To: robbwharry  who wrote (480 ) 4/5/2000 12:12:00 PM From: mark warburton     Respond to    of 519  
     Ontex Announces Appointment Of New President  Toronto, Ontario - Wednesday, April 5, 2000, 11:34 AM EDT  Ontex Resources Limited ("Ontex") is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles Harnick, Q.C. as its President and Chief Executive Officer, on an interim basis, following the acceptance by the Board of Directors of the resignation of Robin Goad from that position. Mr. Harnick, who was appointed as a director of Ontex in February, 2000, has served as the Attorney-General for Ontario from June 1995 to June 1999 and as an MPP in the Ontario Legislature from 1990 to 1999. Mr. Harnick is presently counsel to the law firms of MacMillan Rooke Boeckle and Ferguson and Boeckle. Mr. Goad, who also serves as President, CEO and a director of Fortune Minerals Limited, resigned as President and CEO of Ontex following the divestiture by Fortune of its shares in Ontex last year. Mr. Goad has expressed his support of the appointment of Mr. Harnick as interim President and will continue to serve as a director of the company. Ontex Resources Limited [signed] Sam Fuda, Chairman Issued Capital: 39,036,506 Common Shares                     Further information can be obtained from Ontex Resources Limited by contacting Mr. Gary Conn, Executive Vice-President, at: Tel. (519) 455-8127; by Email: info@ontexresources.com; or by visiting our website at www.ontexresources.com Neither The Toronto Stock Exchange nor any securities Regulatory Authority has approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release. 596 Hamilton Road, London, Ontario Canada N5Z-1S6  Tel. (519) 455-8127  Fax (519) 455-1846                 150 York St., Suite 1206, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 3S5 Tel. (416) 360-4031  Fax (416) 360-4034   ONTEX RESOURCES LIMITED (Mining, Mining)ontexresources.com  Add this organization to my portfolio   Click here for a printable version   Disclaimer   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¸ 2000 BCE Emergis