MONTREAL,
June 21, 2017
/CNW/ - As part of its celebration of
National Aboriginal Day, CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today announced
a $40,000 contribution to the
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation (MNCFN) to support
their role as host First Nation of the 2017 North American
Indigenous Games.
"We're very proud to support the Mississaugas of the New
Credit First Nation and their efforts to host the 2017 North
American Indigenous Games," said Janet
Drysdale, vice-president of corporate development and
sustainability at CN. "This event is a wonderful opportunity to
celebrate North America's best
Indigenous athletes. CN is committed to developing respectful and
mutually beneficial relationships with all Aboriginal people and
this is another example of what we can accomplish working
together."
The North American Indigenous Games will take place
July 16 to 23 in Toronto where more than 5,000 athletes are
expected to participate.
Chief R. Stacey Laforme,
chief of MNCFN said, "The North American Indigenous Games brings
thousands of athletes together to showcase the holistic potential
of our bodies, minds, spirit and people. We're proud to be the host
First Nation of this year's games and we are thankful for CN's
support of this effort."
Earlier this week in Montreal, as part of its celebration of
National Aboriginal Day, CN unveiled a locomotive with a special
paint scheme featuring a logo honouring the company's commitment to
Aboriginal relations. CN's Aboriginal Affairs logo demonstrates
CN's commitment to developing and maintaining respectful and
sustainable relationships with all Aboriginal peoples across our
network.
CN is a true backbone of the economy whose team of
approximately 22,200 railroaders transports 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 of
approximately 20,000 route-miles 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 about CN, visit the company's website
at www.cn.ca.
SOURCE CN