WHD West Hawk Development Corp.

West Hawk Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WHD)(FRANKFURT:H5N) (the "Company") is
pleased to provide the following update on the start of the exploration drilling
program at its Groundhog anthracite coal property, a region north of Hazelton,
British Columbia.


- Don Hartford has been appointed General Manager, Groundhog Project and will
report to Roger Baer, Managing Director, Canadian Operations.


- Falcon Drilling, based in Prince George, has been selected as the drilling
contractor.


- Bear Creek Contracting and Lakelse Air, based in Terrace, will provide
equipment expediting and helicopter support.


- Resource Eye, based in Vancouver, will provide on-site geological expertise.

- Ecos Environmental Consulting Inc., based in Smithers, will lead the
environmental baseline study over the next 18 months.


"West Hawk is very pleased with the experience and qualifications of the team
that will be directly involved in the drilling program. Drilling operations will
start very soon, and we are looking forward to successful results," commented
Roger Baer, WHD, Managing Director, Canadian Operations. "Further updates will
be provided as the drilling program progresses."


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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