West Hawk Development Corp.: Appointment of Independent Director

West Hawk Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WHD)(FRANKFURT:H5N) ("West Hawk" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce that Mr. Fabio Capponi from Endeavour
Financial has been appointed to the Board of Directors of West Hawk as an
independent Director. Mr. Capponi is currently an external consultant with
Endeavour Financial and works in the area of mergers and acquisitions. He has
also held the positions of VP Business Development and Director of Sardinia
Energy, a subsidiary of Adobe Ventures Inc. (now Coalcorp Mining Inc.). He has
direct coal mining and coal gasification experience and knowledge. Mr. Capponi
has developed his career working in Europe, Latin America and North America.


"Mr. Capponi has outstanding skills in business and acclaimed acumen in business
structures. It is a great pleasure to have him on the Board of Directors of West
Hawk," said Dr. Wm. Mark Hart, President and CEO of West Hawk.


The Board of Directors of West Hawk has approved 100,000 stock options (the
"Options") for Mr. Capponi. The Options are exercisable for a five year period
at an exercise price of C$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.