REGINA, Aug. 2, 2017  /CNW/ - Canadian Pacific invites local media and public to attend the CP Canada 150 Train community event.

What: CP Canada 150 Train event
When: August 2, 2017 - 5-8 p.m. (show starts at 6 p.m.)
Where: Mosaic Stadium parking lot, Railway Street

Full event details, including on site activities, available at http://www.cpr.ca/en/community/canada-150/regina. Feel free to promote the event prior to show time.

Media is encouraged to share our Facebook event (https://www.facebook.com/events/123250614908505/) and engage on social media @CanadianPacific using #ConnectingCanada.

Please send requests to speak to a CP spokesperson to Alert_MediaRelations@cpr.ca and if you can, please RSVP to Alert_MediaRelations@cpr.ca.

Facts about CP in this city

  • The City of Regina exists today because the CPR decided to take a southern route across the prairies.
  • On August 19th, 1882, a CPR gang established a tracklaying record of 21,490' (6.5 kilometres) just east of Regina.
  • On August 12th, 1882 Princess Louise, wife of Lord Lorne, Canada's governor general who gave royal assent to CPR's charter of incorporation, gave the name Regina – Latin for Queen – in honour of Queen Victoria to the future capital city.
  • Today, CP employs approximately 600 people in Regina.
  • In 2018, CP will bring the world's best golfers to the Queen City for the LPGA Canadian Women's Championship, the CP Women's Open.

SOURCE Canadian Pacific

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