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As part of Alcoa’s agreement for its Québec development plan, signed with the provincial government and announced on November 7, 2011, Alcoa Canada Global Primary Products announced the creation of the Alcoa Sustainable Communities Fund. This fund represents an investment of $1 million annually for 25 years. Three local funds will be created to divide this investment among the Baie-Comeau, Bécancour and Deschambault-Grondines/Portneuf regions.
With this fund, Alcoa aims to increase the quality of life in its host communities, with a particular focus on retaining and attracting young people to these regions through sustainability and educational initiatives.
Each municipality will develop its own sustainability plan based on an approach that meets common criteria. The plan will include a component related to educating the next generation. For the first year, the Fund will provide the municipalities with financial assistance for the development of their sustainability plans. In subsequent years, the amounts granted will be used to monitor and update the plans, as well as for the implementation of related projects and of the development of local sustainability expertise. This is a grassroots initiative that will involve, among other things, citizen forums and the creation of community sustainability committees.
The three communities will network to share information and technical assistance, and to develop common ideas. The network will be led by Jean-Philippe Messier, Director of the Manicouagan-Uapishka World Biosphere Reserve, who is already working with the City of Baie-Comeau on its sustainability initiatives, which it began in 2011 prior to the announcement of the Fund.
