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Working with
Our neighbours
for a brighter
Future
CN IN YOUR COMMUNITY
2018
cn.ca/community
CN Railroader in the Community Fiona Veening (right), an Agent with CN’s Optional Services team, helps to prepare and serve traditional foods to children at Milliken Public School in Markham, ON.
Contents
Message from Sean Finn 5
Public and Government Affairs 6
CN Public Inquiry Line 7
Engaging with Communities on Safety 8
CN Police Service and Risk Mitigation 10
Rail Crossing Safety 12
Aboriginal Affairs 14
Delivering Responsibly for the Environment 16
Celebrating Canada 150 18
Total CN Network 20
Canadian Network 22
Western Region 24
British Columbia 26
Alberta 27
Saskatchewan 28
Manitoba 29
Eastern Region 30
Ontario 32
Quebec 33
New Brunswick 34
Nova Scotia 35
United States Network 36
Southern Region 37
Minnesota 38
Wisconsin 39
Michigan 40
Iowa 41
Illinois 42
Indiana 43
Tennessee 44
Mississippi 45
Louisiana 46
Alabama 47
Other States 48
CN Stronger Communities Fund 51
CN Employees’ and Pensioners’ Community Fund 57
Frequently Asked Questions 58
CN in Your Community 3
Canada 150 tree planting ceremony in Ottawa, ON. (left to
right) Sean Finn, EVP, CN; Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa;
David McGuinty, MP (Ottawa South); Jenny Gerbasi,
President, Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
4 CN in Your Community
Working with
Our Neighbours for
a Brighter Future
Welcome to another edition of CN’s annual protect the communities in which we operate. • Over $10 billion in local spending on goods
community report. With this publication, we hope A great example is our participation in Rail Safety and services
to convey our deep commitment to fostering Week. In partnership with Operation Lifesaver®, • $1.5 billion in taxes paid to all levels of
with our neighbours safe, sustainable and strong we conduct safety blitzes and information government
communities in which to live, work and play. sessions at schools, community centres, railway
• $14 million in sponsorships and donations to
stations and level crossings in Canada and the
CN’s Corporate Services group is dedicated to hundreds of non-profits
United States. By reinforcing the message that
growing and supporting CN’s people, business
rail safety is everyone’s responsibility, we hope CN is part of the fabric of the many communities
and reputation. Our vision is to engage with
to help eliminate crossing and trespassing across our 19,500-mile network. We are proud
local stakeholders and earn your endorsement
accidents in our communities. of the important contribution we make towards
for our contributions in your community. Our goal
is to engage with you every day so that you will As a sustainable mode of transportation, we are social and economic progress.
feel proud to have CN as your neighbour. also well positioned to play our role as a Thank you for your continued support and we
backbone of the clean economy. Rail is one of look forward to working with you in 2018.
At CN, we’ve set our sights on becoming the
the most efficient and environmentally friendly
safest railroad in North America. An important
ways to move goods. In fact, in one year, our
part of our safety responsibility is to engage
customers avoided emitting 8 million tonnes of
with communities on emergency response.
CO2 by shipping with rail instead of truck. Rail Sean Finn
Our Corporate Services staff work with our
transport also helps reduce traffic congestion
dangerous goods experts and other colleagues 514.399.8100
and accidents, and lightens the burden on
to reach hundreds of communities along our sean.finn@cn.ca
overstressed transportation infrastructure.
network. We regularly share information on
proximity guidelines, dangerous goods traffic As a reflection of our commitment to serve our
and emergency response training opportunities. customers and communities safely and efficiently,
we plan to invest a record $3.4 billion in 2018
The CN Police Service also plays a vital role in
in capital, including tracks, rolling stock,
ensuring safer communities. Through education
technology and equipment like new locomotives.
and enforcement, CN Police officers strive to
CN’s other positive economic impacts include:
CN in Your Community 5
Public and
Government Affairs
CN’s Public and Government Affairs staff play
an integral role in keeping CN connected to
regional issues and ensuring we participate in
impactful community partnership programs that
align with local needs and create real benefits.
Our main purpose is to grow and support CN’s
people, business and reputation. Sean Finn Paul Deegan David Miller David Woodruff
Executive Vice-President Vice-President Assistant Vice-President Assistant Vice-President
Corporate Services Public and Government Government Affairs and Head of Public and
and Chief Legal Officer Affairs 613.562.4730 Government Affairs U.S.
514.399.8100 514.399.4991 david.miller@cn.ca 202.347.7816
sean.finn@cn.ca paul.deegan@cn.ca david.woodruff@cn.ca
Jonathan Abecassis Josée Duplessis Tiffany Edwards Kate Fenske Catherine Frémont Louis-Alexandre
Media Relations Public Affairs Canada Public Affairs Public Affairs Manitoba Office of the CLO Lanthier
514.399.7956 514.399.8805 Atlantic Canada and Western Canada 514.399.4937 Government Affairs
jonathan.abecassis@cn.ca josee.duplessis@cn.ca 506.866.2311 Media Relations catherine.fremont@cn.ca 613.562.4741
tiffany.edwards@cn.ca 204.934.8388 louis-alexandre.lanthier@cn.ca
kate.fenske@cn.ca
Camille Lay Gerry Lipnowski Stacy Patenaude Olivier Quenneville Daniel Salvatore Tom Smith
Corporate Corporate Public Affairs Public Affairs Quebec Public Affairs Ontario Public Affairs Alberta
Communications Communications 514.399.6843 514.399.7627 647.544.3368 780.472.4083
514.399.5562 514.399.5195 stacy.patenaude@cn.ca olivier.quenneville@cn.ca daniel.salvatore@cn.ca thomas.smith@cn.ca
camille.lay@cn.ca gerry.lipnowski@cn.ca
Robin Speer Melissa Turgeon Andrea Waldock Patrick Waldron Joslyn Young
Public Affairs Public Affairs Niethold Media Relations Public Affairs
Saskatchewan Northern Quebec Government Affairs U.S. 514.399.8803 British Columbia
306.514.2664 514.399.7356 202.347.7824 patrick.waldron@cn.ca 604.582.3617
robin.speer@cn.ca melissa.turgeon@cn.ca andrea.niethold@cn.ca joslyn.young@cn.ca
6 CN in Your Community
CN Public
Inquiry Line
Your Entrance to CN CN’s Public Inquiry Line handles calls and
emails about every aspect of our business. The CN Public Inquiry Line
CN is committed to maintaining a positive and Line is the central point of contact for the public Contact Information
proactive approach in the communities in which with non-emergency concerns, such as:
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday to Friday
we operate. To keep the lines of communication • Condition of property and crossings
open and deliver accurate, consistent Toll-free: 1.888.888.5909
• Environment Email: contact@cn.ca
information to the public, we have established
an inquiry line to respond to the questions or • Permits and/or flag persons
issues that matter most to you. • General operations
Whether your question is about our physical CN Police Service
plant or operations, our staff has the expertise emergency line:
to provide the answer.
1.800.465.9239
Victoria Bridge, Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Michelle Hannan Nadia Mastropasqua
Rafael Montero Simon Pelletier
Contact us with the questions or issues about CN
that matter most to you.
CN in Your Community 7
Engaging with
Communities on Safety
Safety is of the utmost importance at CN.
Our vision is to be the safest railroad in
Dangerous Goods and An important component of the DG group’s
work is supporting TransCAER® (Transportation
North America by establishing an
uncompromising safety culture and
Emergency Response Community Awareness and Emergency
Response), an outreach effort to train
safeguarding our neighbouring communities. Every year, CN’s DG group takes steps to community emergency personnel situated near
enhance our emergency preparedness and rail lines where dangerous goods are
system protection, with a strong focus on transported. In 2017, the DG team participated
Community safety, regulatory compliance and effective in over 250 TransCAER events across the
Engagement emergency response.
CN’s DG team delivers Railroad Emergency
system, bringing critical training to over
4,000 participants who might face dangerous
Our Public Affairs and CN Police Service staff Response courses and other presentations, goods issues. Since 1988, CN has participated
members play an integral role in keeping CN using CN’s 911 training car and training trailers. in nearly 4,650 TransCAER events, reaching over
connected to the communities in which we The team also holds several training events at 101,400 first responders. We also earned the
operate. Working with our Dangerous Goods the Security and Emergency Response Training prestigious TransCAER National Achievement
(DG) team and other colleagues, our structured Center (SERTC) in Pueblo, Colorado. These Award from the American Chemistry Council.
Community Engagement program reaches include a one-week CN-sponsored Tank Car
hundreds of municipal officials and local
emergency responders each year to share
Specialist training course for firefighters from
across North America, a one-week course for
Corridor Risk
information on dangerous goods traffic and
emergency response training.
emergency response contractors, and a
three-day Crude-by-Rail course for firefighters.
Assessments
CN considers a number of risk factors, including
the proximity of communities along its
right-of-way, environmentally sensitive areas,
Taschereau Yard, Montreal, Quebec
and the volume of dangerous goods transported
along those corridors, known as Key Routes.
We also look at factors such as population and
emergency response capabilities. Under new
Transport Canada regulations, CN has reached
out to Canadian municipalities along these Key
Routes and is incorporating input from them as
part of our risk assessments. Communities can
submit their input for consideration in the Key
Route Risk Assessments to keyroutes@cn.ca
8 CN in Your Community
Sharing Information Bartlett, Illinois
about Dangerous
Goods
CN works with Transport Canada and the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities to provide
more detailed historical dangerous goods
information to emergency response agencies
that register through Transport Canada.
Registered communities also receive an annual
report that provides information on the type of
dangerous goods moving through a jurisdiction,
which can be shared with the public. As well,
CN publishes information about the dangerous
goods moving on its network through each
province on cn.ca/en/safety/municipalities/
moving-dangerous-goods
CN continues to work with rail industry
partners, municipal leaders and governments to
advance our collaboration with communities on
emergency response planning and better
sharing of relevant information on dangerous
goods traffic. AskRail™ Mobile
Application
The AskRail app is a collaborative effort among
the emergency response community and all
North American Class I railroads, of which CN is
a member. The AskRail mobile app lets
emergency responders – the only parties eligible
to use the application – determine the contents
of a railcar through a simple search. The app
also provides railway emergency contact
information and resources to support incident
response. AskRail provides relevant information
to emergency responders in real time, which
helps them make more informed decisions
about how to respond effectively to a rail
emergency. More than 3,300 firefighters, police
officers and emergency managers across CN’s
North American network have downloaded the
AskRail mobile app.
For more information on CN’s leadership in
safety, please visit cn.ca/safety
CN in Your Community 9
CN Police Service
and Risk Mitigation
It is with great pride and dedication that the
members of the CN Police Service work 24/7 to
help keep every region of our network safe. Our
officers are committed to protecting people and
property, as well as encouraging safe behaviours
and attitudes towards rail safety through
proactive education and enforcement initiatives.
Steve Covey Jocelyn Latulippe Kelly Clough Shawn Will
CN’s Risk Mitigation Officers are strategically Chief Security Officer Deputy Chief Assistant Chief Assistant Chief
and Chief of Police Operations Emergency Preparedness, Operations Support
positioned throughout our U.S. network to North America Montreal, QC Regulatory and 514.399.6113
engage with community stakeholders and 514.399.6220 514.399.6229 Intelligence shawn.will@cn.ca
stephen.covey@cn.ca jocelyn.latulippe@cn.ca 708.332.4347
promote educational activities to help ensure kelly.clough@cn.ca
awareness and safety.
Ray Currier Pierre Bergeron Jonathan Bondra Scott McCallum Brandon Myers Bruce Power
Chief Inspector Inspector Inspector Inspector Inspector Inspector
Network Security Quebec and Maritimes North Division Great Lakes Division Central Division Communications Centre
and Intelligence 514.942.2174 Detroit, MI South Chicago, IL Montreal, QC
Concord, ON pierre.bergeron@cn.ca 248.452.4983 Sarnia, ON 708.332.5967 514.399.6294
905.760.3470 jonathan.bondra@cn.ca 519.339.0584 brandon.myers@cn.ca bruce.power@cn.ca
raymond.currier@cn.ca scott.mccallum@cn.ca
Rob Dixon John Robin Snyder Benoit Tessier Brenda Gunn Austin Bentley Mary Wallenfang
Inspector Inspector Inspector Senior Manager U.S. Manager U.S. Manager U.S.
Pacific Division South Division Mountain Division Risk Mitigation Southern Region Northern Region
Surrey, BC Memphis, TN Edmonton, AB Homewood, IL Risk Mitigation Risk Mitigation
604.589.6647 901.786.5066 780.472.3702 708.332.6782 Memphis, TN Green Bay, WI
robert.dixon@cn.ca robin.snyder@cn.ca benoit.tessier@cn.ca brenda.gunn@cn.ca 901.789.6389 920.965.7231
austin.bentley@cn.ca mary.wallenfang@cn.ca
10 CN in Your CommunityDuring National Rail Safety Week, CN Police Service
Special Agent Eric Graf spoke to a group of community
leaders and commuters at a station in Homewood, IL.
“Our goal is to encourage communities and the public to
work together to improve rail safety,” said Eric.
CN in Your Community 11Rail Crossing
Safety
As rail safety is a shared responsibility, the cities, crossings undergoing upgrades or modifications
towns and Aboriginal communities we serve are must meet Transport Canada’s new regulations
powerful allies in promoting rail safety in their immediately. All crossings must meet the new
communities. By looking out for each other and Regulations and Standards by 2021. For more
working together, CN employees, retirees, information from Transport Canada visit:
stakeholders and communities focus on tc.gc.ca/eng/railsafety/menu.htm
preventing fatalities and injuries on or near
Safety always comes first at CN and particularly
railroad property through continuous education
during Rail Safety Week. During the 2017
and enforcement.
campaigns, CN police officers and other
CN is working with communities and road employees across CN’s network, in partnership
authorities to meet Transport Canada’s Grade with Operation Lifesaver®, conducted more
Crossing Regulations and Standards and than 200 safety initiatives, enforcement blitzes
advance our shared responsibility. CN provided and community events at commuter stations
communities across its network with information and level crossings in Canada and the United
about its public grade crossings by the required States. CN employees shared information with
CN is a proud sponsor of Canadian Agricultural Safety Week
deadline. Communities and road authorities are motorists and commuters about the importance and works in partnership with the Canadian Agricultural
also obliged to provide information on public of safety at crossings and of the deadly risks of Safety Association to raise awareness and share rail safety
grade crossings to railroads, including to CN. trespassing on railway property. tips across the country.
The Grade Crossing Standards are mandatory
Together, we can save lives. For more
engineering requirements that improve safety at
information, please visit cn.ca/railsafety
crossings. Any new grade crossings and existing
CN police officers continue to work
with Operation Lifesaver and participate
in many educational activities. More
than 300,000 children and adults
benefit from presentations every year
via our All Aboard for Safety program.
Julie Dubeau, Director, Réseau de transport métropolitain, signs the Rail Safety Pledge at the Beaconsfield, QC, commuter train
station as Georges Bourelle (right), Mayor of Beaconsfield, and Michael Farkouh, VP at CN, look on.
12 CN in Your CommunityCommunities Supporting
Rail Safety Week
The following 102 Canadian communities from across the country passed
resolutions in 2017 supporting Rail Safety Week:
British Columbia Cornwall McMasterville
Burnaby Drumbo Métabetchouan-
Chetwynd Fort Erie Lac-à-la-Croix
Kamloops Fort Frances Montmagny
Kitimat Grimsby Mont-Saint-Hilaire
Langley Kenora Otterburn Park
Lillooet Keswick Pohénégamook
New Westminster Markham Repentigny
North Vancouver Mississauga Rimouski
Prince George Niagara Falls Rivière-Bleue
Orillia Roberval Members of the Dyer Police Department and the CN Police Service display a proclamation
Vancouver
Saint-Alexandre-de- signed by the Town of Dyer, IN, in support of National Rail Safety Week.
Whistler Oshawa
Kamouraska
Parry Sound
Alberta Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Pickering
Camrose Saint-Bruno To celebrate the inauguration of National Rail Safety Week in the U.S.,
Port Colborne
Edmonton Saint-Félicien
Port Hope CN asked communities along its rail network to proclaim their support for
High Prairie Saint-Hyacinthe
Sioux Lookout National Rail Safety Week. Sixty-seven police agencies and village boards
Lloydminster Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Spencerville answered the call.
Nisku Saint-Joseph-de-
St. Catharines
Spruce Grove Kamouraska
Tecumseh Alabama Iowa Fenton
Vegreville Saint-Lambert
Toronto Mobile Evansville Fraser
Saint-Pascal
Saskatchewan Trenton Independence Hamtramck
Saint-Tite
Whitby Illinois
Ituna Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Jesup Richmond
Whitchurch-Stouffville Anna
Melfort Sainte-Marie-Salomé Royal Oak
Woodstock Barrington Kentucky
Regina Salaberry-de-Valleyfield State of Michigan
Centralia Irvington
Saskatoon Val-Brillant
Quebec Chicago Heights Mississippi
Bécancour Vaudreuil-Dorion Louisiana
Manitoba Des Plaines Florence
Belœil Verchères Albany
Dauphin East Hazel Crest Greenwood
Boisbriand Amite
Gladstone New Brunswick Highland Hind County
Cacouna Denham Springs
Riverdale Bathurst Homewood Yazoo County
Chambord Gramercy
Roblin Quispamsis Kinmundy
Crabtree Hammond Tennessee
St. Adolphe Saint John Mount Prospect
Grand-Métis Independence Atoka
The Pas Park Forest
Kirkland Nova Scotia Kentwood Millington
Plainfield
Ontario La Pocatière Truro Lutcher
Riverdale Wisconsin
Belleville La Sarre Ponchatoula
Sauk Village Appleton
Bowmanville Les Cèdres Roseland
Springfield Burlington
Brantford Les Coteaux St. John Parish
Tolono Cedarburg
Brechin L’Isle-Verte Tangipahoa
Wamac Green Bay
Burford Marieville Tickfaw
Washington Ladysmith
Walker
Wheeling Marshfield
Michigan Neenah
Indiana
Battle Creek Oconto
Dyer
Calhoun County Spencer
East Chicago
Capac
Griffith
Dearborn
Schererville
CN in Your Community 13Aboriginal
Affairs
Working within or adjacent to nearly 200
reserve lands of more than 110 First Nations
Community
and Métis peoples, we strive to strengthen our
ties, cultivate economic opportunities and set
Partnerships
an example among our industry peers. A few examples of our contribution to
Aboriginal communities include the following:
Aboriginal Vision • CN’s sponsorship of Level’s Indigenous Youth
Outreach Program (formerly “Dare to
In 2013, CN adopted its Aboriginal Vision, Dream”) ensures the delivery of innovative
which is a two-fold commitment to: education workshops aimed at making the
justice system more accessible, while at the
• Develop respectful and mutually beneficial
same time instilling confidence and cultural National Aboriginal Day celebration with Kahnawake Chief
relationships with all Aboriginal people, while Christine Zachary-Deom accompanied by Mélanie Allaire,
pride in Aboriginal participants.
ensuring service to our customers. Daniel Gagné and Sylvain Ouimet of CN, at Taschereau Yard,
• Funds donated by CN to the Marie-Vincent Montreal, Quebec.
• Be recognized by key stakeholders, including
Foundation are used to educate case workers
customers and governments, as having a
in Aboriginal communities who treat children
sound approach to engaging with Aboriginal
communities and having a respectful and
and adolescents who are victims of sexual Safety
abuse.
sustainable relationship with Aboriginal Safety is CN’s number 1 priority, and we share
people across the CN network. • CN was pleased to sponsor the host nation that message with Aboriginal communities
of the North American Indigenous Games across the CN network. In 2017, Aboriginal
2017, the Mississaugas of the New Credit
Cultural Awareness First Nation, and assist the community in
Affairs, along with CN’s Dangerous Goods and
Risk Management groups, organized safety
welcoming thousands of Aboriginal athletes
Training from across the country.
presentations to Aboriginal communities. For
example, the Mi’qmaq community of Listuguj,
Our Cultural Awareness Training program, • In 2016, CN and the Assembly of First QC, received the presentation at CN’s offices in
developed in 2014 with Aboriginal consulting Nations signed a three-year statement of Montreal, went on a hi-rail tour, and registered
firm Amik and converted to an eLearning partnership, thus strengthening the respectful for AskRail™. A safety presentation was also
format in early 2017, enlightens employees on and sustainable relationship between both delivered to the Aboriginal Firefighters
Aboriginal history, culture and developing parties. Each year, the Aboriginal Affairs team Association of Canada.
relationships with Aboriginal communities for and employees from other CN departments
mutual success. The training is mandatory for all attend many AFN events and trade shows.
new hires going through the Claude Mongeau
National Training Centre in Winnipeg, MB,
and has been delivered to more than 1,200
employees and executives.
“CN’s support of Grand-Pré 2017 and the precedent-setting
MP-Chief Summit is a prime example of how corporate
Canada can advance the Truth and Reconciliation calls to
action. It is a role that CN has embraced as we continue to
discuss future initiatives that will result in a greater
appreciation and understanding of Indigenous culture.” –
Morley Googoo, AFN Regional Chief, NS-NL
14 CN in Your CommunityEducation
Education is an important part of the CN
Olivier Chouc Mélanie Allaire Doug Devlin
Aboriginal Affairs team’s work. In 2017, CN,
Vice-President, Law Senior Counsel Senior Manager
Unifor and the Aboriginal charity Indspire 514.399.5081 Environmental and Aboriginal and Tribal Relations
Aboriginal Affairs Alberta to Ontario and
collaborated to support Aboriginal education. olivier.chouc@cn.ca
United States
514.399.7694
A scholarship and bursary program for Aboriginal melanie.allaire@cn.ca 780.643.7769
doug.devlin@cn.ca
students was established with the goal of
advancing the academic outcomes of Aboriginal
post-secondary students across Canada. Last
November, CN also sponsored the Welcome
Reception of Indspire’s National Gathering for
Indigenous Educators.
Progressive
Aboriginal Relations Lauréanne Fontaine
Coordinator
Daniel Gagné
Manager
Andra Syvänen
Counsel
Stephanie Ziemer
Manager
Aboriginal Affairs Aboriginal Relations Environmental and Aboriginal Relations
In 2015, CN 514.220.3290 514.399.7445 Aboriginal Affairs British Columbia
enrolled in the laureanne.fontaine@cn.ca daniel.gagne@cn.ca 514.399.8551 604.589.6683
andra.syvanen@cn.ca stephanie.ziemer@cn.ca
Canadian Council
for Aboriginal
Business’
Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) program,
and we officially became a PAR Committed Toronto, Ontario
Company in September 2016. This designation
signals to Aboriginal communities that CN is a
good business partner, a great place to work,
and dedicated to the prosperity of Aboriginal
communities. We are currently working to
obtain certification in 2018.
Awards
In March 2017, the
Aboriginal Affairs team
was recognized for
excellence in Aboriginal
Relations and awarded
the Alberta Business
Award of Distinction in the Indigenous
Relations – Best Practices category by the Jerry Dias, President of Unifor (left), and CN present a contribution to Roberta Jamieson (centre), President and CEO of Indspire,
Alberta Chambers of commerce. to help fund the post-secondary studies of Aboriginal students. Unifor represents about 4,800 CN employees in four bargaining
units – clerical/intermodal, mechanical, CNTL truck owner-operators, and excavator operators.
For more on CN’s work with Aboriginal
communities and our vision statement, please
visit cn.ca/aboriginalvision
CN in Your Community 15Delivering Responsibly
for the Environment
At CN, running a safe and sustainable railroad
is at the core of our business culture and
Acting to Promote Driving Energy
community spirit. It touches every aspect of what
we do, enabling us to build a strong
the Environment Efficiency
future for our customers, employees and the CN’s goal is to conduct our operations with CN is making a positive contribution in the fight
communities in which we operate. minimal environmental impact, while providing against climate change. With approximately 84%
cleaner, more sustainable transportation services of our greenhouse gas emissions generated from
to our customers. We accomplish this by: rail operations, the best way we can positively
impact the environment is by continuously
• Running the most carbon-efficient North
Negaunee, Michigan improving our locomotive operating efficiency.
American railroad, consuming 15% less fuel per
gross ton mile than the industry average. Since In 2017, we committed to purchasing 200
1996, our fuel efficiency has improved 37%. new locomotives over the next three years.
• Engaging our employees and suppliers on These high-tech engines are equipped with
waste management at all our facilities. Each GE Transportation’s GoLINC™ Platform,
year, we divert approximately 90% of our Trip Optimizer™ System and Distributed Power
waste from landfills through our reduce- LOCOTROL® eXpanded Architecture to maximize
reuse-recycle programs. train effectiveness and efficiency. These solutions
optimize power distribution, train handling,
• Protecting biodiversity and managing the land
brake control and fuel utilization.
in the various habitats through which our
network passes, including national parks, Our train crews and rail traffic controllers are well
forests, prairies and wetlands. trained on best practices for fuel conservation,
including locomotive shutdowns in our yards,
streamlined railcar handling as well as train
Investing in pacing, coasting and braking strategies. In the
Sustainability last two years, we decreased train idling by 14%.
CN supports and invests in national and
community-based initiatives that protect the
natural environment, including America in Bloom,
Communities in Bloom, Ducks Unlimited, Earth
Day Canada, and Tree Canada.
CN is making a positive contribution in the fight
against climate change.
16 CN in Your CommunityLiving Our
Environmental Values
CN’s EcoConnexions® programs are our core
platforms to engage our employees, communities
and customers to help us make a difference and
achieve our goals of reducing emissions,
conserving resources and increasing biodiversity.
CN’s EcoConnexions Employee Engagement
program focuses on embedding environmental
sustainability into our culture through targeted
initiatives to reduce energy consumption,
minimize waste and improve housekeeping
practices at our yards and offices. Between 2011
and 2016, we have reduced energy consumption
by 22% and saved 65,000 metric tonnes of
carbon at key yards and facilities, diverted over
90,000 tonnes of operational waste from
landfill, and completed over 1,000 projects to
improve housekeeping and create cleaner, more
efficient and safer workplaces. Also, our
Tree planting event to commemorate National Tree Day in Ottawa, ON. From left to right: Hon. James Gordon Carr, Minister of
employees and their families have completed Natural Resources; Dorothy Dobbie, Board Member, Tree Canada; Léo Duguay, Vice-Chair, Tree Canada; Mike Rosen, President,
over 465,000 ‘acts of green’ at work and at Tree Canada; Joyce Murray, MP, Vancouver-Quadra; Timo Makinen, Board Member, Tree Canada; Lawrence Lewis, Board
home, avoiding over 13,000 tonnes of carbon. Member, Tree Canada; Sean Finn, EVP, CN.
In 2012, CN expanded EcoConnexions with our
From the Ground Up program, which provides
grants of up to $25,000 to promote the greening
of communities and First Nations situated along
our rail lines. Working together with our
partners, Tree Canada, Communities in Bloom
and America in Bloom, we have assisted 228
community groups to establish green spaces.
CN’s programs also include tree planting and
mass reforestation projects.
In 2014, EcoConnexions was further expanded
to partner with and recognize our customers for
their sustainability practices, and we have
planted hundreds of thousands of trees in
honour of their efforts.
Through these programs, over 1.6 million trees
have been planted since 2012 – making CN the
leading private non-forestry company tree
planter in Canada.
Canada 150 tree planting event in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC. From left to right: Pierre Bélec, Director, Tree Canada;
Olivier Quenneville, Manager, CN; Isabelle Bérubé, City Councillor responsible for the environment; Martin Murray, Mayor of
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville; Michel Picard, MP for Montarville.
CN in Your Community 17Celebrating
Canada 150
In 2017, CN celebrated Canada’s 150th anniversary
by planting 24,500 large ceremonial trees and
erecting commemorative plaques in prominent
locations in 150 communities and First Nations
in every province and territory across Canada.
The initiative was delivered through Tree Canada,
Canada’s largest national tree NGO, with the
assistance of Communities in Bloom, a Canadian
NGO committed to fostering civic pride, and the
Government of Canada. CN also more than
doubled – from 25 to 52 – the number of
communities awarded a $25,000 grant from our
EcoConnexions From the Ground Up program.
Community
Partnerships
The Confederation Players from Charlottetown, PEI, help to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary in Ottawa, ON, the nation’s capital.
Victoria, BC
This celebration was the first CN EcoConnexions
tree planting of 2017. Our $25,000 grant
Fort McMurray First Nation MP Michael McLeod, Mayor Mark Heyck and
provided funding to purchase 200 large trees several members of Council, Chief Edward Sangris
#468, AB
that were planted throughout the city. Speeches of the Yellowknife Dene First Nation, and Paul
were given by Gordon Wheatley, President, The celebration for Canada 150 was held in
Jorgenson of Tree Canada.
CN Pensioners’ Association (CNPA) – Victoria November 2017. In attendance were Chief
Council and Brian Fisher, Community Advisor, Ronald JR Kreutzer and Councillor Bryan Bates,
Iqaluit, NU
Tree Canada. These were followed by a FMFN468; Mayor Don Scott and Councillor Jane
ceremonial tree planting and 11 additional trees Stroud, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo; The Canada 150 ceremony took place in
were planted by city staff, elementary school MP David Yurdiga, Fort McMurray-Cold Lake; and December 2017 at Inuksuk High School with
children, CN pensioners and other volunteers. Farrah Tempstra, Tree Canada. The EcoConnexions numerous dignitaries in attendance, including
project and tree planting event will take place in MLA Adam Arreak Lightstone and Deputy Mayor
Whitehorse, YT 2018 since the site is under construction. Romeyn Stevenson. The tree planting ceremony,
plaque unveiling and a greenhouse project
The event attracted more than 100 members of funded by EcoConnexions will take place in 2018.
Yellowknife, NT
the community to Shipyards Park. The tree
planting and plaque unveiling ceremony was Three trees were planted in front of City Hall
attended by Mayor Dan Curtis and other overlooking the Somba K’e Civic Plaza: a maple
municipal officials, MP Larry Bagnell (Yukon), representing Canada, a tamarack representing
as well as Paul Jorgenson and other NT and a black spruce representing the
representatives of Tree Canada. Yellowknife Dene First Nation. The tree planting
and plaque unveiling ceremony was attended
by Premier Bob McLeod and several MLAs,
18 CN in Your CommunityRegina, SK
Seventy-five large trees were planted in
Confederation Park to replace losses and add to
park biodiversity. Approximately 300 people
attended the plaque unveiling, including a
First Nation dance troupe. Dignitaries included
Ralph Goodale, MP (Regina-Wascana) and
Minister of Public Safety; Andrew Stevens,
Deputy Mayor; Noel Starblanket, Cree Leader;
Françoise Sigur-Cloutier, President, Assemblée
communautaire fransaskoise; and Mike Rosen, Mayor Rob Burton of Oakville speaking at the Canada 150 tree planting ceremony.
President, Tree Canada. The event was also
attended by several senior CN officials, who
were in town for CN’s Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders, as well as many CN pensioners,
Montreal, QC Halifax, NS
including Gary Heasman, head of the A maple tree was planted in Place du Canada. The project included the replacement of trees
Saskatchewan CNPA Council. The event celebrated Canada 150 and Montreal throughout downtown Halifax. The event was
375, and included the Confederation Players, a attended by Halifax Mayor Mike Savage and
Winnipeg, MB PEI-based troupe of costumed, young, bilingual other municipal officials, representatives of
Canadian actors trained to re-enact the Fathers environmental and community groups, faculty
EcoConnexions contributed $25,000 to
and Ladies of Confederation, and several CN and students from Dalhousie University, and
Winnipeg’s Urban Forestry and Naturalist
pensioners, including Yves Bourdon, President employees and pensioners from CN.
Services Branch, which engaged local community
and National Director of the CNPA. Speeches
groups to plant 400 native trees and shrubs in
were given by several dignitaries, including the St. John’s, NL
their neighbourhoods. Attending the tree
Mayor of Montreal. The ceremony was followed
planting and plaque unveiling event were The event took place at Paul Reynolds Centre,
by a lunch at CN headquarters where CN’s
several volunteers and local dignitaries, including St. John’s newest community centre. The project
contribution of up to $1 million to Montreal’s
Acting Deputy Mayor of Winnipeg and City replaced 200 trees and 150 shrubs that were
Urban Canopy Plan was announced. The Plan
Councillor for St. Boniface Matt Allard and Cathy lost during the construction process. The
aims to plant up to 300,000 trees over 10 years
Cox, MLA and Minister of Sustainable ceremony was attended by St. John’s Mayor
to replace losses from the Emerald Ash Borer
Development. Also in attendance were CN and Dennis O’Keefe; MPs Nick Whelan and Seamus
and to increase Montreal’s forest canopy. The
Tree Canada representatives as well as city O’Keefe; MHAs Lorrain Michael, Gerry Rogers
lunch was followed by a train trip whereby many
employees and CN pensioners. and Sibohan Coady, and several CN pensioners.
municipal officials made their way to the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities annual
Oakville, ON meeting in Ottawa. Charlottetown, PE
The Canada 150 tree planting ceremony was The 2017 Urban Forest Legacy Project focused
attended by Mayor Rob Burton of Oakville, Elder Moncton, NB on planting native trees and shrubs in
Stephen Paquette (Mississaugas of the New Charlottetown. The ceremonial tree planting and
The EcoConnexions project involved the planting
Credit First Nation), Dave Bradshaw (Toronto plaque unveiling included performances by the
of 30 trees and 150 shrubs in three community
CNPA Council), and Ed Borczon (Tree Canada). Confederation Players as well as speeches by
gardens. Several community groups attended the
Hon. H. Frank Lewis, Lieutenant-Governor; MP
Canada 150 event at Bore Park, including the
Sean Casey; MLA Richard Brown; Mayor Clifford
Peter McKee Food Centre, Scouts, Jardin
Lee; Sean Finn, EVP, CN; and Mike Rosen
Africamany, and YMCA. Dignitaries at the event
President, Tree Canada. The event was also
included Mayor Dawn Arnold, MP Ginette
attended by approximately 30 CN pensioners.
Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe) and
Elsipogtog First Nation council members.
CN in Your Community 19Total Cn In numberS
As at December 31, 2017
23,945 Railroaders employed
CN Network 19,488 Route miles operated
5.7m Carloads
$37.6b Assets
$13.0b Revenues
$10.6b Local spending
$2.7b Capital investments
$1.5b Cash taxes paid
$14m Community partnerships
Park Gate, Alberta
20 Cn in Your CommunityHay River
Fort Nelson
Prince
Rupert
Fort McMurray
Prince George
Edmonton
Saskatoon Sept-Îles
Kamloops Baie-Comeau
Vancouver Matane
Calgary
Hearst Moncton
Regina Winnipeg
Thunder Bay Halifax
Quebec Saint John
Montreal
Sault
Duluth Ste. Marie
Marie Auburn
Stevens
Chippewa Falls Point
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Worcester
Arcadia Buffalo
Fond
du Lac New London
Detroit
Sioux City Conneaut
Toledo
Chicago Pittsburgh
Omaha East Peoria
Springfield
East St. Louis
Memphis CN
Secondary feeder lines
Shortline partners
Jackson
Mobile
Baton Rouge Pascagoula
New Orleans Gulfport
CN is North America’s alliances and interline agreements, provide
connections to approximately 75% of
of Canada’s exports. Serving exporters,
importers, retailers and manufacturers, we
Railroad consumers across North America. move raw materials, intermediate goods and
finished products to market, touching the lives
When we say CN is a true backbone of the
In business for nearly 100 years, CN is a leading of millions of people every day. If you eat it,
economy, it reflects the key role we play in
transportation and logistics company, and the drive it or use it, chances are we move it.
fostering the prosperity of the communities we
only transcontinental railway in North America.
serve. We offer fully integrated rail and other
Our nearly 20,000-mile network spans Canada
logistics services, including intermodal, trucking,
and Mid-America, connecting 10 ports on three
marine shipping, freight forwarding,
coasts. Our resource-rich, manufacturing-
warehousing and customs brokerage. Each year,
intensive network, along with our co-production
we transport over 300 million tonnes of cargo
agreements, routing protocols, marketing
worth about $250 billion, including about 20%
CN plays a key role in fostering the prosperity of
the communities we serve.
CN in Your Community 21Canadian CAnADA In numberS
As at December 31, 2017
16,597 Railroaders employed
Network 13,526 Route miles operated
$5.8b Local spending
$1.6b Capital investments
$1.1b Cash taxes paid
$11.2m Community partnerships
Vera, Saskatchewan
22 Cn in Your Community“Railways play a fundamental
role in the growth of
communities across Canada. CN
has been a collaborative partner
in working with communities to
promote better planning and
enhance the quality of living
environments in close proximity
to railway operations.”
Jenny Gerbasi,
Deputy Mayor of Winnipeg and
President of the Federation of
Canadian Municipalities
CN and the CN Police Service sponsored a booth for 4-H Alberta at the Agrium Western Event Centre in Calgary, AB.
CN’s Canadian network extends from Halifax
on the east coast to Vancouver and Prince
Community Partnerships
Rupert on the west coast, with access to every CN contributed to many national non-profit Canadian Agricultural Safety Association
major Canadian market. CN has long been an organizations in Canada in 2017, including: Canadian Blood Services
indispensable supplier for many key economic
Operation Lifesaver Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
drivers, from grain and forest products to
consumer goods and automobiles, moving raw United Way Shoebox Project for Shelters
materials, intermediate goods and finished Municipal chambers of commerce Right to Play
products to market. And, with the endless
Chambers of commerce for all 10 Indspire – Indigenous Education
variety of food products we carry, from animal
provinces
feed and fertilizer to canned goods and fresh Canada’s Clean50 Awards
produce, chances are we helped transport a lot 4-H Canada
Canada’s First Nation Radio
of what you eat at your kitchen table or in your Assembly of First Nations
Ducks Unlimited
favourite restaurant. Canadian Red Cross Society
Tree Canada
Canadian Rail Research Laboratory
Earth Day Canada
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
CN in Your Community 23Western Region
CN’s network in Western Canada is extensive.
From two ports on the Pacific in Vancouver and
Prince Rupert, the rails push eastwards through
every major western Canadian city including
Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina and
Winnipeg, extending as far east as Thunder Bay.
CN also reaches north to the resource-rich
areas of Fort Nelson, BC, Hay River, NT, and
Fort McMurray, AB.
CN is building for the future with large capital
investments in long-term safety and capacity
improvements to ensure we continue to play
our role as a true backbone of the economy.
We see significant long-term potential in our
customer base located on our Western Canada
feeder network. We want to provide our
customers with the capacity for continued
efficient freight transportation services that
increase their competitiveness in North
American and global markets, as well as ensure
our rail infrastructure is as safe as possible.
That’s why we continue to invest in our Western
network to accommodate longer, heavier and
faster trains.
WeST In Numbers
As at December 31, 2017
8,109 Railroaders employed
8,220 Route miles operated
$1.8B
Local spending
$849M
Capital investments
Amarjeet Sohi (right), Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Randy Boissonnault, MP for Edmonton Centre, $243M
Cash taxes paid
visit the CN rail yard in Edmonton, AB.
$2.2M
Community partnerships
24 CN in Your CommunityDave Jeffrey (white helmet) runs some trainees at the
Claude Mongeau National Training Centre in Winnipeg,
MB, through the finer points of wheel inspection.
Cn in Your Community 25Clinton, British Columbia
BRITISH COLUMBIA
CN Fort Nelson
Secondary feeder lines The bustling ports of Vancouver and Prince
Rupert are dynamic gateways to international
Community
Prince Rupert trade, offering shorter transit times to Asia.
Keeping pace with growing imports and exports,
Partnerships
CN has established numerous transload facilities In 2017, CN invested in 55 BC-based
Kitimat to enable our customers to move a variety of organizations, including:
Prince George goods on and off the rail system. At the Port of VGH + UBC Hospital Foundation
Vancouver, we have coal, grain and intermodal
Together, the Vancouver General Hospital,
terminals. In the Vancouver area, we have two
University of British Columbia Hospital, GF Strong
forest products distribution centres, two metals
Rehab Centre, Vancouver Community Health
distribution centres, three automotive
Services, and Vancouver Community Health
Kamloops distribution facilities and a CN CargoFlo® bulk
Research Institute are acclaimed for exceptional
Vancouver handling centre. In Prince George, we have
care and breakthrough treatments. In 2017,
another intermodal terminal and another
CN contributed $200,000 to the Foundation.
CargoFlo® bulk handling facility in Ashcroft.
CN also maintains large railcar and locomotive Prince Rupert All Aboriginal Basketball
repair shops at Vancouver’s Thornton Yard and Running for more than 50 years, the Prince Rupert
brITISH COLumbIA In numberS in Prince George. All Aboriginal Basketball Tournament gathers
600 athletes and 4,000 spectators to one of the
As at December 31, 2017 In 2017, CN invested about $245 million to
top Indigenous sporting events in Canada.
strengthen our rail network and support safety,
efficiency and long-term growth in BC. The Minerva BC
2,379 Railroaders employed program focused on the replacement of rail and Minerva BC helps women and girls gain the
2,815 Route miles operated ties, bridge and culvert maintenance (including confidence and skills they need to reach their
continuation of the multi-year maintenance leadership potential. From leadership programs
$464m Local spending project on the Fraser River Bridge), and level to education awards and culturally relevant
crossing rehabilitations. programming developed in partnership with
$306m Capital investments “CN is a valued community
Indigenous women, Minerva BC elevates the
visibility, influence and contribution of women
partner in the City of North
$79m Cash taxes paid Vancouver. I’m impressed with to change the face of leadership in BC.
CN’s approach to managing the
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
$876K Community partnerships complexities of its rail system
and its integration with The VSO enriches lives by presenting high-quality
companies and rail users.” performances of classical, popular and culturally
$22b of goods exported to the U.S. in 2017 Darrell Mussatto,
Mayor of North Vancouver
diverse music, creating meaningful engagement
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Government of Canada
with audiences of all ages and backgrounds, as
well as developing and delivering inspirational
education and community programs. CN is a
sponsor of the VSO’s 2018 Canada Tour.
26 CN in Your CommunityBurbank, Alberta
ALBERTA
Hay River
CN
Alberta generates substantial volumes of forest
and agricultural products. CN also handles growing
Community Secondary feeder lines
Shortline partners
amounts of intermodal container traffic through
our Calgary and Edmonton intermodal terminals.
Partnerships
In Calgary, you’ll also find our logistics park, an In 2017, CN invested in 37 Alberta-based
Fort McMurray
automotive distribution facility, a forest products organizations, including:
distribution centre and a CN CargoFlo® bulk Tour of Alberta 2017
handling facility. In Edmonton, we have automotive Edson
The Tour of Alberta is Canada’s first and Fort Saskatchewan
distribution and CargoFlo® bulk handling facilities
highest ranked professional road cycling race. Edmonton Lloydminster
as well as metals and forest products distribution
CN partnered with the Alberta Peloton
centres. Edmonton and Calgary are also home to
Association to support this five-day cycling race
major rail classification yards. In Fort McMurray,
across the diverse and beautiful landscape of
there’s a second metals distribution centre and a
Alberta’s urban and rural roads. Calgary
third CargoFlo® facility. We also have another
CargoFlo® facility and a forest products LYNX Aboriginal Student Career and
distribution centre in Edson. We have one more Employment Program
CargoFlo® facility in Hay River, NT. The LYNX Program provides online career
services for Aboriginal post-secondary students ALberTA In numberS
In 2017, CN invested about $220 million to
and graduates seeking meaningful employment,
strengthen our rail network and support safety, As at December 31, 2017
and for employers seeking to hire qualified
efficiency and long-term growth in Alberta.
Aboriginal post-secondary students and
The program focused on the replacement of rail
and ties, plus maintenance work on bridges,
graduates. 2,686 Railroaders employed
YMCA Calgary
culverts, signal systems and other track
2,522 Route miles operated
infrastructure. The capital program also included The mission of YMCA Calgary is to facilitate and
rebuilding about 40 road crossing surfaces and promote the spiritual, physical, mental and social $594m Local spending
continuing our multi-year branch line upgrades. development of individuals as well as to foster a
In March 2017, CN was recognized for sense of responsibility with the community. $270m Capital investments
excellence in Aboriginal Relations and awarded Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters
the Alberta Business Award of Distinction in the ACWS develops leading-edge support tools for
$93m Cash taxes paid
Indigenous Relations – Best Practices category women’s shelters and calls on the public to take
by the Alberta Chambers of Commerce. action against domestic violence.
$695K Community partnerships
“Just as Jasper is rooted in railway
history, CN is rooted in our $88b of goods exported to the U.S. in 2017
community through generations Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Government of Canada
of engaged employees and
contributions to projects such as
the Jasper Dark Sky Festival.”
Richard Ireland,
Mayor of Jasper
CN in Your Community 27Ralph Goodale (right), Minister of Public Safety, and
Mike Rosen, President of Tree Canada, stand by a
plaque unveiled during a Canada 150 tree planting
event in Victoria Park, Regina, SK.
SASKATCHEWAN
CN
Secondary feeder lines
Shortline partners
Grains and fertilizers, especially potash, make
up a substantial portion of the traffic handled
Community
by CN in this prairie province. Our traffic also
reflects the increasing diversification of the
Partnerships
Saskatchewan economy by handling growing In 2017, CN invested in 21 Saskatchewan-based
volumes of consumer goods and specialty crops organizations, including:
through our intermodal terminal in Saskatoon. Canadian Western Agribition
Both Saskatoon and Regina boast metals
CWA is the largest livestock show in Canada.
distribution facilities. Saskatoon also has an
One of its programs is Agri-Ed, which included
Saskatoon automotive distribution facility and a major rail
the ‘Making Your Way Safer’ campaign to
classification yard. In Bienfait, we have a
promote safety education for more than 6,000
Regina CargoFlo® bulk handling facility as well as
young people. CN also supported the CWA
forest products and metals distribution centres.
Willmar Grain Expo, Canada’s fourth-largest trade show.
Bienfait Finally, in North Battleford, there is an
additional forest products distribution centre. Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service
STARS provides safe, rapid, highly specialized
In 2017, CN invested about $125 million to
emergency medical transport. With STARS,
strengthen our rail network and support safety,
SASKATCHeWAn In numberS those living and working in remote areas,
efficiency and long-term growth in
travelling on highways, or being transported
As at December 31, 2017 Saskatchewan. The program focused on the
from community medical centres to major
replacement of rail and ties, bridge maintenance
hospitals receive the very best in critical care.
(including continuation of the multi-year
997 Railroaders employed maintenance project on the Saskatchewan River Wanuskewin Heritage Park
1,948 Route miles operated Bridge), level crossing rehabilitations, and The Wanuskewin Heritage Park works to
maintenance work on culverts, signal systems advance the understanding and appreciation of
$92m Local spending and other track infrastructure. the evolving cultures of the Northern Plains
In 2017, CN held its Annual General Meeting Indigenous peoples. Wanuskewin is a living
$154m Capital investments of Shareholders at the Saskatchewan Hotel reminder of the peoples’ sacred relationship
in Regina. with the land.
$39m Cash taxes paid
“The City of Melville is proud to “The partnership with CN has
$246K Community partnerships be the site of a key centre for been, and continues to be, a
CN. As a major employer in our hallmark of what Agribition is
city, CN is instrumental in really about. Together, we’ll
providing employment and continue to adapt and program
$16b of goods exported to the U.S. in 2017 economic benefit for our great things at Agribition for
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Government of Canada citizens.” years to come.”
Walter Streelasky, Chris Lane,
Mayor of Melville CEO, Canadian Western Agribition
28 CN in Your CommunityAt the naming ceremony, from left to right: Sean Finn,
CN EVP; Brian Bowman, Mayor of Winnipeg; Guylaine
Leduc (wife of Claude Mongeau); Claude Mongeau,
former CN President and CEO; MP Daniel Blaikie
(Transcona); Robert Pace, CN Chair of the Board
MANITOBA
CN
Manitoba is a major hub of CN’s transcontinental
rail network. Much of our traffic passes through
Community Secondary feeder lines
Shortline partners
Churchill
Winnipeg’s Symington Yard, our only hump yard
in Western Canada. Winnipeg is also home to
Partnerships
Transcona Shops, our main Canadian heavy In 2017, CN invested in 38 Manitoba-based
railcar and locomotive repair facility, and our organizations, including:
rail plant. In Winnipeg, we also have CargoFlo® Canadian Mental Health Association
bulk handling and automotive distribution
CN supports the CMHA’s ride-a-thon in
facilities, and an intermodal terminal. The Pas
Winnipeg to help people in the community get
CN’s state-of-the-art Claude Mongeau National the best possible care and support in their
Training Centre, named in honour of our former recovery from mental illness.
CEO, is delivering our enhanced railroader Winnipeg
FortWhyte Alive
training program focused on instilling and
FortWhyte Alive provides programming, natural
reinforcing a strong safety culture. More than
settings and facilities for environmental
26,000 employees and hundreds of customers
education, outdoor recreation and social
have completed a range of hands-on technical
enterprise. In so doing, FortWhyte promotes
training programs in Winnipeg and at our sister
awareness and understanding of the natural mAnITObA In numberS
training facility in Homewood, IL.
world and actions leading to sustainable living. As at December 31, 2017
CN has a 10-year contract with Amsted Rail to
Canadian Agricultural Safety Association
produce one million railcar wheels for Transcona
CN and Canadian farmers share a common
Shops. The wheels are being produced using 2,043 Railroaders employed
100% recycled steel in Winnipeg, providing commitment to safety. Maintaining a constant
170 high-quality jobs there. focus on safety is essential when working with 859 Route miles operated
heavy machinery, which is part of daily life on
In 2017, CN invested about $100 million to
strengthen our rail network and support safety,
both farm and railway. CN is proud to support $668m Local spending
CASA’s BeGrainSafe campaign.
efficiency and long-term growth in Manitoba.
The program focused on the replacement of rail Women’s Enterprise Centre $118m Capital investments
The Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba is
and ties, plus bridge and culvert maintenance,
a non-profit organization that supports women
$32m Cash taxes paid
level crossing rehabilitations, and signal upgrades.
throughout the province in their quest for
“Winnipeg appreciates CN’s business success. CN sponsors the Centre’s
$354K Community partnerships
commitment to our city through annual SHEday conference where women
local capital investments and work
in our community. We are happy
across various backgrounds strengthen their
$9b of goods exported to the U.S. in 2017
to collaborate with CN as they leadership capabilities by networking and Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Government of Canada
continue to be a great partner.” sharing inspiring stories.
Brian Bowman,
Mayor of Winnipeg
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