{"id":155,"date":"2026-02-23T22:22:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliordev.wpenginepowered.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:08:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elior.ca\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"155\" class=\"elementor elementor-155 elementor-86\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792871a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"792871a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9857a6e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9857a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d503b91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d503b91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d29208c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d29208c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a855e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85a855e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR <br> STORY<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26992a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26992a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c5d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c5d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The forestry sector has been part of Marc Saulnier&#8217;s life since his earliest years. Even as a child, his passion for nature was evident, and one could sense that he would take over the maintenance of the family lands.<\/p><p>Ensuring the sustainability of his lands was completely natural for him. Since then, his commitment and interest in the health of our forests have only grown.<\/p><p>These values are shared throughout the entire team, and all employees carry out each mandate as if they were caring for their own land. Marc and each member of the Elior team are proud to contribute to the protection of our forests and wish to continue their efforts.<\/p><p>In 2022, Elior expanded, adding a transportation division to ensure the transport of its equipment, but also to offer several types of transportation in the Montreal and Quebec regions, as well as outside the province, including Ontario and the Maritime provinces. Also in 2022, Elior acquired excavation equipment, allowing it to diversify its forest activities and to build and maintain forest roads.<\/p><p>In 2024, Elior continued its growth by developing the excavation division, securing its first contract in the heavy residential sector. This was followed by several contracts in the commercial sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fa19e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76fa19e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cb062 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10cb062\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38a064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d38a064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1132\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/elior.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Groupe-de-masques-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elior.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Groupe-de-masques-2.png 1132w, https:\/\/elior.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Groupe-de-masques-2-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/elior.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Groupe-de-masques-2-1024x659.png 1024w, https:\/\/elior.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Groupe-de-masques-2-768x494.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1132px) 100vw, 1132px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd472f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dd472f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008b8fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"008b8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marc Saulnier<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed16f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eed16f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founder and President<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0403de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0403de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yannick Poirier<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd2200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdd2200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Superintendent, Forestry Division<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c9d2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21c9d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maxime Blain<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ed8c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0ed8c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Superintendent, Excavation Division<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1978482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1978482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Annie Th\u00e9riault<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c0964c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c0964c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director of Administration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51eddad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51eddad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b74685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b74685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MISSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d6be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8d6be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building today, preserving tomorrow <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e02e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27e02e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To provide high-quality forestry and excavation solutions, adhering to the strictest standards and emphasizing the preservation of the environment and forestlands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0849ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0849ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1451706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1451706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VISION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3376abd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3376abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To become a reference in forestry and excavation work, promoting practices that enhance the health of lands and communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18f8e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d18f8e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a1e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8a1e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VALUES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7180f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7180f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Respect for nature <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eff4ee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eff4ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Protecting and valuing natural resources in each of our actions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1186d85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1186d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Teamwork and team spirit \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a7ebc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6a7ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Succeeding together through strong collaboration and collective commitment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972db63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"972db63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health and safety \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593b5f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"593b5f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Prioritizing the well-being of our teams and partners at every stage of our projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25887e 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