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Media Advisory BMO Nesbitt Burns to Launch 2005 United Way Campaign with Trading Floor Celebrity Pancake Breakfast

The griddle is sizzling as local celebrities play chef for the morning by flipping pancakes for United Way. Wearing United Way aprons and a smile, former Toronto Maple Leaf Wendel Clark; Yvan Bourdeau, President and Chief Operating Officer, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Canadian Idol judges and music producers Jake Gold and Farley Flex; and recording artist Alannah Myles are serving up flapjacks to staff tomorrow on the BMO Nesbitt Burns' trading floor. Media guests include Global TV's Susan Hay, Andrew Willis of The Globe and Mail and ROB-TV's Amanda Lang. Come for breakfast, support United Way and see the market in action.

Event:	BMO Nesbitt Burns Kicks off United Way Campaign with Pancake Breakfast
Where:	First Canadian Place Trading Floor 3^rd Floor Podium 100 King Street W.
When:	Tuesday, November 23^rd, 2004 8:00 a.m.

BMO Nesbitt Burns is a leading full-service investment bank offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a broad range of products and services including investment and corporate banking, treasury services, market risk management, institutional investing and research. BMO Nesbitt Burns is a member of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO). For more information, please visit www.bmonb.com.

Note: A photograph of the event will be available on the Canadian Press photo network on Tuesday, November 23, 2004.

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