Lafarge contributes to conservation efforts in Great Lakes region

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Canada: Lafarge Canada, part of Holcim, has contributed US$100,000 to a conservation effort undertaken in the sensitive Great Lakes region as a partner with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). In the future Lafarge Canada will provide additional support to enhance the conserved land's biodiversity and educational value.

At US$16m, the NCC's Manitoulin Island acquisition is one of its largest-ever in Ontario. Covering 7608 hectares, the Vidal Bay Forests and Shoreline property connects with adjacent conservation lands to form a protected area of more than 248km2 of forests, wetlands and shoreline, the largest of its kind south of the Canadian Shield in Ontario. Lafarge has a nearby 1640 hectare quarry in Meldrum Bay with two nearby international shipping terminals that service Ontario and the US.

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