Desjardins Group proud sponsor of Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival

Sudbury (Ontario), August 26, 2008 - Desjardins Group, the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, is proud to sponsor the 20^th edition of the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, which takes place from September 13 to 21.

Supporting the Festival for a fifth consecutive year, Desjardins will sponsor the Gala Presentation on Thursday, September 18, during which Charles Martin Smith's film Stone of Destiny will be screened.

The Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival is a popular event among film lovers, largely due to its top-notch organization and the richness and diversity of its films. Desjardins Group is proud to be associated with this event and to contribute to its success.

Desjardins has been increasingly involved in events and causes dear to its clientele in Ontario, such as Cinéfest, the Rogers Cup, which took place in Toronto this past July, and Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco show, performed recently in Toronto and Hamilton.

About Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group is the largest integrated cooperative financial group in Canada, with overall assets of nearly $152 billion, as at June 30, 2008. It comprises a network of caisses, credit unions and business centres in Québec and Ontario, and some twenty subsidiary companies in life and general insurance, securities brokerage, venture capital and asset management, many of which are active across the country. Drawing on the expertise of its 40,000 employees and the commitment of more than 6,500 elected officers, Desjardins offers its 5.8 million individual and corporate members and clients a full range of financial products and services. Its physical distribution network is complemented by leading-edge virtual access methods.

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