Elk Valley Coal Announces Executive Appointments CALGARY, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mr. Jim Popowich, President and Chief Executive Officer of Elk Valley Coal, is pleased to announce the following executive appointments. Bill Fleming has been appointed Vice President, Projects. With his extensive background and expertise as a mining engineer, Bill will be directly involved in assessing and developing future growth and business opportunities for Elk Valley Coal. He willalso oversee the development of the Cheviot Creek pit at our Cardinal River Operations, located near Hinton, Alberta. Prior to this appointment, Bill was with Teck Cominco Limited for more than 16 years, most recently as General Manager, Coal. Jim Jones has been appointed Vice President, Employee Relations and Corporate Secretary. Jim is also Corporate Secretary of Fording Canadian Coal Trust and Fording Inc. A lawyer with extensive experience in labour relations in the mining industry, Jim has morethan 17 years of service with predecessors of Fording and Elk Valley Coal. Elk Valley Coal, comprised of Canada's senior metallurgical coal mining properties, is the world's second largest exporter of metallurgical coal, capable of supplying approximately 25 million tonnes of high-quality coal products annually to the international steel industry. Elk Valley Coal is owned by a partnership between Fording Canadian Coal Trust (TSX: FDG.UN, NYSE: FDG) and Teck Cominco Limited (TSX: TEK.A and TEK.B). DATASOURCE: Elk Valley Coal Partnership CONTACT: Catherine Hart, Coordinator, Investor Relations, 403-260-9817,

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