Scott Gordon, Vancouver Brewery Energy Team Leader; Rene Holt, Vancouver Brewery Manager; Kal Sahota, BC Hydro Key Account Manager and Daniel Pelland, Molson Chief Brewing Officer
Great news for us from Vancouver this week. Yes indeed a few days ago (May 26) I had the opportunity to attend an awards dinner in Vancouver, where BC Hydro gave Molson their top award in the Power Smart program — the Power Smart Leader designation for 2009.
I felt very proud that our company was honoured with this huge award which speaks directly of Vancouver brewery achievements in saving energy, and driving environmental sustainability. It’s great to see this recognition being given to a lot of dedicated people who were diligently striving to make improvements over a number of years.
BC Hydro created the Power Smart program to provide programs and incentives to encourage customers to use less power, and Molson first got on board with the program in 2000. Starting with fairly low ratings, every year our team at the Vancouver brewery worked very hard to achieve significantly greater and greater energy savings. We continued to improve our Power Smart rating until in 2009 we won the Power Smart Leader award, as mentioned. It goes to show what persistence and commitment can do.
During the past 11 years since BC Hydro began Power Smart program, I think it’s interesting that so far only two public companies have received the Power Smart Leader award: Toyota and now Molson. By winning this award, Molson stands out as a company that cares, and shows others how it can be done–changing our thinking, operations and equipment in order to conserve energy. Not only is it good for the planet, it’s good for our business.
All the individual efforts of the employees in Vancouver are a big reason for this amazing success. Congratulations on making a difference!
A beautiful morning in Kenora Ontario, on the top end of Lake of the Woods, this morning with lots of participation by residents and visitors alike for The Beer Store bottle drive for Leukemia and Lymphoma. The bottle drive runs all weekend across Ontario. I was delighted to capture the moment with Mark Ossachuk and his family rallying support as customers arrived at the Beer Store this morning. Manager Ward Sherrington was on hand as was the Mayor of Kenora, his worship Len Compton. If we average 475 cases (24) of empty beer bottle returns at 400 stores across Ontario today The Beer Store and UFCW Local 12R24 will exceed last year’s accomplishment of $650,000. Molson is Proud to Play our Part…we hope that Ontarians will join us this weekend and support this important cause. Cheers @MolsonFerg
A reminder that The Beer Store locations across Ontario will be calling upon Ontarians to donate your bottle return deposits to support Leukemia and Lymphoma research – this Saturday and Sunday May 23,24.
Management, staff and the UFCW local 12R24 union members are joining together in an effort to exceed the $650,000 raised last year. Molson is proud to salute the efforts of the The Beer Store in helping to make a difference in the broader community and thank our customers and those returning wine and spirit containers for playing a part in this initiative. A reminder as well that all beverage alcohol containers are returnable for a deposit at your local beer store. This includes tetra, plastic and small ready to drink containers as well. Thanks for helping make a difference in the fight against Leukemia and Lymphoma. Cheers ! @MolsonFerg
The long standing ritual of summer representative training and development took place again today at our Molson Brewery in Toronto. I must admit it was a bit of an emotional event on my part, since I was sitting in their chairs 29 years ago, as a summer rep from Kenora Ontario. Time has flown but the “best summer job on the planet” hasn’t changed much. The team delved in to Molson field opportunities, promotions, responsible choices, safety and the role of summer amabassadors. Forty six summer reps will be travelling across the province of Ontario supporting our field representatives throught the peak selling period at festivals, slo pitch tournaments, community gatherings, local events, in bar promotions and anywhere that good responsible summer fun will be taking place. At the end of my chat with the summer team I asked them to help shout out a message for responsible choices this summer. Here’s To Responsible Choices and a great summer in Ontario and right across this great country of Canada. Cheers.
Photo L-R: Molson Brewery employee; John Drover and Deputy Minister Bill Parrott, Environment and Conservation Dept, Government of NL; John Buckley, Brewery Manager.
Photo L-R: Deputy Minister Parrott and John Buckley
Want to make a difference!? Start by your own actions! That is an integral part of Molson’s Energy and Environmental Conservation Program — The Power to Make a Difference . The program is in it’s second year and thanks to employee engagement we are doing our bit in the community. In Newfoundland and Labrador our St. John’s Brewery welcomed a visit by Deputy Minister Bill Parrott, and John Drover, Director of Policy and Planning, both of whom work in the Environment and Conservation Department of the Provincial Government. They had a opportunity to tour the brewery and gain insights into a number of different initiatives. A key component is bringing awareness to employees – share our consumptions results – also receiving employee feedback for opportunities on conservation, recycling, and waste reduction.
Hey … we all need to do our bit at work and home to make a difference.
