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Update for VIA Pass Holders For information about the VIA Pass and/or to replace your card, please call the CN Pension & Benefits Administration at 1-800-361-0739. Visit the VIA Rail site to book a trip. Identified Issue: Some passes no longer work within the new VIA reservation system Some old passes have initials instead of full first names VIA reservation system no longer accepts initials (November 2023) Guidance: For VIA pass holders who intend to travel , check their VIA pass and do the following: If the pass contains both the full first and last name of the pass holder, no action is necessary, and travel can be booked using VIA’s online system; If the pass contains only initials, contact CN Pension & Benefits Administration (1-800-361-0739) at least 4 weeks prior to travel to have a new pass issued. For those who do not intend to travel or if their current pass has the full spelling of their first and last name , no action is required. It is the member’s responsibility to create an online profile with VIA, and members should contact VIA customer service for any online issues at 1-888-VIA-RAIL (1-888-842-7245) Spring 2025 Update VIA modified the points program in the spring of 2025 - a decision made by VIA that CN did not have the ability to influence. Per VIA: Modification of the rules related to the accumulation of VIA Préférence points for reservations made with a VIA Rail pass by a CN or CP retiree/their spouse or dependents VIA Rail has standardized the rules related to points accumulation and tier qualification for all bookings made with a VIA Rail pass, so that they are aligned with the program’s general terms and conditions. This change was made as of April 3, 2025, and points accumulation and tier qualification rules for CN and CP retirees rail passes are as follows: Members who travel with a pass will earn points only when they pay a surcharge. The amount of the surcharge will be used to calculate the number of points to be credited. The amount paid for a surcharge during a given qualification period will be used to determine the member’s tier level. Impacted passes (Pass codes - Passholders): GB - CN active employees, their spouse and dependents GT - Grand Trunk employee, their spouse and dependents HB - CN retirees at the time of issuance, their spouse and dependents MB - CP retiree, spouse & dependents

Ontario Provincial Council Scholarship In addition to the 5 National awards of $1500.00 each for the Great Lakes Region, the Ontario Provincial Council (OPC) is offering an additional scholarship of $1500.00, available to eligible applicants. The OPC scholarship program will follow the same rules, procedures and dates as the National Program and will be awarded to the sixth winning Great Lakes Region scholarship applicant. The 2025 award winning OPC applicant will be eligible to re-apply for the 2026 National Scholarship and a National winning scholarship applicant may apply for the 2026 OPC program. Unsuccessful qualified applicants may re-apply for either subsequent program.

CNPA Pension Committee Atlantic Representative Wayne Greenland Quebec Representative Denis Cousineau Ontario Representative Ron Hewson Prairie Representative (National Co-chair) Bruce Anderson Mountain Representative Blake Olson Union Appointed Representative Guy Scarrow Atlantic Alternate John Bailey Quebec Alternate Denise Arcand Ontario Alternate Lou Lisi Prairie Alternate Joanne Gaborieau Mountain Alternate Mike Englehart Union Appointed - Alternate Ron Shore Annual Directors Meeting Pension Report 2023

Saskatchewan Council (D2) The Saskatchewan Council (D2) is based in Saskatoon and represents over 900 members living across the province of Saskatchewan. Our council is combined with that of Manitoba Division #1 and together we are known as the Prairie Region within the National Council. Manitoba has two national directors and Saskatchewan has one. These directors are there to serve the membership as liaisons between pensioners/surviving spouses and Canadian National Railways. If you are thinking about joining the Saskatchewan Council, please select council D2, on your membership application. The executive of the Saskatchewan council are your volunteers to assist you in any way that we can on items associated with your CN pension, benefits or CNPA health care with Blue Cross. Council Executive President Fred Bateman 1st Vice-President Dennis Burton 2nd Vice-President Terry Senko Secretary Vacant Treasurer Raoul Cieszkowski Past President Helen Jones National Council Representatives National Director (Prairie) Fred Bateman Health Care Committee - Alternate Dennis Burton Other Council Positions Provincial Government Liaison - Saskatchewan Terry Senko Membership Chairman Gary Heasman Newsletter Editor Gary Heasman Centenarian Coordinators Rick Crowe Terry Senko New Member Contact Vicki Stephanson Council Meetings When: Fourth Thursday of the month for the months of January, March, May, September and November, approximately 1 hour in duration Where: Masonic Temple, 1021 Saskatchewan Crescent W, Saskatoon, SK S7M 5J6 Enter by westside door and proceed to lower level Time: November, January & March – 11h00, followed by a luncheon at 12h00 May & September – 10h00, followed in the evening by a social starting at 17h00 with dinner served at 18h00 The newsletter is issued 10 days before the meetings and confirms the times, cost and type of meal - pot luck (normally) or catered. Council Newsletter The Saskatchewan Council issues a newsletter 5 times per year. It provides information to our members from the National Council, from the Health Care Committee concerning the Blue Cross Health Care Plan, and from the CN Pension meetings held four times per year. It also includes information from our local meetings and from pensioners/surviving spouses in our local communities that forward information to either our meetings or directly to the Newsletter Editor. The newsletter also keeps you up to date on the latest on savings on travel, reductions on automobile purchases, home/car/travel insurance, hotel stays, scholarships for children/grandchildren, etc. This newsletter goes to those who have signed up to the Saskatchewan council only and so, it is not available online. The newsletter can be received electronically by email and this is our preferred method as it saves the council mailing costs. As well, by choosing this option, you will receive the newsletter approximately five days earlier than via Canada Post and it will be in colour rather than a black and white mailed copy. To receive it electronically, you still must be a member in good standing. We currently have close to 500 pensioners/spouses that receive it by email. Our History The Saskatchewan CNR Pensioners Assoc. was founded in February 1985. In the words of Stan Plue, one of our founders... "When I retired in 1982, and after a year of talking with people I worked with, and associated with when working, I thought it would be a good idea if we had an organization where we could meet and visit. It became that 23 Pensioners formed the C.N.R. Pensioners Assoc. in Saskatoon in 1985. We had a lot of help from trades people on the C.N. but the person that made this all happen was Mr. Russ Pelesh who was the District Superintendent at the time, headquartered in Saskatoon". Our Founders Roy Armstrong Shirley Corbett Harold Harnett Bruce Kimpton Stan Plue Ken Uhrich Frank Atchison Ernie Dale Ted Holmes Alfonse Martin Stan Read Sid Wilkins Art Back Bob England Al Hockey Bob Mclay Reg Taylor George Wood Toby Cole Paul Fontaine Morley Hyland Lawrence Pattison Pete Telfer The Saskatchewan association then became affiliated with the National Council of Pensioners and now represent all the CN Pensioners in Saskatchewan under the name of "CNR Pensioners Assoc., Saskatchewan Division, Inc.", incorporated as a non-profit corporation in 2003.

Rail Safety Week 2024 Help CN to Spread the Rail Safety Message Held annually in September, Rail Safety Week is a great opportunity to inform the public about the importance of rail safety and the risks of trespassing and not obeying signs and signals at grade crossings. This year, Rail Safety Week 2024 will be held in Canada, the United States and Mexico from September 23-29. Operation Lifesaver, and its partners, created Rail Safety Week in 2003 to raise public awareness of the potential dangers at railway crossings and from trespassing on railway property. Since then the momentum has grown and together with our partners at Operation Lifesaver, CN will join forces again this year to promote public rail safety in communities throughout our network across North America. Join our CN Rail Safety Week team! Rail Safety Week is just around the corner and we need your help to ensure it's a success! Why get involved? Your experience, insight, and commitment can truly make a difference in promoting safety around railway tracks and crossings. By volunteering with us, you'll play a crucial role in educating others about safe practices and raising awareness about the importance of rail safety. Here's how you can contribute: Volunteer: Join our team of dedicated volunteers during Rail Safety Week. Whether it's distributing educational materials, assisting at events, or engaging with the community, your participation will be invaluable. For a list of specific events being organized in your area, please email rsw@cn.ca Make a presentation: Your firsthand experiences can resonate deeply with others. Consider sharing your insights on why rail safety matters to you. Your voice can inspire others to take action and prioritize safety. Sign the pledge: Pledge to be safe around tracks and trains by visiting www.cn.ca/railsafety and signing the online pledge. Encourage your families and communities to do the same. Together, we can reach more people and make our communities safer places to live, work, and play. Your involvement can make a significant difference in preventing accidents and saving lives. Let's work together to ensure that everyone understands the importance of rail safety. For more information, please email rsw@cn.ca . The list of 2024 Rail Safety Week events, including dates, locations and CN contacts, in Canada and the U.S. can be found here Janet Drysdale Vice-President, Public, Government & Regulatory Affairs Rail Safety Tips Stephen Covey Chief of Police and Chief Security Officer

Dealing with the Death of a CN Pensioner You may be here because you recently lost a loved one or are assisting someone who has. If so, we would like to extend our deepest condolences to you and the family from everyone at the CN Pensioners Association (CNPA). It is always heartbreaking when we hear that a fellow CN Pensioner or their spouse or survivor has passed away. We recognize that this is a difficult time for the family and realize the issues you will face dealing with the loss. To assist family members manage what can be a difficult process, we have developed various checklists and links which may help make the process a bit easier. While we have attempted to list most usual items to be addressed or handled, the lists are not exhaustive and will not address every unique or unusual situation. Accordingly, you may often need specific professional, legal, financial or other outside support and we encourage you to get all the assistance you may require. These checklists were primarily developed to assist those receiving a CN Pension. Other CN retirees may also find the non-CN Pension information helpful. 1. Contact CN Pension and Benefits Administration When a CN Pensioner passes away, there are a number of things the spouse or family needs to do, but one thing that is important is to contact CN Pension & Benefits Administration as quickly as possible. Call them at: 1-800-361-0739 – Monday to Friday, from 8 AM to 6 PM Eastern Time CN Pension & Benefits Administration will ensure that necessary paperwork gets started and if there is an eligible spouse, that there is limited delay in managing their survivor pension. In addition, by contacting them, they will: Get all the necessary information from you to start managing the process. This includes mailing specific forms/documents related to the pension, for completion, signatures and submission back to them. Start the process for an eligible survivor pension. If there is a CN sponsored life insurance policy, CN Pension & Benefits Administration will notify the insurance company who will then write the spouse or estate and provide information on how to file a claim. If the CN Pensioner was a member of the CN Pensioners Association, this membership will be cancelled with the last pension payment. If the surviving spouse wishes, they may re-enroll via the application form that will be provided in the package from CN Pension & Benefits Administration. Who should call CN Pension & Benefits Administration? If there is an eligible spouse, and they are able to, they should be the person to call. Someone who is registered with CN Pension & Benefits Administration as a Power of Attorney for the deceased CN Pensioner, or the spouse of the deceased CN Pensioner. The person designated as the Executor/Administrator of the estate of the deceased CN Pensioner. If none of the above are available, a family member who is acting for the deceased. What information should they have on hand when they call? The unique 6 digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) of the deceased CN Pensioner. This may be found on previous annual pension statements, CN pension deposit notices, CN tax slips, a CNPA membership card, the original retirement forms or CN correspondence. The date of birth and the date of death of the CN Pensioner The residential address of the deceased CN Pensioner The Social Insurance Number of the deceased CN Pensioner If there is an eligible spouse of the deceased pensioner and they are contacting CN Pension & Benefits Administration, or if someone acting on behalf of the spouse is calling, they should also have the following information available about the spouse: Spouse’s date of birth Spouse’s Social Insurance Number Spouse’s residential address – especially if it will be different than the deceased pensioner Spouse’s phone number Bank account information An Estate Executor or a Power of Attorney or Administrator acting on behalf of the deceased CN Pensioner or the surviving spouse would need all the preceding information when calling Following the call, a package will be prepared and mailed to the appropriate person or party and will include various forms to complete and a list of required documents to provide (such as a copy of the death certificate for example). Although the payment of the survivor pension may commence following the notification of the member’s death, it may be suspended if the required documents aren’t received in a timely fashion after the package has been issued. In the event that there is no eligible spouse at time of death, there is still the possibility that there may be a benefit payable. CN Pension & Benefits Administration will provide all necessary information in this regard to the appropriate person or party. NOTE: When a CN Pensioner passes away, and their eligible surviving spouse commences receiving their survivor CN pension, the surviving spouse is now considered to be a CN Pensioner, and will assume the PIN of the deceased CN Pensioner. If a surviving spouse deceases, the processes listed above for a deceased pensioner will now apply to this surviving spouse. If the CN Pensioner had a CN Travel Pass – they should contact CN Pension and Benefits Administration and ask about continued eligibility. 2. Health Care Plan for CN Pensioners Was the CN Pensioner enrolled in the CN Pensioners Association Health Care Plan administered by Medavie Blue Cross under Plan number 93115? If they were, when contact is made with CN Pension & Benefits Administration, they will advise Medavie Blue Cross of the individual’s passing. If the CN Pensioner’s spouse was covered under the Pensioner member’s plan, Medavie Blue Cross will continue coverage for the spouse at no charge but for only two (2) additional months. These 2 months provide time for the new pension papers to be processed and allows an eligible surviving spouse the opportunity to reapply for coverage if desired. Important - The original policy for the deceased pensioner, that included the spouse, will be cancelled at the end of the 2 month free period for the spouse and the current Blue Cross cards will be invalidated. An eligible spouse must REAPPLY if desired. If there is an eligible spouse who will be receiving a CN survivor pension, included with the pension documents that will be sent from CN Pension & Benefits Administration will be a new Medavie Blue Cross information package & application. If the eligible spouse is interested, they can join/rejoin the CN Pensioners Association Health Care Plan. Even if the CN Pensioner and/or the eligible spouse was not previously covered by the CN Pensioners Association Health Care Plan, an eligible spouse will still receive a Medavie Blue Cross information package and application and may submit their application to join the Plan. An eligible spouse who intends to apply or reapply must submit their application form to Medavie Blue Cross in the enclosed enveloped within 60 days of receiving their survivor pension. If not, they will not be eligible to reapply later. (Exceptions may apply in Quebec) If the Spouse is not eligible for the CN survivor pension, they will also not be eligible for CN Pensioner Blue Cross Plan coverage. If there were any outstanding medical claims not previously submitted, please submit them as quickly as possible. If unsure about the process on how to claim or time limits, call Medavie Blue Cross at 1-866-660-7670. If there was NO eligible surviving spouse or if the surviving spouse chooses NOT to apply for coverage, the spouse or estate should contact Medavie Blue Cross at 1-866-660-7670, as there may be a reimbursable overpayment of premium. If the SPOUSE of a current covered CN Pensioner deceases, the Pensioner should contact Medavie Blue directly to review options to change their coverage. CN Post Retirement Health Care Spending Account Some former unionized CN Pensioners may receive this benefit from Canadian National following retirement between the ages of 55 and 65. If the deceased pensioner is between those ages, please contact Medavie Blue Cross at 1-866-660-7670, who administers this benefit for CN. Non-CN Pension Related Information While the CN Pensioners Association is not directly involved with the various Canadian/Provincial government agencies, we have listed some of the contacts of the primary agencies which many of our pensioners may receive benefits from and other items to consider. In addition, Contact information is provided below for Via Rail, Marine Atlantic and CN/CP Telecommunications Pensioners. Canada Pension – Québec Pension Plan – Old Age Security – Canada Revenue Agency Many pensioners receive these benefits and when someone passes away, like CN, they must be notified to stop payments and process any survivor benefits. To learn more about notifying the various affected Canadian government agencies visit: Canadian Government Notification of Death You will need Proof of Death and the deceased CN Pensioner’s Social Insurance Number (SIN) Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) – Reporting Death page or call 1-800-959-8281 Québec Pension Plan (QPP) – Reporting Death page or call 1-800-463-5185 Service Canada handles the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) Plans as well as the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) For Service Canada - visit Service Canada or call 1-800-622-6232 – to notify of death and review any potential survivor or death benefits. Service Canada can also advise on cancelling a passport. Registering the Death Your province requires the death to be registered. A funeral home typically will register a death within the province, and if they provide you with a death certificate, it means the death HAS been registered. If you don’t utilize a funeral home and don’t have a death certificate, you will usually need to notify the provincial department of Vital Statistics or provincial Services department. Other various Agencies or Documents which may require changes or cancellation Driver’s licence (contact your province to cancel), motor vehicle registrations & insurance, land titles, home insurance, utilities Provincial medical insurance coverage or other medical insurance Banks, credit cards, investment firms Clubs, organizations, memberships, social media, online accounts, subscriptions VIA Rail Pensioners – 1-800-799-9934 – (Request Pension Administration) Marine Atlantic Pensioners – 1-800-561-7660 (Request Pension Administration) CN/CP Telecommunications Pensioners – 1-800-276-7630 (ALLSTREAM Canada Corp.)

Save with Specsavers Specsavers is an optometrist owned and led business that provides Canadians access to comprehensive eye exams with over 140 locations across the country. Specsavers is proud to partner with the CNPA to provide affordable, accessible eyecare and eyewear to its members. All our locations provide a great range of offers, glasses, and contact lenses, as well as online booking and direct billing. What Specsavers Offers: Comprehensive eye exams from $99 including OCT scan - at no additional cost. This 3D eye scan helps optometrists to spot any abnormalities and identify eye diseases, such as age‑related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic eye disease, in their earliest stages. If you’re 65 or over, you can get your comprehensive eye exam at no cost to you!* 2-year quality guarantee and 100 day no worries, no fuss guarantee. Direct billing to benefit plans Convenient online booking Open on weekends and evenings As a CNPA Member, you also qualify for 60%** off lens upgrades in addition to in-store offers such as our 2 pairs of glasses for $149! Simply visit one of their locations in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta or British Columbia and present proof of CNPA membership to receive 60% off lens upgrades. Exclusive Offer Details: Promo Code: 202401 ** Offer Terms & Conditions: Discount only available for CNPA members on presentation of proof of membership card in store. Cannot be used for family and friend purchases. Offer can be used in conjunction with our two pairs from $149 offer. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other vouchers or offers including when you purchase a single pair of glasses from our $149 range and above, as a lens upgrade is already included in this bundle. Excludes safety eyewear. Discount is applied before taxes. No cash surrender value. Cannot be applied to past transactions. Other conditions and exclusions apply. Offer details are subject to change. Specsavers website link – To learn more about Specsavers and book an eye exam visit: https://www.specsavers.ca/stores?utm_source=cnpa-website&utm_medium=partnerships&utm_campaign=60-off * Costs of eye exams provided by independent optometrists are covered by provincial health care for eligible seniors.

CNPA National Scholarship Program The CNPA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM is sponsored by the National Council of CN Pensioners (CNPA). Its purpose is to financially assist the educational pursuit and career development of families of the CN Pensioners Association Contributing Members. Subject to annual CNPA approval, the Program provides 25 - $1500 one-year scholarships for each fall school year. The scholarships are distributed and available as follows: five $1,500 scholarships in each of the 5 Canadian regions (Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie, and Mountain). Eligibility Applications are accepted from children, grandchildren, great grandchildren (includes legally adopted and stepchildren and step grandchildren) of CNPA Contributing Members. Applicants must have a minimum 80% grade average over the most recent 2 full academic school years in order to be considered. Applicants are assessed based on a combination of their marks and several other important weighted factors. These may include: community involvement, personal and academic achievements, extracurricular activities, career objectives and other relative information provided by the applicant. The resume and a detailed covering letter can provide a significant amount of this very valuable information used in the evaluation process. Included below are the complete terms and conditions, as well information on the required documentation. We encourage you to thoroughly read this entire document prior to proceeding. 2026 Key Dates Program Opens - April 15, 2026 Application Deadline - August 13, 2026 Winners Contacted - By the end of the first week of September 2026 The 2026 Scholarship Program will be open online to applicants effective April 15, 2026. Applications will once again be accepted by email only and must include all scanned or electronic supporting documentation as one complete PDF file. The application package must be received no later than August 13, 2026. Note: Please do not activate password protection or restrict access to your documents only to the mail box to which you are sending them, (scholarships@cnpensioners.org ). Your documents have to be shared within the selection committee processes however all submitted documents will be deleted following the selection processes for privacy protection. Please read all the instructions, terms and conditions and submission requirements carefully before emailing your submissions, as incomplete submissions will be rejected. Please ensure you use the current application form below as the form has changed from previous years. Scholarship Winners Scholarship Program Documents Application Terms & Conditions / Completion Instructions

Québec Provincial Council (B1) Council Executive President Arthur Murphy St. Hilaire Tel: (819) 820-2848 Vice-President Serge Labadie Tel: (514) 943-4618 Treasurer Rémi La Haye Tel: (514) 662-3283 Secretary François Garceau Tel: (418) 955-2469 Past President Yves Bourdon Tel: (450) 449-3444 Director Denise Arcand Tel: 450 686-9964 Director Marc Tessier Tel: (450) 656-7888 Québec Newsletters June 2024 November 2023 June 2023 January 2023 July 2022 February 2022 December 2021 October 2021 National Council Representatives Vice-President/National Director (Québec) Arthur Murphy St. Hilaire Tel: (819) 820-2848 National Director (Québec) Denis Cousineau Tel: National Director (Québec) Rémi La Haye Tel: (514) 662-3283 National Director - Alternate (Québec) Paul Goupil Tel: (418) 559-5737 Pension Committee Denis Cousineau Tel: Pension Committee - Alternate Denise Arcand Tel: 450 686-9964 Health Care Committee Paul Goupil Tel: (418) 559-5737 Health Care Committee - Alternate Charlotte Leblanc Tel: (514) 697-0459 Québec Provincial Council Constitution & By-Laws Other Council Positions National Newsletter - Québec Rémi La Haye Government Liaison - Québec Daniel Boiteau Auditor Denis Godin Auditor Denise Arcand Quebec Provincial Council AGM (via Zoom) - June 2023 Regional executives and delegates attending the 2023 AGM Row 1: Yves G Bourdon, Ronald Lang, Roger Bouchard, Marc Tessier, Luc Cullen Row 2: William Théberge, Robert Beaudoin, Rémi La Haye, Mario Michaud, Paul Goupil Row 3: Daniel Leroux, André Bériault, Jean Bédard, Charlotte Leblanc, Roger Marchand Row 4: Léopold Provencher and Claude Chartrand, Denise Arcand, Arthur Murphy St Hilaire, Denis Godin, Denis C Cousineau Row 5: François Garceau

Members Programs & Benefits So what sorts of programs & benefits does the CNPA manage or provide to you? Health Care - On your behalf, and with the assistance of key partners, we manage one of the better retirement health care plans in Canada. Available to contributing CNPA members, the CNPA Health Care Plan for CN Pensioners from Blue Cross (#93115) provides you and your spouse coverage for some of those extra costs you might incur that are not covered by your province. Support for the plan comes from the CNPA Health Care Committee , a dedicated group of volunteer pensioners who help make sure we have a plan that fits our needs at a reasonable price. Pensions - The CNPA acts as an equal partner on the CN Pension Committee which approves your pension increases. Our Pension Committee makes sure that our voices are heard. Scholarships & Bursaries - Contributing member's children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren get access to our annual CNPA Scholarship Program which offers 25 scholarships across the 5 Canadian regions. In addition, the Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba councils also offer trade bursaries for the families of those members residing in these regions National Newsletter - The newsletter is issued three times per year with relevant and interesting information. Some regional and local councils also offer regular newsletters to provide update and information closer to home. CNPA Government Liaison Officer & Committee - This role who advocates with various federal agencies on behalf of the National Council and pensioner membership on matters that may impact the objectives of our organization as well as the quality of life of our pensioners. The committee members have a similar mandate with focus on their particular region. CNPA National Website - cnpensioners.org is managed by CNPA volunteers to provide you with an online resource for relevant and important information, keeping you up to date on what is happening across the country or to provide you with the latest information on your pension, health care offerings to the membership, CNPA news, members discounts, etc. Some regional and local councils have their own websites to keep their members up to date on specific topics in their area. CNPA Facebook Pages - Offered in both English and French , these pages provide another convenient method of keeping you informed on relevant information. As well, some regional and local councils offer their own Facebook pages Member Discounts - CNPA members can benefit from discounts on car rentals, hotel stays, car, home or travel insurance and more from a variety of vendors. In addition, those who subscribe to the CNPA Health Plan are also eligible for additional savings through Blue Cross CN Communications - Only contributing CNPA members will annually receive the CN Calendar and the "CN in the Community" brochure. Meetings & Events - CNPA m embers are invited to attend various events coordinated by the local councils across the country. Most hold regular meetings where guest speakers are invited to speak on current or special issues affecting seniors. Some hold BBQ's or picnics, others sporting events, dinners, or group travel adventures. By being a member, you can attend what you want, when you want. Our national newsletter and local communications with members keeps you up to date on what is happening, like family days, special events, or changes to legislations, policies or programs.

CN Railroaders in the Community CN is proud of the hundreds of employees, their families, and retirees who give generously of their time to local causes through our CN Railroaders in the Community (RRITC) program . These volunteers are part of the social fabric of the many cities, towns and villages across our entire North American network, helping to make their communities better places to live and work. CN supports their efforts by providing charitable donations to the organizations where CN railroaders volunteer. Each hour of volunteer work earns a $15 reward, up to a maximum of 220 hours or $3300 per retiree per year (including volunteer hours completed by their spouse/surviving spouse). There is no limit to the number of organizations a CN retiree and the spouses/surviving spouses of CN retirees can volunteer with. We are also happy to confirm that if you have already started volunteering in your community this year, any volunteer hours accumulated since January 1 for a recognized charity will qualify for a reward in the same calendar year Thanks to CN's digital platform SPARK , you can easily track your volunteer hours and see when the donation to your charity was made. Rewards are transferred electronically to the eligible organizations on a monthly basis. Check out the exciting new features of the Railroaders in the Community program at SPARK Word of Thanks for 2024 Efforts Hello Railroaders, Thank you for your participation in the Railroaders in the Community program. Many of you have shown your commitment and generosity by volunteering your time and skills to non-profit organizations which matter to you. Here are some of the amazing results that our retirees have accomplished through the program in 2024. Volunteers submitting hours increased from 511 in 2023 to 572 in 2024 - an increase of 12% Those 572 volunteers raised a total of $940,473 for their favourite charities The 2024 total of over $940,000 was an increase of 42% over the $662877 raised in 2023 Thanks in part to you, the Railroaders in the Community program was once again successful in 2024. We are proud of your achievements, and we welcome your feedback and suggestions on how the Railroaders in the Community program can be further improved SPARK User Guide CN Railroaders in the Community FAQ To login the first time: Username: your CN PIN number. Password: the first three letters of your first name + the first three letters of your last name + the 4 digits of the year you were hired at CN + !! Example: The password for Jane Smith, hired in 1999, would be: jansmi1999!! Once logged in for the first time, you must change your email address to a personal email and you will be asked to change your password. If you previously accessed the site while as a CN employee, you will need to change your email. Surviving spouses of retirees should contact railroadersinthecommunity@cn.ca for assistance with the login. NOTE: For those retirees who have tried to log in for the first time and have followed the new log in procedure, but are still experiencing difficulties accessing the new platform, please email railroadersinthecommunity@cn.ca . Please be sure to include your full name as it appears on your CN Pension Statement as well as your CN PIN number. If it is just a password issue, they can assist you by creating a new password for you. However, if it turns out to be a technical issue, they will be unable to assist you until the issue has been resolved between CN and Benevity. Until then, CN advises those retirees to keep track of their volunteer hours so that they can be entered into the system once CN notifies your access to the system has been fixed. Incentive Bonus: If you are a contributing member of the CNPA (paying your $1 per month membership), CN will give an additional reward of $100 to one of the charities you volunteered for. This is another great reason to become a member of the CNPA (if you're not already one) and to enter your volunteer hours for the current year into the platform before Dec. 31. How the Incentive Bonus Works : At the end of each calendar year, the CNPA will send a list to CN of all retirees who have paid their membership fee. CN will cross-reference this list with the retirees who applied for volunteer awards in RRITC in that calendar year. Through the Spark website, CN will send $100 to a single charity that each member volunteered for. If a member volunteered for more than one charity, CN will contact the retiree in early January to ask them which charity should receive the bonus $100. The bonus payments will be entered in January with the funds being transferred by mid-February. Please note that there is one (1) $100 bonus per PIN and applies equally to surviving spouses. As the RRITC program ends December 31st and restarts January 1st annually, all awards are reset. Therefore, any volunteer hours for the current year should be entered into Spark in that year in order for the bonus to be paid out in January/February. In order to qualify for the bonus $100 for your charity, the minimum volunteer time is just one hour. Should you have any questions about this incentive bonus, please write to: railroadersinthecommunity@cn.ca .

2025 CNPA Scholarships Winners The CN Pensioners’ Association Scholarship Committee has now completed the 13th year of our scholarship program. The awards in the amount of $1,500 each to children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of “contributing” members of the CNPA have been mailed to the successful applicants. The success of this project will be discussed thoroughly at our Annual Directors' Meeting in November 2025 with the possibility of offering it once again for the 2026-2027 scholastic year. In addition to the 25 CNPA National Council awards, there were several $1,500 bursaries and scholarships administered and awarded by Regional/Provincial or Local Councils to eligible candidates: Moncton Council No. 1 funded 2 additional scholarships for applicants that were sponsored by Moncton Council members Quebec region funded 2 trades bursaries in honor of Luc Grenier. Ontario Provincial Council also awarded an additional bursary Manitoba Provincial Council awarded five Harvey Hosfield bursaries and a trade bursary The Scholarship Committee and all the local selection committees (27 volunteers, most with several years participation) would like to take this opportunity to thank CN Pensioners/survivors and their families for their interest and participation in this program. We thank all those applicants who took the time and effort to prepare their professional submissions. In particular, the students all deserve hearty congratulations for all the volunteer work they perform in their communities. This year we received 203 applications. Sadly 42 were rejected for various reasons under the submission rules. Disqualifications were primarily due to no résumé submitted, missing or incomplete marks, the applicant’s parent or grandparent not being a CNPA contributing member, unacceptable or no proof of registration. In addition, this year we had a new problem - secure documents from the student or an educational institution that we could not open or forward. If we can not open or forward documents, or if documents come from multiple sources, the application will be rejected! Only straight simple unprotected PDF documents are accepted. All submitted documents are deleted each year from all selection committee mail files at the end of the selection process. Scholarship Winners (Region, Scholarship, Winner, Sponsor, Sponsor Council) Atlantic National Lauren J. Cassidy Russell Gordon Campbell A7 National Grandfather Atlantic National Katie Earl-King Martha Gillard-Earl A9 National Grandmother Atlantic National Gavin Ross Eunice Kilpatrick Williston A11 National Grandmother Atlantic National Isabelle Smith Eileen Smith A9 National Grandmother Atlantic National Jane Tuttle John Otis Turner A1 National Grandfather Atlantic Moncton Council Ava Ellen Doiron Kerry Swetnam A7 Moncton Grandmother Atlantic Moncton Council Marieve Jeannique Bourque Donald LeBlanc A7 Moncton Grandfather Quebec National Julia Bissegger Jeffrey Bissegger B-14 National Father Quebec National Juliana Lacoste David Merrett B-7 National Grand-père Quebec National Daphnée Lemay Bernard Lemay B-14 National Grand-père Quebec National Nicholas Paquette Léon Paquette B-14 National Grand-père Quebec National Ayva Siokalo Victor Siokalo B-7 National Grand-père Quebec Luc Grenier Trade Bursary Elorie Perron Michel V Legault B-14 LUC GRENIER Grand-père Quebec Luc Grenier Trade Bursary - Montreal/Laval Léa Cossette André Doiron B-14 Montreal/ Laval Grand-père Ontario National Kalie Di Gregorio Heather Muirhead C3 National Grandmother Ontario National Megan Fraser Marie Fraser C2 National Grandmother Ontario National Alessandra Gaspari Anita Barbarossa C8 National Grandmother Ontario National Nicole Holden Margaret Marks C7 National Grandmother Ontario National Nayna Nijhawan Sant Lal Nijhawan C14 National Grandfather Ontario Ontario Provincial Council (OPC) Award Dominic Beyak Elaine Annette Beyak C13 OPC Grandmother Prairie National Hannah Cole Robert Fowie D3 National Grandfather Prairie National Ava Dewar Paul VanWart D3 National Grandfather Prairie National Andrea Stephanie Guarino Jeffery Ayers D3 National Father Prairie National Grace Miln James Miln D3 National Grandfather Prairie National Christopher Ryan Sproule Charles Richard Sproule D3 National Father Prairie Harvey Hosfield Bursary (Manitoba) Molly Clyde Gordon Clyde D3 Harvey Hosfield Bursary Grandfather Prairie Harvey Hosfield Bursary (Manitoba) Ava Dewar Paul VanWart D3 Harvey Hosfield Bursary Grandfather Prairie Harvey Hosfield Bursary (Manitoba) Andrea Stephanie Guarino Jeffery Ayers D3 Harvey Hosfield Bursary Father Prairie Harvey Hosfield Bursary (Manitoba) William Ilag Pedro Gerra D3 Harvey Hosfield Bursary Grandfather Prairie Harvey Hosfield Bursary (Manitoba) Ava Osato Wayne Nohlgren D3 Harvey Hosfield Bursary Grandfather Prairie Trade Jay Mangin Albert Mangin D3 Trade Father Mountain National Kalli Cooper Linda (Gerald) Campion E-2 National Grandmother Mountain National Jonathan Dydzuk Jeanette Dydzuk E-10 National Grandmother Mountain National Lauren Kemp Gerald Hugh Spence E-9 National Grandfather Mountain National Abigail Lawes Reed Kowalchuk E-3 National Grandfather Mountain National Eliot Avery Scott Gerald William John Scott E-3 National Grandfather 2025 Regional Scholarship Selection Committees Atlantic Wanda Garland, Trudy Girvan, Harvey Leblanc, Diane Stewart, John Stewart, Elaine Ward Quebec Yves Bourdon, Denis Cousineau, Serge Labadie, Rémi Lahaye, Ginette Langlois Ontario Joan Elliot, Ron Hewson, Les MacDonald, Dave Simpson, John Wallington Prairie Dennis Brown, Jim Feeny, Jane Halyk, Patrick Mcmullin, Carl Moslenko Mountain Bethany Coull, Tony Dulhaime, Mike Englehart, Cliff Gervais, John Wiebe, Gordon Wheatley