MONTREAL, March 2, 2017 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:
CNI) has been recognized for excellence in Aboriginal Relations by
the Alberta Chamber of Commerce,
receiving the Alberta Business Award of Distinction in the
Indigenous Relations – Best Practices category.
"We are very pleased and honoured to be recognized with this
award," said Mélanie Allaire, lead of the Aboriginal Affairs team
at CN. "This award is a clear recognition of CN's commitment to
Aboriginal Relations and our Aboriginal Vision adopted in 2013. CN
remains committed to proactively developing respectful and
mutually-beneficial relationships with all Aboriginal people across
Alberta and Canada."
CN operates within or adjacent to nearly 200 different reserve
lands of more than 110 First Nations and some Métis territories, in
8 provinces.
CN received the award Friday at the chamber's annual awards
event in Edmonton. For more
information on the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction
visit: www.abbusinessawards.com
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 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. Learn more about CN's Aboriginal Vision at
www.cn.ca/aboriginalvision.
SOURCE CN