Exhibit 31(a)


                                CEO CERTIFICATION
                     Rule 13a-14(a) /15d-14(a) Certification


I, Jan W. Clark certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of CN Bancorp,
         Inc.

2.       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
         such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
         covered by this report; and

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this report, fairly present in all material
         respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
         of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in
         this report.

4.       The small business issuer's other certifying officer and I are
         responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure control and
         procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d--15(e))
         for the small business issuer and have:

     a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small
          business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
          known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
          period in which this report is being prepared;

     b)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer's disclosure
          controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
          about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as
          of the end of the period covered by this report based upon such
          evaluation; and

     c)   Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer's
          internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
          small business issuer's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
          affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small
          business issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.       The small business issuer's other certifying officer and I have
         disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
         financial reporting, to the small business issuer's auditors and the
         audit committee of the small business issuer's board of directors (or
         persons performing the equivalent function):

     a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
          reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer's
          ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
          information; and

     b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer's
          internal control over financial reporting.




    Date:      May 5, 2004         By:      /s/ Jan W. Clark
                                            ----------------
                                   Name:    Jan W. Clark
                                   Title:   Chairman of the Board of Directors,
                                            President, Chief Executive Officer


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