Molson in the Community

Minister Gerretsen at the Toronto Brewery with Molson Employees

It was a warm and enjoyable afternoon at Molson Brewery in Toronto when we were delighted to welcome Ontario’s Minister of the Environment, the Honourable John Gerretsen. I have had the pleasure of knowing John for over 25 years, dating back to his tenure as Kingston’s Mayor, and mine as a member of student government. Minister Gerretsen has a passion for his portfolio. After a quick greeting from our President Kevin Boyce our brewery Manager Wayne Arsenault and his team were very proud to showcase Molson and our efforts to protect our environment. Sebastien Charbonneau, our employees communications manager also rallied a number of employees together for a photo related to an energy conservation awareness campaign that ran in Toronto and all of our breweries across the country. Special thanks to Minister Gerretsen and his team for paying Molson a visit. His tour and interaction with our employees instills pride and awareness for all of us, about how important it is to do our part to protect the environment in which we work, live and play.

From left: Toronto Brewery Manager Wayne Arsenault and Minister Gerretsen

Video: Quick tour of bottle line and meeting the brewery employees

Left to right - Okotoks Mayor Bill McAlpine; Molson rep Moe Lambert

A full house was on hand last night at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks, Alberta to cheer on the Okotoks Dawgs as they won their 13th straight game. It was a fantastic night at the ballpark, not only because the Dawgs won, but because Molson was able to help the Okotoks community through a $25,000 donation to the Town of Okotoks. This donation will go towards building a new field house at the Stadium.

The Dawgs were fantastic hosts and helped to organize a very fun presentation ceremony at home plate in front of the packed house. Molson rep Moe Lambert then threw out the first pitch; surprisingly he even hit the catchers mitt!!

Dan and Justin from ARC were also on hand documenting the night at the ballpark- stay tuned for their great video.

Personally, it was amazing to see the support the community provides to the Dawgs; the stadium was packed win fans of all ages, cheering on their team. Also, Seaman Stadium is an absolute gem of a ballpark - there isn’t a bad seat in the house!!

At Molson, we are truly proud to play our part in supporting this fantastic facility that will benefit the entire community.

WOW! I was super impressed with the enthusiasm from six Molson employees yesterday morning when I visited them at The Toronto Friendship Centre(Jarvis and Sherborne).

The boys, sales reps in Toronto, volunteered their mornings, serving hot meals to many patrons at the centre. District Sales Manager Shawn Kelly and his sales team, Adam Rand, Angelo Raso, Scott McCannell, Matt Vergeer and Iain Devine were quite the assembly line, making sure food was plated and served quickly. 

Molson donated $5,000 to support the centre which provides a safe, warm and friendly place for people on the street.  They can come to have something to eat, find community support and participate in programs (men’s club, mental health, educational youth, and more).

From Left:  Shawn Kellly, Scott McCannell, Tracey Gomes (Toronto Friendship Centre), Iain Devine, Matt Vergeer

From left:  Ferg Devins, Scott Ewart, Linda Grey, Ken Copland, Jim Torrance and Bob Baynham 

Yesterday was the Mono Hills Headwaters Golf Classic (near Orangeville, ON), an annual charity golf tournament that sponsors the Headwaters Hospital Foundation.

The tournament got off to a great start at 8:30 a.m., with sunny and warm weather.  The golfers played 18 holes and were able to avoid any rain…..a great morning of golf for a good cause.  I didn’t golf (I’m a mini-putt kinda girl!), but I did drive a golf cart around the course providing the golfers with some ice cold refreshments

This is the sixth year for the event, and Molson has been a proud sponsor every year. The golfers enjoyed ice cold beers after playing and the top three teams received prizes from Molson — golf bags, coolers, and patio umbrellas.

The tournament raised a total of $13,200 for the hospital foundation. Bob Baynham, CEO of Headwaters Hospital and Linda Grey, CEO of Headwaters Health Care Foundation joined the golfers at the course to accept the donation. 

It was a great day!  Thanks to Ken Copland, organizer of the event and Jim Torrance, founder of Mono Hills.

Molson employees Scott Ewart, Chief Legal and Public Affairs Officer, and Ferg Devins, VP of Government and Public Affairs joined in the fun too — way to go guys!

Video of donation:

left to right - Evelyn Ehrman, City of Edmonton; Bryan Cox, Molson; Rick LeLacheur, Edmonton Eskimos; ETS representative

Molson and its longtime partner the Edmonton Eskimos today announced the “Green and Go” program, a one year pilot program that will provide free service on Park n’ Ride, LRT and regular transit two hours before and after each home game to anyone holding an Eskimo ticket.

Molson is a longtime sponsor of Canadian sports from the grassroots level right up to the pros, and we are proud to play our part in helping to provide a safe and cost effective way for loyal Eskimo fans to get to and from the game this season.