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About us
The Festival Western de St-Tite is a unique Country and Western experience and a model of excellence in rodeo production for Eastern North America. It has made a name for itself at both a community level and a regional level. Its continued growth is the result of hard work on the part of the many passionate men and women who contribute to the Festival's success.
Our mission :
The Festival Western de St-Tite is a non-profit organization whose twofold mission is to produce professional rodeos and activities aimed at re-creating an authentic Country Western atmosphere. Our goal is to maximize major socio-economic and tourist spinoffs for the town of St-Tite, Mekinac County and the St-Maurice Valley region. At the same time, we strive to widen our outreach at an international level.
Our vision :
Our Organization's vision is to be a model of excellence for Eastern North America in two domains; producing world class rodeos and organizing authentic Country Western events.
Our core values :
Everything we do at the Festival Western de St-Tite is informed by a strong set of core values. These values are shared by each and every member of the organization as well as by all individuals involved in contributing to the Festival's success.
Integrity
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Relations
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Professionnalism
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Dilligence
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Respect
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Loyalty
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Permanent Staff :
The Festival Western de St-Tite's team of permanent staff is a group of dynamic professionals who do their utmost to insure that the thousands of Festival visitors enjoy the best possible experience, especially from a planning perspective. Here is the list of employees who you can contact at any time via email.
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PASCAL LAFRENIÈRE General Manager plafreniere@festivalwestern.com |
SERGE ROBERGE Director of Operations sroberge@festivalwestern.com |
GENEVIÈVE FRAPPIER Communications Coordinator gfrappier@festivalwestern.com |
ANNE-MARIE LEMIRE Development Manager amlemire@festivalwestern.com |
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HÉLÈNE GIRARD Administrative assistant and major sponsor agent hgirard@festivalwestern.com |
MÉLANIE THIFFEAULT Ticket sales coordinator mthiffeault@festivalwestern.com |
MARTINE PELLETIER |
JULIE DAOUST 45 th anniversary coordinator jdaoust@festivalwestern.com |
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CAROLINE POISSON Executive secratary cpoisson@festivalwestern.com |
NICOLAS St-AMOUR assistant aux opérations nst-amour@festivalwestern.com |
GISÈLE MORIN Réceptionniste gmorin@festivalwestern.com |
Sonia Vallée Office agent svallee@festivalwestern.com |
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JACQUES TESSIER Foreman |
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Field crew reporting to the foreman :
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GAÉTAN BEAUPRÉ |
GILLESL'HEUREUX | MARC PRONOVOST |
JEAN-PIERRE L'HEUREUX |
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LUC JOBIN |
PAUL PAGEAU |
GUY GOYETTE |
Contract worker :
Another group of individuals whose support cannot go unmentioned form the Organizing Committee. The Committee spares no effort to make every edition of the Festival a memorable one for festival-goers, all the while assisting the permanent staff in their related activities.
| MARIE-ÈVE TREMBLAY, President | ANNIE ST-AMAND, Vice-President | FRANÇIS TRÉPANIER, Vice-President | PATRICE DROLET, Administrator |
| JOSÉE ALLAIRE, Administrator | ISABELLE BELLEMARRE, Administrator | LUC MASSICOTTE, Administrator | BENOÎT MONTREUIL, Administrator |
| SYLVAIN DÉSAULNIERS, Administrator | JOSÉE ST-PIERRE, Administrator |
The entire Festival organization is overseen by a Corporation, which is made up of ex-presidents of the Festival, honorary members and the current Festival president.
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M. Jacques Désy President 1968 |
M. Mario Périgny President 1979 |
M. Claude Parent President 1990 |
M. Richard Champagne President 2000 |
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M. Reynald Boulet President 1969 |
M. Claude Lafontaine President 1980 Administrator of the Corporation's Board of Directors |
Mme Odette Thiffeault President 1991 |
M. Pierre Buist President 2001 |
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M. René Francoeur President 1970 |
M. Gilles Veillette President 1981 |
M. Gilles Gignac President 1992 |
M. Guy Damphousse President 2002-2003 et 2004 Vice-president of the Corporation's Board of Directors |
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M. Roger Marchand President 1971-1972 |
M. Robert Carpentier President 1982 |
M. René Plamondon President 1993 |
M. Christian Lafrance President 2005 President of the Corporation's Board of Directors |
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M. Gaétan Jacob President 1973 |
M. Maurice Roberge President 1983-1984 |
M. Réjean Gagnon President 1994 |
M. André Boulet President 2006 Secretary of the Corporation's Board of Directors |
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M. Jacques Paquin President 1974 |
M. Michel Pothier President 1985 |
M. Michel Aubichon President 1995 |
Mme Josette Naud Presidente 2007 |
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M. Robert Richard President 1975 |
M. Harty Délisle President 1986 |
M. Michel Champagne President 1996 |
M. Benoît Caouette President 2008-2009 |
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M. Émile Julien President 1976 |
M. Gaétan L’Heureux President 1987 |
Mme Julie Boulet Presidente 1997 |
Mme Sonia Charette Presidente 2010 |
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M. Roger Hamelin President 1977 |
M. Pierre Hélie President 1988 |
Mme Julie Adam Presidente 1998 |
Marie-êve Tremblay Presidente 2011 Vice-president of the Corporation's Board of Directors |
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M. Jean-Jacques Désaulniers President 1978 |
M. Gaétan Grenier President 1989 |
Mme Diane Rae Presidente 1999 |
Honorary Members
| M. Viateur Veillette | Mme Nicole Bédard | Mme Cornélia Jucker |
| M. Gaétan Tessier | M. André Gélinas- Treasurer of the Corporation’s Board of Directors | M.Sylvain Bédard |
| M. André Léveillé | M. Pierre Gauthier- President ex officio of the Corporation’s Board of Directors | |
| M. Martin Thiffault | M. Claude Grosleau | |
| M. Yves-Marie Moreau | Mme Josée Bédard | |
| M. Pierre-Louis Jacob | Mme Danièle Asselin | |
| M. Yves Caron | Mme Annie Saulnier | |
| M. René Cloutier |
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