CLC CEO Gets Sneak Preview of CN Tower's EdgeWalk Attraction

Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Stepping out on CN Tower's EdgeWalk - by Mark Laroche,
President and CEO of Canada Lands Company

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EdgeWalk at the CN Tower, I can now safely confirm, is a once in
a lifetime experience.

As President and CEO of Canada Lands Company, I usually spend my
time safely grounded in boardrooms and air conditioned office
buildings. Never in my wildest imagination did I ever think one of my
responsibilities would include stepping out onto a grated ledge 356m
above the city of Toronto, on the outside of the iconic CN Tower.

That's exactly what I did this week though, as I visited the CN
Tower to check out Toronto's newest, most thrilling attraction,
EdgeWalk. Now nearly completed but still very much a construction
zone, my apprehension almost got the better of me as I stood at the
precipice of the EdgeWalk doorway. For lack of a better description,
it feels like you're about to step into the sky.

With my adrenalin pumping and harness safely secured, the
extremely hardworking construction workers and officials at the CN
Tower managed to coax me out onto the platform - and I'm incredibly
glad they did!

The weather was perfect for my foray. In such pristine conditions
the experience was unlike anything I could have imagined; the feeling
of absolute freedom you get from standing outside at such great
heights mingled with the exhilaration of literally having Canada's
largest city at your feet. Also, because you have a generous amount
of time on the platform, the tingly sensations you get from being
over 1000ft in the air lingers for the entirety of your excursion.

When tickets went on sale for EdgeWalk this month the box office
was nearly swamped by public demand. We're trying our best to meet
the popularity of this attraction and I truly hope everyone gets a
chance to experience it.

Personally, I can't wait to see the smiles of the each
enthusiastic participant as they take their first steps among the
clouds.

About CLC

CLC is an arm's length and self-financing federal Crown
corporation. The company purchases federal properties at fair market
value, and then improves and sells them to optimize the financial and
community value. The company also owns and manages select properties
such as the CN Tower, in Toronto. To learn more, please visit
http://www.clc.ca.

About CNT and EdgeWalk

Defining the Toronto skyline at a height of 553.33m (1,815ft., 5
in.) the CN Tower is Canada's National Tower, an engineering Wonder
of the Modern World, the World's Tallest Tower and Toronto's must see
attraction visited by over 1.5 million people each year.

For more information: http://www.cntower.ca

EdgeWalk at the CN Tower will open to the public on August 1,
2011.

For more information: http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca

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For further information:
Gordon McIvor
Vice President, Strategic Acquisitions, Public and Government Affairs
T +1-416-952-6111
email: gmcivor@clc.ca

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