OUR MISSION
The Festival Western de St-Tite is a non-profit organization that stands out for the production and quality of its professional rodeos, as well as for its sports, cultural, and family-friendly activities accessible to all. Its influence and impact contribute to the development of its community.
OUR VISION
Remain the unifying project for our community, volunteers, and employees by relying on our core values of respect, integrity, and professionalism, in order to continue offering our visitors the most exceptional and immersive event experience.
OUR VALUES
Demonstrate personal, social, and collective ethics.
Maintain simple and personalized relationships with all those contributing to the success of our event.
Towards the community, volunteers, employees, partners, the environment, and legislation.
Produce high-quality work through diversified skills, team rigor, and a high level of performance.
WHO WE ARE
- More than 10 million dollar annual budget;
- 75% of our revenue is internally generated;
- 30 permanent and seasonal employees;
- 650 volunteers;
- More than 700 000 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 IN 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 Renée-Anne Lafontaine
- 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 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
- Mr Réjean Pichette
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
- Rosalie Leduc, Office Clerk
- Francis Moreau, Operation Director
- Hélène Girard, Financial Controller
- Myriam Boutet, Sponsorship Coordinator
- Marc Pronovost, Foreman
- 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
