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Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Will Resume Trading September 13, 2001

Date 13/09/2001

The Board of Governors of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) met this morning and has announced that the Exchange will reopen its market today at 9:30 a.m. WCE trading hours will operate on a normal schedule.

The Board of Governors reviewed the situation that led to the closing of the WCE market for the past two days. The Board is satisfied that conditions which may have had an impact on the Exchange's ability to guarantee an orderly market have been resolved.

A moment of silence will be observed on WCE's trading floor at 11:00 a.m. CT in recognition of the victims of the recent tragic events in the United States.