Kick-Off News Conference

                   April 21st 2009 10.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.
                             Royal Ontario Museum
                             Queens Park Rotunda
                       Bloor Street Entrance, TorontoTORONTO, April 20 /CNW/ - On Tuesday morning the 42nd annual Scotiabank
Caribana festival producers, the Festival Management Committee, will be
announcing:-   Major sponsorship deal including new corporate and broadcast partners
    -   Release of the 42nd annual Scotiabank Caribana Festival Calendar
    -   Support from City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario

    Scheduled to speak are:

    -   Deputy Tourism Minister Drew Fagan
    -   Councillor Joe Mihevc
    -   Scotiabank District Vice-President Christine Williams
    -   Royal Ontario Museum CEO William Thorsell
    -   Tourism Toronto CEO David Whitaker
    -   Scotiabank Caribana CEO Joe Halstead

                                Q&A to follow