Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Sainte-Clothilde's Les Serres Lefort on a $27-million investment that will create 60 jobs and make the company the largest producer of organic greenhouse vegetables in North America.
Châteauguay—Lacolle has been Quebec's leading market garden production region for some time, and now the bar has been raised even higher.
The company secured a $5-million investment from the FTQ's Fonds de solidarité along with a $7.5-million loan and an $11.9-million loan guarantee from the Government of Quebec.
Les Serres Lefort was also awarded a prize during the Montérégie UPA's fourth Agristars gala for hiring a human resources adviser who developed tools to simplify information gathering and improve labour force management.