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Gestev co-founder Chantal Lachance dies
Chantal Lachance died this weekend, and her spouse announced her death on Sunday.
She spent decades organizing sports events in Quebec and co-founded Gestev with Patrice Drouin in 1991.
The company helped bring events such as Red Bull Crashed Ice, the Transat Québec Saint-Malo and international sports competitions to the region.
Lachance was also the first woman to serve as a mountain bike commissioner, and she was chief commissioner at the Sydney Olympics.
She left Gestev in 2019 and later worked as a real estate agent.
Drouin and Gestev remembered her as a valued partner, mentor and influence on the company and its people.
Tributes have also recognized her lasting impact on sports events in Quebec; no further plans were announced.
Chantal Lachance, co-founder of Gestev, has died, her partner announced on Sunday evening.
She founded the Quebec event-organizing company in 1991 with longtime business partner Patrice Drouin.
Lachance helped organize major sporting events, including Red Bull Crashed Ice, the Transat Québec Saint-Malo and several World Cups.
She left Gestev at the end of 2019 and later worked as a real estate broker.
Drouin and Gestev paid tribute to her impact on the company, its people and the sporting-event industry.
- Who
- Chantal Lachance, co-founder of Gestev.
- What
- She has died. Her partner announced her death on social media.
- When
- She died over the weekend; her partner announced it on Sunday evening.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lachance and Patrice Drouin founded Gestev.
Québecor acquired Gestev.
Lachance left Gestev and became a real estate broker.
Lachance died, according to the report.
Her partner announced her death on social media.
- Company
- Gestev
- Co-founders
- Chantal Lachance and Patrice Drouin
- Founded
- 1991
- Left Gestev
- End of 2019
- Later work
- Real estate broker at Prémont et Lachance équipe immobilière
- Events organized
- Red Bull Crashed Ice; Transat Québec Saint-Malo; World Cups in mountain biking, cross-country skiing and freestyle skiing
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What people are saying
Repose en paix ma partenaire et amie depuis plus de 40 ans. Tant à dire à propos de notre complicité, de notre vision de l'événementiel et de la grande famille que nous avons tissé ensemble sous le nom de Gestev. Tu laisses un grand vide, je ne t'oublierai jamais
Aujourd’hui, nous perdons bien plus qu’une bâtisseuse. Nous perdons une femme qui a contribué à façonner notre famille, notre culture et une part essentielle de ce que nous sommes.
Son audace, sa passion et sa détermination ont ouvert des portes et laissé une empreinte indélébile sur notre industrie
Son dévouement et sa vision ont permis à la région d'accueillir des événements d'envergure internationale, tels que les coupes du monde de vélo de montagne, de snowboard et de ski de fond