Canadians Select the Glen Shields Sun Devils 2000 Girls as BMO Team of the Week 2011 Champion

VAUGHAN, ONTARIO and TORONTO, ONTARIO, Aug 22 (MARKET
WIRE) --
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After two weeks of nationwide voting, BMO Financial Group announced today
that Canadians selected the Glen Shields Sun Devils 2000 Girls soccer
team, from Vaughan Ontario as the BMO Team of the Week 2011 Champion. The
team receives $125,000 towards a soccer field refurbishment in their
community, a road trip to see a Toronto FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC home
game and $5,000 donation to a charity of their choice.

For three months teams were nominated online and a finalist was chosen
each week from April 20 through July 13, selected by a panel of judges
based on team pride, spirit, community commitment and passion for the
game. The contest culminated with Canadians casting their votes online
for their favourite team.

To help raise awareness and gain support, players from Glen Shields Sun
Devils engaged their entire community, attending local events, and
visiting stores and malls to promote their team.

"Congratulations to the 2011 Champion Glen Shields Sun Devils on a truly
extraordinary achievement. These dedicated and talented girls show
passion both on the playing field and throughout their community," said
Sandy Bourne Vice President, Sponsorships, BMO Financial Group. "We saw
15 exceptional teams selected as BMO Team of the Week finalists, and are
thrilled to see thousands of Canadians voted from coast to coast to
choose this year's Champion."

"This is great news for our city. We are ecstatic about this tremendous
win. The Sun Devils were able to capture the hearts and minds of
Canadians and as a result our nation chose Vaughan," said The Honourable
Maurizio Bevilacqua, PC, Mayor, City of Vaughan. "I am very proud of our
community's incredible capacity to rally behind this great team of truly
exceptional girls and bring to our city a national victory. I want to
express to all the supporters nationwide my warmest and sincerest
gratitude. As well, I would like to thank BMO for their commitment to
soccer and their ability to bring our country together for a great
cause."

The players raised more money than any other team for the Vaughan in
Motion Walk for Cancer. Recently, they volunteered at the City's Peace
Tree Day Celebration highlighting peace and diversity within the
community. On the field, the team's 2010 record led to a promotion to
York Region Soccer League Premiere, the highest U11 league.

As part of their prize the team will be donating $5000 to the Canadian
Paralympic Committee (CPC). The CPC aims to create an optimal environment
for high-performance Canadian Paralympic Athletes to compete and win in
the Paralympic and Parapan American Games, and by promoting their
success, inspire all Canadians with a disability to get involved in
sport.

"Winning the money is certainly exciting, however the whole experience
has been the most rewarding," said Sun Devils Coach Paul Dell'Aquila.
"The BMO Team of the Week contest allowed us to watch the enthusiasm and
determination of a small team of 11-year-old girls become contagious and
quickly spread through the entire Glen Shields Club and through the whole
community of Vaughan. We thank BMO for the $125,000 towards our future
turf field and the opportunity to participate in a rewarding experience."

"BMO Team of the Week has helped showcase hundreds of amazing teams from
across the country. The program has underscored what we see every day as
the Bank of Soccer in Canada. It's about more than just the game, it's
about bringing together the communities in which we work, live and play,"
added Ms. Bourne.

The 14 other finalists were:

1. The Gabriola Wolves are a U10 girls' team from Gabriola Island, B.C.
Three years ago, team members spearheaded efforts to create the first
youth girls team on Gabriola Island. With no other girls teams on the
island they take a boat trip to every away game.

2. The Southwest United Red Devils FC01 are a U10 girls team from
Calgary, AB. They are ranked first in the Calgary Minor Soccer
Association (CMSA) Girls' Under-10 League, and won the CMSA Family Day
Tournament and the Edmonton Slush Cup Tournament. They also supported
Canada's war veterans on Remembrance Day.

3. The Dundas Dragons U10 Girls are a team from Dundas, ON. The girls
play for fun in the off-season and, in addition to weekly practice, run
together on the Dundas Rail Trail every Saturday. The Dragons also
volunteered as a team for the 30th anniversary of the Terry Fox Run.

4. The Peterborough City U12 Boys are from Peterborough, ON. They wear
pink practice jerseys to raise awareness for the fight against cancer. In
the last three years, the team has won or placed highly in a number of
tournaments and has moved up divisions based on their success.

5. The Vaughan Battlecats are a U11 boys' team from Maple, ON. The team
sent soccer balls for children in need to a village in Ghana and also
collected toys this past Christmas for the CHUM Toy Drive. The team is
also a force on the field, winning 15 division and tournament
championships in the last four years.

6. The Central Queens Clippers U12 Girls are from Hunter River, PEI.
Central Queens Clippers members referee games and mentor younger girls in
their club. The girls also participate in the Run for the Cure to raise
money for cancer research.

7. The 44's Boreal FC U10 are from Prevost and Saint-Colomban, QC, and
many of the team members come in from small towns in the Laurentians. The
44's named their team in honour of a friend and teammate who tragically
lost her life last year and wore the number 44.

8. The Rockets from Pitt Meadows, BC, are a U10 girls' team. Not only do
the Rockets know how to move the ball, they are noted for their respect
of other players. The team participated in a local food bank drive and
collected over 700 items for children in need in their community.

9. The Blainville U11 MAA are a boys team from Prevost and St. Colomban,
QC. Many have been playing soccer since the age of five, and they took
home the title at the 2010 Laurentian Cup. These boys shaved their heads,
and also participated in a run to raise funds to support children with
cancer.

10. The Cordova Bay Impact are a U12 girls team from Victoria, BC. The
team was the only U12 Canadian girls team invited to participate in a
tournament in Sweden. The girls also raised money for Diabetes research
and were the clean-up crew at Victoria's first Tour De Victoria bike
race.

11. The Halifax County United U12B Girls are from Tantallon, NS. Despite
cold and rainy weather, they continued their practices outside. The girls
collected clothing and cleats to donate to the Edgars Youth Programme in
Uganda and provided school supplies to children in their own community.

12. The U11 Meat Wagon Golden Eagles are a mixed team from Simcoe, ON.
Some sport gold mohawk haircuts, others gold headbands to show they are a
golden team with lots of spirit. This year they started their own uniform
drive through World Teacher Aid, and hope to outfit a whole school of
more than 600 students in Nakuru, Kenya.

13. The Oshawa Kicks Attack from Oshawa, ON are a U10 girls team and they
are all about spirit. In the community, they participated this year in
the 5km Run for Epilepsy. When some of the players crossed the finish
line, they went back to encourage their teammates across the line.

14. The Blizzard Celtic '01 are from Calgary, AB. This U10 girls team has
helped their community both individually and collectively, by
participating in a Relay for Life 12-Hour Walkathon on the same weekend
as a tournament. They have also sent school supplies to children in
Burundi. On the field, they were finalists in the A Division Calgary City
Championship.

About BMO and Soccer

BMO supports soccer across Canada, from youth players in local
neighbourhoods and communities, to the professional level. Our deep
commitment to "The Beautiful Game" is evident with our grassroots
sponsorship of more than 950 youth teams nationally. This relationship
continues with the bank's support of Canada's men's and women's national
teams, professional teams (Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Vancouver
Whitecaps FC) and our soccer venue title sponsorship (BMO Field).

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Contacts:
For media inquiries, please contact:
Alexis Brown, Toronto
416-867-3996
alexis.brown@bmo.com

Sarah Bensadoun, Montreal
514-877-8224
sarah.bensadoun@bmo.com

Laurie Grant, Vancouver
604-665-7596
laurie.grant@bmo.com

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