Société VIA is proud to announce the recent acquisition of Ateliers Actibec in Grande-Rivière, Gaspésie. This initiative aligns with Société VIA’s commitment to enabling as many people as possible living with a functional limitation to enter the labour market.
Located about 25 minutes from Percé, Société VIA – Grande-Rivière is an adapted enterprise that currently employs 45 workers living with a functional limitation. This acquisition will help maintain existing jobs and create several quality jobs over the coming years, thereby contributing to local economic vitality.
Services offered by Société VIA – Grande-Rivière include, among others, labour leasing, confidential document shredding, and the collection and sorting of paper and cardboard. The plant also produces its own wooden pallets as well as kindling, which is then marketed locally.
“This acquisition offers several benefits for the municipality, as well as for Société VIA,” stated Jean-Sébastien Daigle, CEO of the non-profit organization. “It is a win-win project, both socially and environmentally. We will be able to develop joint projects in collaboration with the intermunicipal authority, given our expertise in the field. We are also helping to keep around fifty workers living with a functional limitation employed, while offering working conditions that reflect who we are.”
This achievement was made possible through the collaboration of valued partners such as the Intermunicipal Authority for Residual Materials Treatment of Gaspésie and the Grande-Rivière sorting centre (RITMGR), as well as SEMO Gaspésie–Les-Îles. Société VIA would also like to thank everyone who helped make this promising project a reality. Thank you to Nathalie Drapeau, General Manager of the Authority; Michel Dupuis, Chair of Actibec’s Board of Directors; and its General Manager, Gaston Roy. Thank you as well to Hugo Deschênes, Plant Manager at Société VIA – Grande-Rivière.