Regina
event kicks off plantings across Canada
REGINA, April 23, 2017 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:
CNI) board chair Robert Pace, and
president and chief executive officer Luc
Jobin, took part in a special tree planting ceremony Sunday
celebrating Canada's
150th birthday and Regina's place in the nation's history.
Pace and Jobin also unveiled a commemorative plaque marking the
planting and milestone. CN, with its partner TreeCanada, is
planting special Canada 150th
trees and placing commemorative plaques in 150 Canadian communities
this year.
"We chose to have these special celebrations in communities
across the country which have had a critical role in the history,
present and future of Canada,"
said Jobin. "In hundreds of Canadian communities, including
Regina, the railway has been a
part of life for generations. We honour that history, and here in
Regina, we proudly look toward our
shared future with this community celebration."
A sugar maple tree representing Canada was planted and a commemorative plaque
unveiled in Regina's Victoria Park today.
Through its various tree planting initiatives, CN has planted
1.2 million trees across North
America since 2011.
CN is a true backbone of the economy, transporting more than
C$250 billion worth of goods annually
for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource
products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail
network spanning Canada and
mid-America. CN – Canadian National Railway Company, along with its
operating railway subsidiaries – serves the cities and ports of
Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New
Orleans, and Mobile, Ala.,
and the metropolitan areas of Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., and
Jackson, Miss., with connections
to all points in North America.
For more information on CN, visit the company's website at
www.cn.ca.
SOURCE CN