Media invitation - The tenth edition of the CN Canadiens Alumni Challenge to be held Nov. 22, 2014

Simple Plan to give mini-concert before the game to celebrate the event's anniversary

MONTREAL, Nov. 19, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that the tenth edition of the CN Canadiens Alumni Challenge will be held on Nov. 22, 2014, at the Saint-Michel Arena, in Montreal. Since 2003, the CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund has raised $2.1 million for charity through this event.

To mark the event's ten-year anniversary, the band Simple Plan will give a mini-concert before the game.

A team of CN employees will face off against former Montreal Canadiens players. All proceeds from this friendly match will be donated to charitable organizations supported by the CN Community Fund, notably Canadian Tire Jumpstart, the Simple Plan Foundation, and Kids Help Phone.

The CN team will face a team of former Canadiens coached by Guy Lafleur, including Guy Carbonneau, Patrice Brisebois, Stéphane Richer, and Chris Nilan.

Date:	Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014
Time:	Noon: Doors open 1.00 p.m.: Simple Plan 2.30 p.m.: Start of game
Place:	Saint-Michel Arena 3440 Jarry Street East, Montreal
Tickets:	Free for children under 12 Adults: $20 VIP: $50 (limited quantities)

To buy tickets, call the Community Fund at [phone] or e-mail [email protected].

For more information about the event, visit CN Canadiens Alumni Challenge.

About the CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund
The CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund, which has been in existence close to 50 years, is one of the largest and most successful of its kind in Canada. The Community Fund, run by CN employees and pensioners acting on behalf of their colleagues, organizes fundraising activities and annual campaigns in support of various charities across Canada. Over the past ten years, the Community Fund has raised more than C$11.2 million in donations to help those in need.

About CN
CN is a true backbone of the economy, transporting approximately 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 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

Chantale Lauzon, President and CEO, CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund, 514-229-4307, [email protected]