Major Drilling Group International Inc. - Third Quarter Results Web Cast/Conference call

       Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008      Time: 9:00 a.m. (EST)
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HALIFAX, Feb. 26 /CNW/ - Francis McGuire, President & Chief Executive Officer, and Denis Larocque, Chief Financial Officer, invite you to participate in a web cast/conference call on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:00am EST to discuss Major Drilling Group International Inc.'s third quarter results for fiscal 2008.

To access the web cast, please go to the Major Drilling web site at www.majordrilling.com and click on the attached link, or go directly to the CNW Group web site at www.newswire.ca for directions. Participants will require Windows MediaPlayer(TM). Please note that this is listen only mode.

To participate in the conference call please dial 416-644-3418. To ensure your participation, please call in about five minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call.

For those unable to participate, a taped rebroadcast will be available approximately two hours after completion of the call until midnight, Tuesday, March 11, 2008. To access the rebroadcast, dial 416-640-1917 and enter the passcode 21263034(number sign).