Major Drilling Group International Inc.TSX: MDI

First quarter results web cast/conference call and Annual General Meeting

· Issued by Major Drilling Group International Inc. via CNW
    Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008     Time: 8:30 a.m. (Eastern)
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MONCTON, NB, Sept. 2 /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, September 9, 2008 at 8:30am Eastern to discuss Major Drilling Group International Inc.'s first quarter results for fiscal 2009.

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 416-644-3417. To ensure your participation, please call in approximately 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, September 16, 2008. To access the rebroadcast, dial 416-640-1917 and enter the passcode 21281380(number sign).

Major Drilling's Annual General Meeting will also be held on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 10:00am Eastern at the TSX Broadcast Centre, in the TSX Gallery, The Exchange Tower, 130 King Street West, Toronto Ontario.