June 6, 2019 - CN Celebrates 100 Years
June 06 2019 - 8:00AM
CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) proudly marks its 100th anniversary
today. CN was created by an Act of Parliament in Canada on June 6,
1919, and has since contributed continuously to Canada’s economy
and prosperity. CN’s anniversary will be marked today in the
Parliament of Canada through member statements in the House of
Commons and in the Senate. CN also hosted a Gala for stakeholders
in Ottawa featuring the Confederation Players, a Prince Edward
Island-based troupe of costumed, young, bilingual Canadian actors
trained to re-enact the Fathers and Ladies of Confederation.
Through its evolution over the years — from a
Federal Crown Corporation for 75 years to its privatization in 1995
— CN is the railway that uniquely spans North America from Eastern
Canada to Western Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. For 100 years, CN
has been serving Canada’s economy, from building the country to now
moving over $250 billion worth of its customers’ goods annually. If
you eat it, use it or drive it, chances are that CN moves
it.
A hundred years ago, railroads like CN were at
the forefront of pioneering changes to transportation to the
benefit of the country. That pioneer spirit continues as CN
railroaders constantly seek to innovate in how to move goods across
North America more efficiently using new technologies.
“We are proud of what we have accomplished at CN
over the past 100 years. On this very historic day, we think back
to what our predecessors accomplished for CN and for their
communities, and we look confidently to the future where CN will
continue to be a leader in safety and technology and by
transporting the goods the world needs and consumes more
efficiently through our world-class supply chains,” said JJ Ruest,
president and chief executive officer of CN. “We encourage our
employees, retirees and their families to mark our anniversary in
the best way possible—by giving their time to a worthy organization
in their community. We would like to take this opportunity to thank
our CN employees and retirees for all their efforts over the years
in getting us to where we are today.”
CN also announced a new program targeted at
fostering employee civic engagement. In addition to the existing
Railroader in Your Community Program, where CN donates up to $1000
to organizations in the names of every CN employee or retiree
that does volunteer work, CN employees and retirees, and their
families, along with CN customers and partners, will be encouraged
to donate time to an organization of their choice that has a direct
and tangible impact in their community. This initiative will take
place as the CN in Your Community Day every June 6 going
forward—not only to mark the company’s anniversary, but more
importantly, to demonstrate CN’s commitment to have a positive
impact in every community where its employees and retirees live and
work.
“CN’s history is closely tied to Canada’s
economic and social development, and now to that of North America,”
said Robert Pace, chairman of CN’s board of directors. “I am
pleased that CN continues its efforts to play an important and
positive role in our communities with safety at the heart of its
values. It’s great to see what CN’s employees and retirees have
accomplished in the last 100 years and what they will continue to
do as they continue to innovate in the future.”
As 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day and
as CN played an important role in moving Canadian troops and
military equipment in our war efforts, CN’s first targeted
volunteer event during CN in Your Community Day will be to support
Canada’s veterans. Many Canadian soldiers traveled on CN trains on
their way for overseas deployment. CN employees will be visiting
250 veterans at the Perley & Rideau Veterans Health Center in
Ottawa.
For CN’s 100th anniversary, the Company will
tour parts of North America with CN 100: A Moving Celebration. The
moving interactive container village celebrates the people, history
and future of CN along with the communities along CN’s network. In
each city where the festivities will occur, CN will also create a
Community Board of community leaders to guide its Stronger
Communities Fund decisions and strengthen community partnerships.
The Company will also plant commemorative forests of 100 mature
trees as a legacy gift for the host cities. To find out more about
the CN 100 celebrations, please visit www.CN100.ca.
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Jonathan Abecassis |
Paul Butcher |
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514-399-7956 |
514-399-0052 |
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