/R E P E A T -- Media Alert - Scotiabank Caribana announces new calendar for 2008 Festival/

    TORONTO, April 18 /CNW/ - Scotiabank Caribana's Festival Management
Committee will hold a Monday morning press conference to announce new sponsors
and release the 2008 calendar in celebration of the 41st anniversary of the
Festival.WHO       Joe Halstead, President, Festival Management Committee
              Christine Williams, Scotiabank District Vice-President Toronto
              East
              Joe Mihevc, City Councillor, Ward 21 St. Paul's West

    WHAT      2008 Calendar of events for the 41st Scotiabank Caribana
              Festival
              (includes new events, dates and locations, rebirth of Toronto
              Island picnic)

    WHERE     Royal Ontario Museum, first floor foyer
              100 Queen's Park
              Toronto, Ontario

    WHEN      Monday, April 21, 2008
              10:30 a.m.

    Question period will follow the announcement.
For further information:
For further information: Stephen Weir, publicist, (416) 489-5868, or
stephen@stephenweir.com; Livy Feldgajer, Scotiabank Public Affairs, (416)
866-6203, or livy_feldgajer@scotiacapital.com; Scotiabank Caribana, 263
Davenport Rd, Toronto, ON, M5R 1J9, (416) 391-5608, (416) 391-5693,
info@caribanafestival.com, Stephen@stephenweir.com