In The Community for Over 60 Years
Our Community
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an Important Mindset That is Firmly Embedded Throughout Our Company
We have a long-standing commitment to the communities where our facilities are located. Ash Grove North and CRH Canada works alongside local communities on initiatives related to education and training, sustainable community development and improvements in local infrastructure.
In Canada, Ash Grove North along with the other CRH Canada divisions, organizes more than 200 annual events that bring us closer to local communities. Our plants and quarries are visited annually by thousands of school children and local residents for open houses, tree plantings and other educational activities.

CANADIAN PEREGRINE FOUNDATION
Since 2003, Ash Grove North’s Mississauga Plant has been home to nesting peregrine falcons. An “at risk”species in Ontario, over 30 peregrine falcon chicks have hatched …

MISSISSAUGA GIVES (ARMAGH HOUSE / SHOE BOX PROJECT)
Ash Grove North’s Mississauga Plant is a proud sponsor of Armagh House – a second-stage housing program offering secure and affordable housing to abused women, …
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CITY OF JOLIETTE’S COURSE AUX 1000 PIEDS
Runners from the Joliette cement plant at the City of Joliette’s Course aux 1000 pieds for the Fondation des Samares

CLAUDE ARCHAMBAULT PARK SKATEBOARD PIPE
A new skateboarding quarter pipe for Claude Archambault Park in Saint-Didace sponsored by Ash Grove North and our client, Béton Bellemare Louiseville Inc.

VAL SAINT-COME’S DEFI SKI 12H
Employees of the Joliette cement plant participate in Val Saint-Côme’s Défi Ski 12h to amass funds for the Fondation de la Santé du Nord de …

FLYWAY HABITAT PROJECT WITH CVC
Ash Grove North’s Mississauga cement plant, in partnership with Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) and Environment and Climate Change Canada, is proud to be developing a …

QUEBEC HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILD
Ash Grove North Joliette Employees at the Québec Habitat for Humanity Women Build

EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES AT MISSISSAUGA
For over a decade, employees at Ash Grove North’s Mississauga Plant have participated in Earth Day activities which include a one hour cleanup of the …

60TH ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE
In 1956, St. Lawrence Cement’s Mississauga Plant began production. Sixty years later, as Ash Grove North, the plant celebrated its past, present and future with …

MUSEUMS OF MISSISSAUGA – CELEBRATING HERITAGE
For over a decade, Ash Grove North’s Mississauga Cement Plant has been a proud sponsor of the Museums of Mississauga. The Bradley Museum and Benares …

BOUCLE GRAND DEFI PIERRE LAVOIE
Cyclists from the Joliette cement plant stop for a picture during the Boucle Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie

POLLINATOR GARDENS AT Ash Grove North MISSISSAUGA PLANT
Native bee populations have been declining. Approximately 400 species of bees call Ontario home, accounting for nearly 70% of all pollination activity. Pollinators are responsible …
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JOLIETTE PLANT STAFF RAISE MONEY FOR THE UNITED WAY
Joliette Plant Employees raised $10 806 for United Ways in 2017.

MISSISSAUGA CEMENT PLANT OPEN HOUSE
On Saturday, September 22, 2018, Ash Grove North’s Mississauga Cement Plant hosted an Open House for the community. The theme for this year’s event was …

JOLIETTE TEAM ON THE 170KM LONG BIG LOOP RIDE
Joliette Cement Plant Team right after they completed the 170km long Big Loop organized by the Défi Pierre Lavoie Foundation in 2016
