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Media Advisory: BMO to Host Media Roundtable on Economic and Business Outlook for Kitchener-Waterloo Region

Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce President & CEO joins BMO experts

KITCHENER-WATERLOO, April 11, 2011 - With the business-led recovery gaining momentum across Canada, media are invited to join BMO and Ian McLean, President and CEO, Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce as they share the provincial economic outlook and discuss what is on the minds of business owners in the Kitchener-Waterloo region.

Panellists will discuss:

The provincial economic landscape and key sectors
Business strategies to take advantage of the high Canadian dollar
How businesses in Ontario feel about the economic recovery including results from a BMO survey of small business owners
Local business issues, opportunities, and perspectives

What:
BMO Bank of Montreal – Economic and Business Outlook for Kitchener-Waterloo Region

Who:
Janet Peddigrew, District Vice-President, Mid-Western Ontario, BMO Bank of Montreal
Cameron Kozlowski, Commercial Banking Area Manager, BMO Bank of Montreal
Sal Guatieri, Senior Economist, BMO Capital Markets
Ian McLean, President and CEO, Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce

When:
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Where:
Marsland Centre
4th Floor
Suite 400, 20 Erb Street West
Waterloo, Ontario

Media Dial-in: 416-641-2144 / 866-696-5910
Passcode: 3244840

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For further information:

To confirm your attendance or if you have any questions, please contact:

Alexis Brown, Toronto, alexis.brown@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996