TSX Turns 150 - Special Web Site Shares The Stories Behind The Toronto Stock Exchange

In August 1852, a group of Toronto businessmen met to form an association of stock brokers. 150 years later, the TSX is celebrating that first meeting as the Toronto Stock Exchange celebrates its Sesqui-Centennial - 150 years at the centre of the Canadian capital markets.

To commemorate its 150th anniversary year, the TSX Group today launched a special website that features interviews from former executives and current staff who share their reflections on the history of the TSX.

"This web site allows all Canadians to learn about the colourful history of Canada's capital markets and our strong ties into the growth of Canada as a nation," says Robert Pattillo, Vice-President, Public Affairs and Communications, TSX Group. "This anniversary is not just a milestone for the Toronto Stock Exchange alone, but also a significant milestone in Canadian history."

The TSX Group of businesses, including the Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange (formerly CDNX), TSX Markets and TSX Datalinx has evolved to where more than 200 million shares trade per day, with a daily value of approximately $3 billion, and a market cap now topping $1.2 trillion.

The first shares traded in this county represented financing for the first commercial railway in North America, the Champlain and St. Lawrence that still runs - now as CN, a company now listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The man who spearheaded the railway was John Molson, a brewer, banker and steamship owner as well as a railway builder. His brewery, Molson's, is also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, as is the bank of which he was president, the Bank of Montreal.

To view the web site visit http://tsx.ca.