tournament at Northview Golf and Country Club. Even though the sky was overcast the spirits were high with a fun filled day of golf, great food provided by multiple sponsors followed by an […]
The Township of Langley wants to keep the community beautiful, and Lafarge is taking an active role in helping make that happen. Our Langley Aggregates Office & the Port Kells Ashpalt Plant have teamed up to Adopt a Street through the Township of Langley by adopting 1 km of road that they have committed to […]
On Friday, May 10th nine Lafarge employees volunteered with over 100 other volunteers at Abbotsford Arbour Day. Arbour Day is an annual event that is hosted by the City of Abbotsford at Mill Lake Park. This event is a celebration of trees and the natural environment, in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant […]