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Bernard Lamarre, Chair of the Board of Directors of Polytechnique Montréal, wins TELUS Community Excellence Award
This important award was presented today as part of the TELUS Celebration of Giving in Montréal, an annual event that brings together more than 150 professionals and volunteers from the philanthropy sector. The day is organized to recognize the generosity and dedication of all those who make a difference in their communities.
Today, TELUS and the Québec chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) honoured three advocates of community engagement from the Greater Montréal area. These winners of the TELUS Community Excellence Award are recognized as being leaders in community involvement.
The three winners—Bernard Lamarre, Chair of the Board of Directors of Polytechnique Montréal; Manon Barbeau,
Co-Founder, Executive Director and Artistic Director of Wapikoni mobile, and Ugo Dionne, Co-Founder of Bénévoles d'affaires,
all of whom excel for their philanthropic engagement and their passion for innovation—were selected in collaboration with
the Québec chapter of the AFP from among 200 leaders across the province. The competition was launched during the festivities
surrounding TELUS's 85th anniversary in Québec with the help of La Presse and Le Soleil.
From left to right: Ugo Dionne, Manon Barbeau and Bernard Lamarre.
Bernard Lamarre, Chair of the Board of Directors of Polytechnique Montréal
Bernard Lamarre is an
exceptional scientist and engineer who worked, most notably, with Lavalin inc., first as President and CEO and then as a
consultant. Mr. Lamarre has always found the time to invest in the community throughout his career, both as a volunteer and as
a major donor. His work and his generosity have helped, among other things, with the construction of the Lassonde buildings and
the Trottier Atrium at Polytechnique. True to his renewed involvement with the community, he devotes his time to chairing a
number of boards of directors, including those of Groupe Bellechasse Santé and Polytechnique Montréal. He also served as Chair
of the TELUS Montréal Community Board from 2006 to 2011 and Chair of the Board of the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. Mr. Lamarre
holds no fewer than 11 titles and honorary diplomas in the areas of engineering, science and business, including Fellow of the
Engineering Institute of Canada, Officer of the Ordre national du Québec and Officer of the Order of Canada.
Our sincerest congratulations to Mr. Lamarre!
