Front Street Capital

Norm Lamarche

Fund Manager

Norm Lamarche

Front Street Energy Venture Fund

Objective: To achieve maximum capital appreciation by investing in small and medium-sized business entities in a range of energy-related industries including oil and gas exploration and production, servicing and drilling, and alternative energy-related projects including fuel cell, power generation and wind power projects.

To achieve its investment objective the Fund will invest in equity and equity-related securities. The Fund will make its investment selections based predominantly on the merits of specific companies and their management teams. The Fund will maintain a specific investment focus and will endeavour to manage its portfolio by focusing on the purchase of equity and equity-related securities of business entities in the natural resource area, concentrating in the energy sector in Western Canada.

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Target Investor

Non-Residents of Canada

Asset Class

Hedge Fund

Assets Under Management (AUM)

(CDN Millions) $39.1

Inception Date

01.2006

Minimum Initial Investment

U.S.$100,000

Investment Sector

Canadian Equity
Resource
Energy
NAVs*

Value Added Monthly Index (VAMI) Since Inception

Returns 07.31.08*
1 month 6 months Year-to-Date CAGR
1 year
-12.3% 2.7% 5.2% 3.7% 3.4%

Sector Allocation

as at 06/30/08

Top Ten Holdings

as at 03/31/08; listed alphabetically

BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY
CREW ENERGY
EARTHFIRST CANADA
HANWEI ENERGY SRVCS
NORTHWEST UPGRADING
PACIFIC RUBIALES ENERGY
PETRO ANDINA RES
PETROBANK ENGY & RES
PLUTONIC POWER
PROEX ENERGY

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* Performance and NAV information provided is unaudited, and net of all fees and expenses. The Participating Shares offered hereby may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, either in Canada or in the United States or to any U.S. Person (as hereinafter defined) or to any other Restricted Person (as hereinafter defined). None of Participating Shares has been or will be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) nor will the issuance of Participating Shares be qualified under the securities laws of any province or territory of Canada. The Company has not been registered as an Investment Company under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended).