WHD West Hawk Development Corp.

West Hawk Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WHD)(FRANKFURT:H5N) ("West Hawk" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the West Hawk Development Technical Advisory
Board. The advisory board, consisting of eleven individuals, has been
established to give strategic advice on technical matters of the company. The
group contributes their long and distinguished career experience to mine plan
and plant design and operations enabling Best in Class performance for the
endeavors of West Hawk. The Technical Advisory Board will be chaired by Dr.
Andrew P. Schissler, Executive Vice President of Engineering for West Hawk.


Dr. Robert G. Young, Geological Advisor

Dr. Young has more than 53 years of experience in the higher education, mining,
and energy fields. He is considered an expert in Piceance Basin Gas and Oil. He
has held senior positions with U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission, California Company, Mesa State College, Bendix Field Engineering,
and Hunt Oil Co. He has also worked for the past 50 years as a geological
consultant to major and smaller mining and petroleum companies and individuals
in petroleum, coal and metallic metals mining, geologic hazards and conservation
easements. Dr. Young's education includes a B.S. degree in geology from the
University of Colorado, a Ph.D. in geology from The Ohio State University, and
additional training at Michigan State University and the University of Kansas.


Mr. Kenneth Server, Technical Advisor

Mr. Server is a mining engineer with over 40 years of USA and international
mining engineering experience. He specializes in resource definition and mine
planning and is recognized for upper echelon, proven performance in: Management;
Supervision; Personnel Development; Reserve Estimating; Long Range & Incremental
Mine Design & Production Forecasting; Plan Implementation; Quality Control; Mine
Evaluations; Operations Improvement; Plant Facility Design & Construction;
Budgeting; AFE Preparation; Manpower; Property (Land & Facilities); Permitting &
Reclamation; Government Rules & Regulations. Mr. Server attended the Mackay
School of Mines at the University of Nevada, Reno. He graduated with a B.S. in
Mining Engineering.


Dr. Vladislav Kecojevic, Technical Advisor

Dr. Kecojevic is an Associate Professor of Mining Engineering and a holder of
Centennial Career Development Professorship in Mining Engineering at the
Pennsylvania State University. He received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in
Mining Engineering, all from the University of Belgrade. His broad engineering
expertise is in surface mining, mine materials handling systems, and mining
health and safety. He has written more than 100 journal and conference papers,
and is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mining and Mineral
Engineering, and Associate Editor for the SME Mining Engineering Journal and the
SME Transactions. Dr. Kecojevic is selected to be 2008-2009 SME Henry Krumb
Lecturer. Dr. Kecojevic obtained substantial industrial experience in the coal
and hard rock mining industry in Canada and Europe. He has advanced research in
risk assessment and management in mining safety and health; and mathematical and
simulation modeling. He is recognized as a world class educator in Mining
Engineering.


Mr. Greg Lewicki, P.E., Technical Advisor

Mr. Lewicki is a Mining Engineer with 31 years of domestic and international
mining experience. He has extensive experience in reserve estimation, mine
evaluations and economics, mine design, roof control, ventilation, equipment
selection, coal preparation, environmental permitting and full mine reclamation.
He has received awards in Colorado for excellent mine reclamation. His
experience includes surface and underground mines in the eastern and western
U.S. as well as other countries. He is the owner and manager of Greg Lewicki and
Associates, a mining engineering consulting company based in Denver, Colorado
and he has written papers and given talks at various mining conferences in the
western U.S. Mr. Lewicki graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. in
Mining Engineering.


Mr. Steven Marusich, Technical Advisor 

Steven Marusich brings over 40 years of mining experience including
specialization in underground mining. Most recently, Mr. Marusich has been
working on an in-situ coal gasification project. Mr. Marusich has been a mining
engineer, manager and president of coal companies, during his 40 year career.
Starting as a miner in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, Mr. Marusich became foreman and
then engineer. He earned his Mining Engineering degree in 1968 from the Mining
University in Ostrava. Since immigrating to the USA in 1970, he has worked for
American Electric Power, Coastal States Gas Corp., and Tesoro Petroleum in
senior engineering and management positions. Presently, Mr. Marusich is Senior
VP of Mining Projects, for Ryan Holding Corp.


Dr. Syd S. Peng, Technical Advisor

Dr. Syd S. Peng is the Charles E Lawall Chair of Mining Engineering, Department
of Mining Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, U.S.A. He
received his undergraduate diploma in Mining Engineering in Taiwan and received
his Ph.D. in Mining Engineering from Stanford University.


Dr. Peng worked for the U.S. Bureau of Mines in charge of rock physics research.
He joined West Virginia University in 1974 and was Chairman of the Mining
Engineering Department from 1978 to 2006. He has performed research and
investigated problems in more than 300 coal and industrial mines in all coal
producing states in the U.S. and 16 foreign countries.


Dr. Peng has authored and co-authored 4 textbooks and 332 journal and
proceedings articles in the areas of longwall mining, ground control and
respirable dust. He initiated the annual international conference on ground
control in mining in 1981 and served as editor/senior editor of the Conference
proceedings. It is now recognized all over the world as an annual forum for
exchange of information on ground control. Dr. Peng is a member of the National
Academy of Engineering and is the recipient of numerous professional awards. Dr.
Peng is one of the top Mining Engineering authorities of the world.


Dr. Tibor G. Rozgonyi, Technical Advisor

Dr. Rozgonyi is presently Head and Professor of the Mining Engineering
Department at the Colorado School of Mines responsible for academic affairs and
research. At the School Mines he has broadened education and research in earth
systems engineering, sustainability, mineral processing, industrial minerals,
and underground construction and tunneling.


He holds a B.S. degree in mathematics, and B.E., M.S. and Doctorate degrees in
mining engineering in his native country, Hungary. In addition to his academic
experience, he has substantial industrial experience in hard rock (iron ore)
mining and coal underground mining.


He has served at different administrative and faculty capacities at the
University of Miskolc (Hungary), The University of Tripoli, Libya, New Mexico
Tech, Texas A & M University (TAMU). From 1990 to 1995 he served as Dean of
Engineering at the University of Wollongong, Australia before joining Colorado
School of Mines. He was elected to the Australian Academy of Technological
Sciences & Engineering in 1995. Dr. Rozgonyi is one of the world's foremost
authorities in mining engineering.


Mr. Robert C. (Nick) Turner, Technical Advisor 

Mr. Turner is an Electrical and Maintenance Engineer with over 30 years of
domestic and international mining experience. He specializes in electrical mine
and plant design, operations, and maintenance management. He is recognized for
designing, building, and improving mining facilities that are among the lowest
cost and most efficient worldwide. His employment profile includes assignments
at Standard Oil Mining Division, Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Newmont Mining
Company, and Ausproof Pty. Ltd. His superior performance extends in: Management;
Engineering, Process Improvement in Mining, Mine Valuation; Plant Facility
Design & Construction; Budgeting; AFE Preparation; Manpower; and Government
Rules & Regulations including MSHA. Mr. Turner graduated from Ohio University
with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.


Mr. T. Arthur Palm, P.E. Technical Advisor

Mr. Palm has over 30 years of operations and engineering experience in the
mining industry. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Certified Mine
Safety Professional. Art has been involved in several coal mine start-ups and
methane degasification projects. He earned his B.S. Degree in Mining Engineering
from the Colorado School of Mines and an MBA from the University of Wyoming.


Mr. Gene Jackson, Technical Advisor

Mr. Jackson is a worldwide authority in gasification and liquefaction. Mr.
Jackson became involved in the alternative fuels industry by assisting in the
development of Rentech which produced clean burning "diesel" from natural gas.
Mr. Jackson has attended many workshops and seminars on the production of
alcohol from various feedstocks. He has devoted the last twenty-five years
participating as a scientist, engineer and entrepreneur in the development of
the alternative fuels industry. He has studied and visited many gasification
projects and worked with FLUOR Corporation to develop the IGCC plants. His
innovative approach has led to a number of patent awards and the newest ethanol
product in the alternative fuels industry, Ecalene(TM). Mr. Jackson graduated
from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins Colorado, with a B.S. Degree in
Science and Agriculture.


"I am extremely pleased to have an elite group of individuals serving on the
West Hawk Development Technical Advisory Board. This group brings unmatched
knowledge and expertise to the company and all of its projects. We are honored
to have the participation of such distinguished individuals," said Dr. Andrew P.
Schissler, Executive Vice President of Engineering for West Hawk Development
Corp. and Chairman of The Technical Advisory Board.


The Board of Directors of West Hawk has approved 25,000 stock options (the
"Options") for each member of the Technical Advisory Board. The Options are
exercisable for a two year period at an exercise price of Cdn $0.24. The
Options, while reserved, are subject to shareholder approval of West Hawk's
expanded Option Plan at the next Annual General Meeting. The Options are subject
to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") and will also be
subject to a four month plus a day hold period starting from the date of issue
pursuant to the policies of the Exchange.


On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Wm. Mark Hart, President and Chief Executive Officer

About the Company: West Hawk Development Corp. is focused on providing valuable,
high-demand energy products from a variety of sources. Assets include the Figure
Four natural gas property located in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, being
developed under a drilling and development agreement; the Groundhog coal
property located in northwest British Columbia; the Tulita coal property located
in the Northwest Territories; and the Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Territory coal
property.


Cautionary Note: This news release contains forward looking statements,
particularly those regarding cash flow, capital expenditures and investment
plans. Resource estimates, unless specially noted, are considered speculative.
The Company has filed a National Instrument 51-101 Report on the Figure Four
property. The Company has filed National Instrument 43-101 Reports for each of
the Groundhog coal property in British Columbia, the Tulita coal property in the
Northwest Territories, and the Nunavut coal property. Any and all other resource
or reserve estimates are historical in nature, and should not be relied upon. By
their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because
they relate to events and depend on factors that will or may occur in the
future. Actual results may vary depending upon exploration and development
activities, industry production, commodity demand and pricing, currency exchange
rates, and, but not limited to, general economic factors. Cautionary note to
U.S. investors: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission specifically
prohibits the use of certain terms, such as "reserves" unless such figures are
based upon actual production or formation tests and can be shown to be
economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating
conditions.

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