/R E P E A T/ - Media advisory - Foundation of Greater Montreal to release first annual report card on region's quality of life

On Tuesday, December 12, the Foundation of Greater Montreal is releasing Greater Montreal's Vital Sign (R), its first annual check-up measuring the region's vitality. The report card will track and grade quality of life in key areas such as the economy, health, housing, learning and the environment.

The project is based on Toronto's Vital Signs an extremely successful indicator report developed by the Toronto Community Foundation and first published in 2001. It is now a recognized and respected resource used by the City of Toronto and many other community organizations.

Pierre Brunet, the Foundation's Chairman and Kathleen Weil, President and CEO, are hosting the launch of the report on:

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

10 a.m.

The Downtown YMCA lobby

1440 Stanley Street

Montreal

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Greater Montreal is one of nine community foundations releasing Vital Signs reports this year, including Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo and Ottawa. For information visit www.vitalsignscanada.ca

This Foundation of Greater Montreal was established in 1999 and has assets of more than $70 million. It is part of a national network of more than 150 community foundations. Together, these foundations are one of the biggest grantmakers in the country, managing more than $2.3 billion in assets and providing $95 million to Canadian charities last year. For more information visit www.fondationdugrandmontreal.org.

For further information: Kathleen Weil, President and CEO, The Foundation of Greater Montreal, (514) 866-0808, kweil@fondationdugrandmontreal.org

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