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Wesdome announces departure of senior officer
Wesdome announces departure of senior officer
About this update from Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Apr. 9, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- /CNW/ -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd (WDO: TSX) (\"Wesdome\" or the \"Company\") has announced today that Benoit Laplante, Vice President, Operations, has informed the Company of his resignation effective April 15, 2010. Mr. Laplante will provide consulting services to effect a smooth transition and continuity of projects. Mr. Laplante joined Wesdome in 2004 and has served as the Vice President, Operations since 2007.Donovan Pollitt, President and CEO, commented \"I would like to thank Benoit for his significant contributions to the Company. His efforts and dedication have been important factors in Wesdome's success in recent years. A search is currently underway for a suitable replacement.\"ABOUT WESDOMEWesdome is an established Canadian gold producer with wholly-owned mining and milling complexes located in Wawa, Ontario and Val d'Or, Québec. Wesdome has been producing gold continually for 20 years on an unhedged basis and to date has produced in excess of 1.0 million ounces. The Company has 100.6 million shares issued and outstanding and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol \"WDO\".This news release contains \"forward-looking information\" which may include, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the future financial or operating performance of the Company and its projects. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as \"plans\", \"expects\", \"is expected\", \"budget\", \"scheduled\", \"estimates\", \"forecasts\", \"intends\", \"anticipates\", or \"believes\" or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results \"may\", \"could\", \"would\", \"might\" or \"will\" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this press release and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or res...