Newsroom 2006

Attention Assignment/City/Business/Finance/Sports/Healthcare Editors:

/R E P E A T/ - Media invitation - NEUROCHEM and BMO support an expedition to Alaska for Alzheimer's disease

Expedition ALASKA 2006 to be undertaken by four young entrepreneurs from
Montreal

MONTREAL, May 23 /CNW Telbec/ - After having made headlines last year by conquering Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, Philippe Boisclair, Stephan Côté, Eric Boyko and Christian Labbé have teamed up again to tackle the highest peak in North America, Mount Denali in Alaska.
The media are invited to attend the evening launch of this great adventure co-sponsored by Neurochem Inc. and BMO Financial Group to help people affected by Alzheimer's disease. The launch event takes places this Wednesday, May 24, at 6:00 PM at the Club Sportif M.A.A. on Peel Street in Montreal.

    WHO:
           - Dr. Francesco Bellini, Chairman, President and CEO of
             Neurochem Inc., a company currently developing a potential
             treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
           - Mr. L. Jacques Ménard, President of BMO Financial Group in
             Quebec, Co-Chairman of the expedition.
           - The business community of Montreal.
           - The team members of the expedition.
           - The Montreal Alzheimer's Society.

    WHAT:
           - A cocktail reception to launch this important expedition leaving
             Montreal next week.
           - An evening to celebrate the business people of Montreal who,
             with their generous donations, will allow the Montreal
             Alzheimer's Society to undertake important new projects.

    WHEN:
                           WEDNESDAY MAY 24, 2006
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                            6:00 PM   Cocktails
                            6:45 PM   Speakers' remarks
                            8:00 PM   Conclusion

    WHERE:
                             Club Sportif M.A.A.
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                               2070 Peel Street
                                   Montreal
    

For further information: Pierre-Yves Beauchemin, Public relations, Expedition ALASKA 2006, (514) 697-8354, Cell: (514) 591-3885, pybeauchemin@videotron.ca; Sources: Expedition ALASKA 2006, www.efundraising.com/alaska; Neurochem Inc., www.neurochem.com; BMO Financial Group, www.bmo.com; Montreal Alzheimer's Society, www.alzheimermontreal.ca