Canadian Western Bank - Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders Webcast - March 5, 2009

    CALGARY, March 3 /CNW/ - Notification of Annual and Special Meeting of
Shareholders Webcast event:

    Canadian Western Bank (TSX: CWB.)
    Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders Webcast
    March 5, 2009, 5:00 PM ET

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For further information: Kirby Hill, CFA, Assistant Vice President,
Investor and Public Relations, Canadian Western Bank, Phone: (780) 441-3770,
E-mail: kirby.hill@cwbank.com; Larry M. Pollock, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Canadian Western Bank, Phone: (780) 423-8888