BUS Grande West Transportation Group Inc

Grande West Transportation Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BUS) ("Grande West" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Randy Wall to its newly
formed Advisory Board. He is a seasoned senior executive who will be providing
ongoing strategic perspective and operational advice to management and to the
Board of Directors of Grande West.


Mr. Wall was the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Ritchie Bros.
Auctioneers and held various other head office and field management positions
commencing in 1988 until 2008. Over those twenty years, he was a key member of
the Ritchie Bros. team in its growth to become the world's largest industrial
auctioneer. He enjoyed a brief semi-retirement before rejoining Ritchie Bros. in
2013 as Chief Productivity Officer. 


William Trainer, President and CEO of Grande West, stated: "We are indeed
fortunate to have Randy become an advisor to Grande West. Sharing his wealth of
first-hand knowledge and broad experience in growing Ritchie Bros. into a world
leader and highly respected organization will be a valued resource. Attracting
the caliber of Randy and him giving his sage counsel to myself, our management
and Board will tremendously benefit the future growth of Grande West. 


The Company has entered into a shares for account payable agreement for $70,000
of services provided by the former Chief Financial Officer at a price of $0.50
per share resulting in the issuance of 140,000 shares, subject to regulatory
approval. 


An additional purchase order has been received from Veoila Transdev Quebec for
one 30 foot two-door Vicinity bus. The 30 foot two-door model is the latest
addition to the Vicinity lineup. This initial order of this new model will be
part of our next production run and will be delivered before year end.


Due to strong customer demand for on-site demonstrations, 3 new demonstration
buses including the new 30 foot model with 2 doors are nearing completion in our
current production run and will be on the road for use by customers this summer.
These 3 Vicinity buses will be utilized for marketing and customer testing in
key markets across the country. A 30 foot one-door configuration Vicinity model
is also available for those looking for maximum passenger seating capacity.


The first of 3 Vicinity buses has been delivered to Kings Transit Authority in
Nova Scotia. The remaining 2 buses for King's Transit are in the pre-delivery
process at our Aldergrove facility with delivery scheduled in June.  


In addition to the three demonstration buses, there are 12 Vicinity 27.5 foot
buses for Quebec currently in the final stages of production with delivery
planned for early summer. 


About Grande West Transportation Group Inc. 

Grande West was formed in 2008 to design and develop a 27.5 foot bus, known as
the "Vicinity." With little competition in the "mid-size" bus range, Grande West
has set itself apart from others with its "Vicinity" bus - a heavy duty
mid-size, true community transit bus.


The Vicinity is designed with affordability, accessibility and global
responsibility in mind. It costs about half the amount as a 40 foot transit bus,
burns less fuel, emits less harmful environment emissions and achieves a life
span twice as long as cut-away buses with less maintenance costs.


In a large and unsaturated market, Grande West is poised to capture growth in
both the replacement of cut-away buses and the right sizing of larger buses for
better utilization of transit fleets across Canada and the United States.


Initial deliveries of 15 Vicinity buses occurred in August 2013 to BC Transit.
We also recognized the recent sale of our demonstration bus. Currently, we have
18 new Vicinity buses in production mostly for delivery to Quebec and Nova
Scotia transit agencies. Our potential sales funnel is constantly growing, as
the Vicinity is introduced to transit agencies across Canada.


For marketing and customer testing, 3 Vicinity demonstration buses are included
in the current production run inclusive of our new 30 foot model with 2 doors
for the Ontario market and airport shuttle bus applications.


Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term
is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain "forward-looking information" and
"forward-looking statements" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within
the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other
than statements of historical fact, included herein, without limitation,
statements relating to the future operating or financial performance of Grande
West Transportation, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "expects",
"anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "potential", "possible", and
similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions, or results "will",
"may", "could", or "should" occur or be achieved. These forward-looking
statements may include statements regarding the perceived merit of the product
offered by Grande West; sales estimates; manufacturing capabilities; capital
expenditures; timelines; strategic plans; market prices for parts and material;
or other statements that are not statements of fact. Forward-looking statements
involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.


Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
Grande West's expectations include the uncertainties involving the need for
additional financing to market Grande West's products and provide after-sales
maintenance and support services to Grande West's customers; access to adequate
services and supplies to operate Grande West's business; availability of
financing in the debt and capital markets; the need to obtain governmental
approvals; unexpected cost increases, which could include increases in estimated
capital and operating costs; fluctuations in price of materials used in the
manufacture of our products and currency exchange rates; availability of a
qualified work force; customers' reliance on funding from various levels of
government to purchase our products; fuel shortages and fuel prices;
competitors' ability to develop competing products; our ultimate ability to
develop, manufacture and sell Grande West's products on economically favourable
terms; and other risk and uncertainties disclosed in Grande West's reports and
documents filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to
time. Grande West's forward-looking statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and
projections on the date the statements are made. Grande West assumes no
obligation to update the forward-looking statements or beliefs, opinions,
projections, or other factors, should they change, except as required by law. 


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Grande West Transportation
William R. Trainer
President & CEO
Ph: (604) 607-4000
info@grandewest.com
www.grandewest.com


The Howard Group Inc.
Jeff Walker
Investor Relations
Ph: 1-888-221-0915
jeff@howardgroupinc.com
www.howardgroupinc.com

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