CN extends support of women's golf to include Canadian legend...MONTREAL -- Lorie Kane will proudly wear CN Logo on hat in 2006 as she tackles LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour Less than three months after CN established itself as the leading corporate supporter of women's golf in Canada as title sponsor of three important women's programs, the Canadian company extended its support today by announcing its partnership with Canada's premier female golfer, Lorie Kane. The CN logo will be worn prominently on Lorie's hat for the next three years as she represents Canada on the LPGA Tour. "I am extremely excited to partner with a company that defines Canada in many ways and especially one that has shown such a dedication to women's golf in Canada," said Kane. "CN has done so much this past year to say to young people, and young girls in particular, that women's golf is important and I will be very proud as I wear the CN logo on tour." In October, CN and the RCGA RCGA St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association RCGA Royal Canadian Golf Association announced that the 86-year-old company became title sponsor of the LPGA Tour Canadian Women's Open tournament, Canadian Women's Tour and Future Links, Canada's national junior golf development program. "CN is very pleased that Lorie Kane will carry the CN logo on the LPGA Tour," said Stan Jablonski, CN Vice-President, Sales. "Lorie will be an excellent ambassador for CN and for the CN Canadian Women's Open. She will play an important role in demonstrating CN's commitment to making this tournament one of the premier stops on the LPGA Tour." A proud resident of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island, province (2001 pop. 135,294), 2,184 sq mi (5,657 sq km), E Canada, off N.B. and N.S. Geography One of the Maritime Provinces, Prince Edward Island lies in the Gulf of St. , Kane finished 15th on the LPGA Tour money list in 2005 with four top-10 finishes, including a tie for fourth place at the U.S. Women's Open. She is currently ranked 11th all-time in career earnings on the LPGA Tour and has established herself as one of Canada's most successful female professional golfers and a leading ambassador for the game. Canadian National Railway Company Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI, TSX: CNR) is a Canadian rail transportation company that operates the Canadian National Railway. It was created in December, 1918 as a Crown corporation of the Government of Canada to nationalize several bankrupt rail systems spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east , serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. www.cn.ca CN (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :CNR) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CNI) |
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