OUR MISSION
The Festival Western de St-Tite’s twofold mission is to produce professional rodeos and activities aimed at re-creating an authentic Country Western atmosphere. While offering an incomparable ambiance, our goal is to maximize major socio-economic and tourist spinoffs for the town of St-Tite, Mekinac County and the entire St-Maurice Valley region. At the same time, we strive to widen our outreach at an international level.
OUR VISION
To be a model of excellence for Eastern North America in two domains; producing world class rodeos and organizing Country Western events.
OUR VALUES
Promotes honesty
Promotes courtesy
Promotes mutual aid
Promotes harmonious relationships
Promotes a sense of duty
Promotes the preservation of organizational interests
WHO ARE WE?
- More than 10 million dollar annual budget;
- 75% of our revenue is internally generated;
- 30 permanent and seasonal employees;
- 650 volunteers;
- More than 600 000 annual visitors from all over Quebec, but also from Western Canada, the United States and Europe;
- Since 1999, the Festival Western de St-Tite rodeos have won the “Best Outdoor Rodeo in North America” prize awarded by the International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA).
TARGETED TOURIST GENERATED SPENDING
- Value-added wealth creation for the province of Quebec reaching $18 million;
- The activity generated by targeted tourist spending represents the equivalent of 387 jobs/year;
- The economic impact of targeted tourist generated spending for 2010 represented $48million.
THE FESTIVAL BY NUMBERS
10 DAYS OF ACTIVITIES
4
DAYS
12,2
HOURS
43
years old
9
EDITIONS
attended
96 %
OF THOSE POLLED
- said they liked their experience very much or enough
- would recommend St-Tite to their family and friends
- will return next year
For more information, see the highlights of the 52th edition!
CORPORATION
- Madam Julie Adam
- Madam Danielle Asselin
- Mr Michel Aubichon
- Mr Sylvain Bédard
- Madam Josée Bédard
- Madam Nicole Bédard
- Mr André Boulet
- Madam Julie Boulet
- Mr Reynald Boulet
- Mr Sylvain Bourgeois
- Mr Pierre Buist
- Mr Benoit Caouette
- Mr Yves Caron
- Mr Richard Champagne
- Mr Michel Champagne
- Mr Jean-Paul Charette
- Mr René Cloutier
- Mr Harty Délisle
- Mr Réjean Gagnon
- Mr Pierre Gauthier
- Mr André Gélinas
- Mr Gaétan Grenier
- Mr Claude Grosleau
- Mr Roger Hamelin
- Mr Pierre Hélie
- Mr Gaétan Jacob
- Mr Pierre-Louis Jacob
- Madam Cornelia Jucker
- Mr Claude Lafontaine
- Mr Christian Lafrance
- Mr André Léveillé
- Mr Gaétan L’Heureux
- Mr Benoît Montreuil
- Mr Yves-Marie Moreau
- Mr Claude Parent
- Mr René Plamondon
- Mr Michel Pothier
- Madam Diane Rae
- Madam Annie Saulnier
- Madam Josée St-Pierre
- Madam Isabelle Tessier
- Madam Odette Thiffeault
- Madam Marie-Ève Tremblay
- Mr Francis Trépanier
- Mr Gilles Veillette
- Madam Suzanne Neault
- Madam Line Collin
- Mr Hugues Carpentier
- Mr Georges Barrette
- Madam, Danielle St-Amand
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD
- Madam Danielle St-Amand, President
- Mr Pierre-Louis Jacob, Vice-President
- Mr Francis Trépanier, Secretary
- Mr Sylvain Bédard, Administrator
- Mr François Rioux, Administrator
- Madam Claire Désaulniers, Administrator
- Madam Nadia Moreau, Administrator
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
- Mr David Moreau, President
- Mr Sylvain Martel, Vice President
- Madam Chantale Charrette
- Mr Charles Abbott
- Madam Cathia Laporte
- Madam Laurie Berthiaume Lafrenière
- Mr Alexis Rheault
COORDINATORS
- Madam Josée Bédard
- Mr André Boulet
- Mr Sébastien Dubois
- Mr Claude Bédard
- Madam Sandra Gauthier
- Madam Julie Gentes
- Madam Annick Guillemette
- Madam Johanne Harvey
- Mr Louis Frédérique Labbé
- Madam Renée-Anne Lafontaine
- Mr Robert Leduc
- Madam Élizabeth Coutu
- Madam Suzanne Neault
- Madam Joanne Sirois
- Madam Odette Thiffeault
- Madam Caroline Tourigny
- Madam Mélanie Beaucage
- Madam Kathleen Béland
- Mr Mikael Boucher
- Madam Myriam Mongrain
- Mr Nicolas Lefebvre
- Madam Guylaine Houde
- Mr Sylvain Désaulniers
- Madam Marie-Andrée Gervais
- Madam Kariane St-Arneault
- Madam Julie Trépanier
EMPLOYEES
- Anne-Marie Lemire, General Manager
- Sylvain Bourgeois, Rodeo Manager
- Mélanie Comtois, Director of Development, Programming and Grants
- Vanessa Denis, Communications Director
- Klara Paquet, Communications Agent
- Gisèle Morin, Accounting Clerk
- Benoît Carrier, Office Clerk
- Guy Goyette, Foreman
- Francis Moreau, Operation Director
- Hélène Girard, Financial Controller
- Myriam Boutet, Sponsorship Coordinator
- Marc Pronovost, Foreman assistant
- Stéphanie Boissinot, Operations Coordinator
- Marie-Hélène Bougie, Accounting Technician
- Charlène Audy, Retail Agent
- Nathalie Lefebvre, Administrative assistant
- Isabelle Désaulniers, Shows Coordinator
FIELD TEAM
- Ghislain Bureau
- Jean-Guy Brouillette
- Pierre Savignac
- Danian Nutt
- Alexandre Turcotte