MEDIA INVITATION - Michel Labrecque, Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Société de transport de Montréal, before the Board of Trade of Metropolitan
Montreal

Making Montréal the North American city par excellence
for public and active transit: A societal challenge

MONTREAL, Dec. 1 /CNW Telbec/ - Members of the press are invited to attend the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal's business luncheon, on Thursday, December 2 at noon. Mr. Michel Labrecque, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Société de transport de Montréal, will be the guest speaker.

Mr. Labrecque will present the broad outlines of the STM's 2020 strategic plan whose main objective is to improve the quality of the service while at the same time increasing the number of commutes in the network by 40%. He will also take this opportunity to engage in a reflection on the means of making Montréal a true public and active transit city, a city in which public transit is a benefit rather than a challenge.

The speech will be delivered in French only.

Date:	Thursday, December 2, 2010
Time:	From 12 to 2 p.m. Speech - 12:15 p.m.
Place:	Hilton Montreal Bonaventure 900 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal

The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal has some 7,000 members. Its primary mission is to represent the interests of the business community of Greater Montréal and to provide individuals, merchants, and businesses of all sizes with a variety of specialized services to help them achieve their full potential in terms of innovation, productivity and competitiveness. The Board of Trade is Quebec's leading private economic development organization.

For further information:

RSVP with Sylvie Paquette, Media Relations Coordinator, by phone at 514 871-4000, ext. 4015, or by email at [email protected].