MONTREAL, May 9, 2017 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:CNI)
announced it will make a donation of $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross in support of
relief efforts to aid victims of the flooding in hard hit areas of
Quebec, Ontario, New
Brunswick and British
Columbia.
"The devastating impact of the flooding across the country has
personally affected so many and saddens us all," said Luc Jobin, president and chief executive officer
of CN. "Canadians are pulling together to help, and we hope our
donation to the Red Cross will encourage others to support our
neighbours across Canada in this
time of great need."
CN is also encouraging its employees to donate to the relief
efforts.
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 20,00 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 on CN, visit the company's website at
www.cn.ca.
SOURCE CN