Ready for Pomerleau’s challenges?

Facing unaccustomed obstacles together favours creativity and requires that we surpass our own limits.

Since 2009, Pomerleau has been hosting challenges to promote well-being and perseverance and raise money for charities across Canada. Participants are given the resources to train together prior to the event. Together, they work towards a common goal, while building relationships and learning from one another- something that is witnessed on our sites daily. 

2023 – Survivor Challenge in Sherbrooke, Quebec

• 509 participants and 75 volunteers from three companies (Pomerleau, Borea and ITC Construction) and every office across Canada partook in the event. 
• 75 teams competed against each other at Bishop’s University. The survivor themed challenge included 15 games that challenged participants’ agility, strength, endurance, strategy, and communications skills.  
• Participants trained together for four months including group sessions at Orange Theory. 
• Participants raised more than $122,000 for Tree Canada and the Canadian Mental Health Association. 

2020 – Virtual Challenge from Victoria to St. John’s

• Over 400 Pomerleau employees signed up and were divided into two teams. 
• The athletes met on their respective virtual starting lines. 
• Their common goal: to engage in physical activity to collectively accumulate the 7,289 kilometres that separate our project sites in Victoria from our office in St. John’s. 
• Team West Side Story: Faster Than Your Internet started in Victoria  faced off against Team East Side Story: More Powerful Than Your Wi-Fi, who took off from St. John’s.

2017 – Multi-Sports Challenge in Saguenay Fjord National Park 

• 322 participants represented all Pomerleau offices across Canada.
• Participants partook in a 23 km hike, 200 m Via Ferrata circuit, 6 km raft paddle and a 5-km obstacle course.
• A 30-hour challenge over 2 days that required four months of training.

2014 – Running Challenge Between Montreal and New York

• Nearly 200 employees ran from Montreal to New York City.
• Each ran approximately 80 km in 10 km relays.
• A total of 609 km was run in 72 hours.
• Eleven months of training was required for the competition.

2010 – Ottawa-Halifax Cycling Challenge

• 100 Pomerleau employees cycled from Ottawa to Halifax.
• Each cycled 15 hours.
• Close to 400 km were covered.
• Six months of training was required for the competition.

2009 – Mt. Washington Climbing Challenge

• 30 Pomerleau senior management employees particiapted.
• The challenge involved more than 15 hours of hiking over 5 summits.
• Four months of training was required for the competition.