CN cited for corporate social responsibility
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Alberta Chamber of Commerce has presented CN the Alberta Business Award of Distinction in the Indigenous Relations–Best Practices category.
CN operates within or adjacent to nearly 200 different reserve lands of more than 110 First Nations and some Métis territories, in eight Canadian provinces. The railroad received the award Feb. 24 at the chamber’s annual awards event in Edmonton.
“We are pleased and honored to be recognized with this award,” said Mélanie Allaire, lead of the Aboriginal Affairs team at CN. “This award is a clear recognition of CN’s commitment to Aboriginal Relations and our Aboriginal Vision adopted in 2013. CN remains committed to proactively developing respectful and mutually beneficial relationships with all Aboriginal people across Alberta and Canada.”
