2012 CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund campaign raises more than C$1.2 million for Quebec charities

MONTREAL, Dec. 21, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI) announced today that the recently concluded 2012 CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund (Fund) campaign raised more than C$1.2 million for Quebec charities - the fourth successive year that the Fund has generated more than C$1 million in charitable contributions.

Over the past ten years, the Fund has raised close to C$10 million in donations to assist a range of Quebec agencies, including Centraide, to help those in need.

Luc Jobin, co-president of Campaign 2012 and CN executive vice-president and chief financial officer, said: "The great success of the fund-raising campaign this year is attributable to the continuing generosity of CN employees and retirees, along with the outstanding dedication of the canvassers, volunteers and committee members. It underscores the commitment of the company, its union partners, employees and pensioners to come together to help the less fortunate tackle the challenges of daily life."

Jean-Michel Hall?, co-president of Campaign 2012 and vice-general chairman of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, said: "Significantly, 100 per cent of each donation dollar raised by the Fund goes directly to organizations that employees and pensioners wish to support because the Fund relies exclusively on volunteers and the services and facilities of the company."

CN -- Canadian National Railway Company and its operating railway subsidiaries - spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, 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.

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Source: http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/899017/2012-cn-employees-and-pensioners-community-fund-campaign-raises-more-than-c-1-2-million-for-quebec-charities

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