North West Company Fund First Quarter Results Conference Call

North West Company Fund (the "Fund") (TSX: NWF.UN) will release its first quarter results on Wednesday, June 11, 2008. In conjunction with the release, The North West Company will host a conference call.


Event:         North West Company Fund 2008 First Quarter Results
               Conference Call

When:          Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Central
               (3:00 p.m. Eastern)

How:           To access the call, please dial 1-866-225-6564 or
               416-641-6136 a few minutes in advance.

               The conference call will be archived and can be accessed by
               dialing 1-800-408-3053 or 416-695-5800, Pass Code 3261000#.
               This archive will be available until June 18, 2008. The
               conference call will also be archived at  www.northwest.ca .

Participants:  Ian Sutherland, Chairman
               Edward Kennedy, President and CEO
               Leo Charriere, Executive Vice-President and CFO

The North West Company is a leading retailer of food and everyday products and services to rural communities and urban neighbourhoods in Canada, Alaska, the South Pacific and the Caribbean. North West operates 221 stores under the trading names Northern, NorthMart, Giant Tiger, AC Value Center and Cost-U-Less and has annualized revenue of approximately CDN. $1.3 billion.

The units of the North West Company Fund trade on the TSX Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "NWF.UN".

Contacts: The North West Company Edward Kennedy President and CEO (204) 934-1482 (204) 934-1317 (FAX) Email: ekennedy@northwest.ca The North West Company Leo Charriere Executive Vice-President and CFO (204) 934-1503 (204) 934-1455 (FAX) Email: lcharriere@northwest.ca Website: www.northwest.ca