Media Advisory - Scotia Capital's Electron Day Conference to be Broadcast on Web

    TORONTO, Nov. 19 /CNW/ - Scotia Capital is hosting its annual Electron
Day Conference on Thursday, November 20th in Toronto. This year's event will
focus on panel discussions around this year's theme: "The Carbon and Credit
Challenge". Audio portions of the presentations will be broadcast live on the
web beginning at 9:40 a.m.

    Scheduled presenters(*) and times are:Thursday, November 20:
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    9:40 a.m.       Bruce Power, Duncan Hawthorne, President and CEO
                    Ontario Power Generation, Emad Elsayed, Senior Vice-
                     President (SVP) Nuclear New Build

    10:45 a.m.      TransAlta, Steve Snyder, President and Chief Executive
                     Officer (CEO)
                    Ontario Power Generation, Chris Young, Vice-President
                     of Projects
                    Emera, Rob Bennett, President and CEO of Nova Scotia
                     Power

    12:30 p.m.      FORTIS, Barry Perry, Executive Vice-President (EVP) and
                     Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

    1:00 p.m.       Canadian Hydro Developers, Kent Brown, EVP and CFO
                    Plutonic Power, Donald McInnes, Vice-Chairman and CEO
                    AltaGas, David Cornhill, Chairman and CEO

    2:15 p.m.       Alter NRG, Mark Montemurro, President and CEO
                    TransCanada, Karl Johannson, SVP and Chief Operations
                     OfficerListeners may access the conference live via a web audio link at
www.scotiacapital.com. The conference will be archived on Scotia Capital's
website for three months.(*) Agenda is subject to change. See www.scotiacapital.com for most
    current schedule.Since 1998, Scotia Capital's Industry Conferences have been ranked No.1
in Canada by independent surveys. Scotia Capital represents the global
corporate and investment banking and capital markets platform of the
Scotiabank Group, one of North America's premier financial institutions. The
Scotiabank Group has combined assets of $462 billion in assets (as at July 31,
2008) and more than 60,000 employees worldwide, including affiliates. It is
also Canada's most international bank, serving customers in some 50 countries
around the world. For more information, visit www.scotiabank.com or
www.scotiacapital.com.




For further information:
For further information: Paula Cufre, Scotiabank Public Affairs, (416)
933-1093, paula_cufre@scotiacapital.com