Irving Oil Donating $100,000 to American Red Cross Katrina Relief Effort
Bluecanoe and Mainway Stores also accepting Donations for Hurricane Disaster Aid

Saint John, NB - Irving Oil announced today it is making a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross for the Katrina Relief Effort. The company is also assisting customers who wish to donate locally by placing Red Cross collection boxes in the company’s retail sites.

Donations are now being accepted on behalf of the Red Cross at Irving Bluecanoe and Mainway stores to aid in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

“Our thoughts are with everyone who is being affected by the hurricane disaster,” said Harry Hadiaris, director of Irving ’s convenience retail operations. “All of us at Irving are saddened by this disaster, and many of our customers have expressed a desire to help in some way. With our wide distribution network of stores, we’re pleased to offer another way people can make a contribution and help those most affected by this disaster.”

Donations can be made at more than 100 Irving locations throughout New Brunswick and Nova Scotia until September 30.

In times of disaster, the Red Cross provides urgently needed humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable. American Red Cross volunteers have been deployed to the hardest hit areas of Katrina’s destruction, supplying hundreds of thousands of victims left homeless with critical necessities. Volunteers and staff are currently providing clean water, food, health care and shelter materials to the people affected by the crisis.

About Irving Oil

Founded in 1924, Irving Oil is the regional refining and marketing company focusing on customer service and supply chain management. Irving Oil serves customers in Eastern Canada , Quebec , and New England with a range of finished energy products, including gasoline, diesel, home heating fuel, jet fuel and complementary products and services. The company's network of retail stores throughout Eastern Canada and New England offers customers a wide variety of products and services, including grocery and snack items, bakeries, and convenience items, in addition to fuel. Irving Oil’s 280,000 barrel per day Saint John Refinery is Canada ’s largest, and produces fuels years ahead of environmental regulations. In 2003, Irving Oil became the first oil company to win a USEPA Clean Air Excellence award for its low sulphur gasoline.

For more information, please contact:

Jennifer Parker
Irving Oil Public Affairs
(506) 202-2992