St Marys Cement Community Involvement Giving Back Where We Live and Work
Community involvement is a natural extension of our culture and Our VC Way. For more than a century, the towns surrounding our plants have been more than operational addresses. They are where our team raises families, builds friendships, and invests their time in things that matter. St Marys Cement has always believed that a company is only as strong as the communities it helps build, and that belief has shaped how we show up, year after year, in every region we call home.
Our team has completed more than 200 community projects, created more than 900 jobs, and earned more than 80 awards in the communities surrounding our operations. These numbers are the accumulated record of people who chose, generation after generation, to give more than what was required. Sustainable Legacy, one of the nine principles of Our VC Way, asks each of us to contribute to the development of the people, the environment, and the communities where we operate. At St Marys Cement, that has been the practice since before it had a name.
Volunteering and Sponsorships
We are in the business of building more than structures. We are here to build stronger communities, and that work looks different depending on what each community needs most.
Sometimes it means rolling up our sleeves. When our team partners with Habitat for Humanity Canada on build days in Northumberland, Ontario, we bring more than skills to the site; we bring energy, teamwork, and a shared commitment to helping families access safe and affordable housing. At Bowmanville Ribfest, that same spirit shows up differently: our employees volunteer as event greeters, support hospitality, and help keep the grounds running for the crowds who attend each year. On the shelves of the Stratford House of Blessing Food Bank, our volunteers show up the same way too, as neighbours who understand that the community around our plant is not a backdrop to our work but an extension of it.
Our sponsorships carry that same spirit. As a proud division sponsor of the Josh Bailey Classic Tournament, we cheer on the Clarington Toros as they take to the ice each season. We have joined the United Way Day of Caring, climbed all 1,776 steps of the CN Tower in support of the World Wildlife Fund, and partnered with the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority to restore what is now Westside Creek Marsh, a 25.7-hectare wetland where osprey nest and native fish species like largemouth bass have returned. Across the Votorantim Cimentos North America (VCNA) network, our businesses have contributed approximately $1.6 million (USD) over five years to causes centred on health and wellness, veterans and emergency services, and education. We also donated $250,000 (CAD) to Bowmanville Hospital to help improve patient care and support the hospital’s annual Racing for Health gala, helping fund the redevelopment, expansion, and equipment the hospital needs to keep serving the community.
These efforts reflect what happens when people who genuinely care about where they live also happen to work there. Our VC Way calls this Sustainable Legacy, and it is the thread that runs through every volunteer hour, every sponsored tournament, and every family that moves into a home our people helped build.
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