Montreal, January 25th, 2006 – METRO INC. is proud to sponsor for a fourth year the Weekend Pops 2006-2007 series of concerts presented by l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM). The first concerts will be held on March 31st and April 1st and will honor Gilles Vigneault. The event will feature Quebec’s finest lyrical voices.

In addition to supporting the project, Metro intends to promote this series of concerts with its customers by organizing an online contest on its Web site www.metro.ca. By being involved again in this type of event, Metro demonstrates its commitment to the Montreal and Quebec communities.

METRO INC.
With annual sales approaching $11 billion and more than 65 000 employees, METRO INC. is a leader in the food and pharmaceutical sectors in Québec as well as in Ontario, where the company operates a network of nearly 600 food stores under the Metro, Metro Plus, Super C, A&P, Dominion, Loeb and Food Basics banners, as well as over 250 pharmacies under the Brunet, Clini Plus, The Pharmacy and Drug Basics banners.

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SOURCE: METRO INC.

INFORMATION:
Marie-Claude Bacon
METRO INC.
(514) 643-1086
mbacon@metro.ca

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