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Media Advisory BMO Nesbitt Burns to Host 2005 Energy Trust Conference

BMO Nesbitt Burns will host its 2005 Energy Trust Conference beginning Wednesday, June 1st at 7:45 a.m. EDT.

Moderated by BMO Nesbitt Burns’ top-ranked Equity Research Team*, including analysts Gordon Tait and Karen Taylor, this two-day event will provide a unique opportunity to hear from senior management from leading oil and gas trusts and energy infrastructure funds.

Luncheon guest speakers include Mark Steele, Quantitative Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns, who will discuss the inclusion of income trusts into the S&P/TSX index and on Day 2, Bill Andrew, President and CEO of Penn West.

The conference will be webcast live and can be accessed at:

http://corporate.bmo.com/conferences/2005energytrust/

Media interested in scheduling an interview with the analyst team for an outlook on energy trusts, the income trust sector as a whole or for an update on the impact of the inclusion of trusts into the S&P/TSX index are asked to call (416) 867-3996.

2004 Brendan Wood International Survey*

Scheduled presenters and times are**:


7:45 a.m.	OPENING REMARKS Bill Downe, Deputy Chair, BMO Financial Group and CEO, BMO Nesbitt Burns


7:50	SECTOROVERVIEW


	SESSION ONE – Wednesday, June 1, 2005

8:00	Focus Energy Trust Derek Evans, President and CEO


8:20	Pengrowth Energy Trust James S. Kinnear, President and CEO


8:40	Progress Energy Ltd. Michael Culbert, President


9:00	Provident Energy Ltd. Jennifer M. E. Pierce, VP, Strategy Performance Management, Investor Relations and Communications


9:20	AltaGas Income Trust David Cornhill, Chairman and CEO


9:40	Trilogy Energy Trust James H. T. Riddell, President and CEO


10:20	Northland Power Income Fund John W. Brace, President and CEO


10:40	Enerplus Resources Fund Garry A. Tanner, Senior VP and COO


11:00	Energy Savings Income Fund Brennan Mulcahy, CEO


11:20	PrimeWest Energy Trust Don Garner, President and CEO


11:40	Enbridge Income Fund Leigh Cruess, CFO and VP, Business Development


12:30 p.m.	GUEST SPEAKER Mark Steele, Quantitative Research Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns


1:00	TransAlta Power, L.P. Ian Bourne, President


1:20	Shiningbank Energy Income Fund David Fitzpatrick, President and CEO Bruce Gibson, VP, Finance and CFO


1:40	Inter Pipeline Fund David Chappell, Executive VP Chris Bayle, VP, Operations


2:00	StarPoint Energy Trust Paul Colborne, President and CEO


2:20	Algonquin Power Income Fund David C. Kerr, Executive Director, Safety and Environmental Compliance


2:40	Baytex Energy Trust Daniel G. Belot, VP, Finance and CFO


3:00	Innergex Power Income Fund Michel Letellier, Executive VP and CFO


3:20	Pembina Pipeline Income Fund Robert Michaleski, President and CEO


3:40	ARC Energy Trust John Dielwart, President and CEO


4:00	CONFERENCE SESSION END


7:55 a.m.	OPENING REMARKS


	SESSION TWO – Thursday, June 2, 2005

8:00	Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund Richard Legault, President and CEO


8:20	Peyto Energy Trust Darren Gee, VP of Engineering


8:40	Atlantic Power Corporation Barry Welch, President and CEO


9:00	Paramount Energy Trust Susan L. Riddell Rose, President and COO Cameron R. Sebastian, VP, Finance & CFO


9:20	Petrofund Energy Trust Jeffery E. Errico, President and CEO


9:40	Countryside Power Income Fund Edward M. Campana, Executive VP and CFO Göran Möranhed, President and CEO


10:20	Boralex Power Income Fund Jean-Françoise Thibodeau, VP and CFO


10:40	Acclaim Energy Trust Paul Charron, President and CEO


11:00	NAL Oil & Gas Trust Anne-Marie Buchmuller, Manager Investor Relations Andrew B. Wiswell, President and CEO


11:20	UE Waterheater Income Fund Catherine David Nolan, CFO Roger Rossi, President and CEO


11:40	Macquarie Power Income Fund Robert Rollison, President and CEO


12:30 p.m.	GUEST SPEAKER Bill Andrew, President and CEO, Penn West


1:00	TransCanada Power Services Ltd. (EPCOR Power, L.P) Sean McMaster, President


1:20	Fort Chicago Energy Partners, L.P. Stephen H. White, President and CEO


1:40	Vermilion Energy Trust Curtis W. Hicks, Executive VP and CFO


2:00	Calpine Power Income Fund Toby Austin, President and CEO


2:20	Crescent Point Energy Trust Scott Saxberg, President and CEO


2:40	Clean Power Income Fund Stephen Probyn, President and CEO


3:00	Viking Energy Royalty Trust Rob Morgan, VP, Operations and Business Development


3:20	Zargon Energy Trust Craig Hansen, President and CEO


3:40	Canadian Oil Sands Trust Ryan Kubik, Treasurer


4:00	CONFERENCE SESSION END

* The 2004 Brendan Wood International survey ranked Gordon Tait as the number one analyst in Income Trusts and second in Royalty Trusts.

* Karen Taylor was ranked second in the 2004 Brendan Wood International survey in the Utilities sector and first in the Utilities/Power/Pipelines Income Trust sector.

** Agenda subject to change.

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