Media invited to CP Canada 150 Train event in Regina
August 02 2017 - 10:56AM
PR Newswire (Canada)
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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