Molson in the Community

I was passed along some fantastic photos from the Sports-Quebec Gala last week.  The Molson family was honoured for its contributions to amateur sports. 

Group Shot

The painting given to the Molson Family in souvenir of the tribute.

From left: Raymond Côté (Sports-Québec’s President), Andrew Molson, Éric Molson, Geoff Molson and Ronald Corey (former Montreal Canadiens’ President and Honourary President of the event).

From left: Annie Rochette (athlete in figure skating), Bob Gainey (Montreal Canadiens’ General Manager) and François-Louis Tremblay (athlete in speed skating).

  First row from left: Henri Richard and his son, and Guy Lafleur .  Second row from left: Yvan Cournoyer and his wife Evelyn, and Réjean HouleAll men are Montreal Canadiens’ Alumni and Ambassadors for the Montreal Canadiens.

We had a great turnout at Edmonton’s City Hall yesterday for a press conference with Mayor Stephen Mandel who, along with representatives from the major sponsors, announced the nominees for the various awards for the Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts, which is being held at the beautiful Winspear Centre on April 7th. Molson is proud to be sponsoring the Molson Award for Excellence in Artistic Direction, which recognizes an individual who has demonstrated their commitment to the arts by challenging the current notion of arts and advancing the boundaries of artistic direction. The nominees for this award are Dana Andersen, Danielle LaBrie, John Kirkpatrick and Tom McFall. All of the nominees have contributed greatly to and helped shine a spotlight on the progressive and visionary Edmonton arts community.  We look forward to announcing, and celebrating with, the winner of the Molson Award for Excellence in Artistic Direction on April 7th.