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HALIFAX, April 22 /CNW/ - Royal Roads Corp. (RRO-TSX-V) ("Royal Roads") is pleased to announce results from 8 additional holes on the Daniels Pond deposit in central Newfoundland, Canada. The 2,050 metre program was designed to test for additional resources down dip and below the known resource and consisted of six new holes (holes DN-08-124 to -129) and the deepening of two historical holes (DN-03-02 and DN-07-102A).

Results are positive as several holes returned intersections of base metal mineralization beneath the deposit which are of sufficient grade and width to potentially add to current resource estimates and further demonstrate the mineralized horizon remains open at depth in several areas, particularly to the southwest. Highlights include hole DN-07-129, which returned mineralization assaying 5.62% combined base metals over an estimated true width of 2.89 metres comprised of 3.72% Zn, 1.69% Pb, 0.21% Cu, 141.64 g/t Ag and 0.93 g/t Au; including high grade sulphide mineralization assaying 10.93% combined base metals over an estimated true width of 0.58 metres comprised of 7.80% Zn, 2.60% Pb, 0.53% Cu, 188.40 g/t Ag and 1.17 g/t Au.

Holes drilled beneath the known resource, referred to here as Exploration Drilling, include holes DN-08-125 to 129 inclusive. All of which were drilled to depths of 200 metres or more. Results for these holes are presented in Table 1 (Exploration Drilling Results). Two historic holes, DN-03-02 and DN-07-102A, were also extended beneath the known deposit to test conductive anomalies detected by Borehole PEM geophysical surveys beyond depths previously tested by these holes. Extending these holes intersected graphitic rocks believed to be sufficiently conductive to explain the anomalies and failed to return significant assays.

Hole DN-08-124 was drilled to infill a gap in the current resource at shallow depth and returned mineralization assaying 2.87% combined base metals over an estimated true width of 2.60 m comprised of 1.73% Zn, 1.02% Pb, 0.12% Cu, 66.90 g/t Ag and 0.31 g/t Au. Results from DN-08-124 are presented in Table 2 (Infill Drilling Results).

Table 1. Exploration Drilling Results (beneath known resource):

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                                            Zn
                                    Esti-   Pb
                                   mated    Cu
                              Core  true Combi-
                 From    To length width   ned    Zn    Pb    Cu     Ag    Au
    Drill hole    (m)    (m)   (m)   (m)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)  (g/t) (g/t)
                                     *  (xx)
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    DN-08-125  244.00 252.50  8.50  6.55  1.76  0.99  0.73  0.04   7.13  0.11
    including  244.00 248.00  4.00  3.08  1.24  1.06  0.13  0.05   8.25  0.08
    with       246.50 247.00  0.50  0.39  3.92  2.42  1.38  0.12  12.00  0.05
    also       251.00 252.50  1.50  1.16  2.54  1.39  1.06  0.09  10.05  0.20
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    DN-08-126  214.25 215.25  1.00  0.74  6.31  4.26  1.82  0.23  65.40  2.52
    including  214.75 215.25  0.50  0.37 10.23  6.90  3.00  0.33 113.00  4.44
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    DN-08-127  247.15 252.15  5.00  4.35  1.34  0.85  0.45  0.04  23.06  0.59
    and        256.15 259.15  3.00  2.60  3.04  2.08  0.89  0.07  45.77  1.04
    including  257.15 258.15  1.00  0.87  3.58  2.45  1.05  0.08  53.80  1.24
    and        262.15 263.15  1.00  0.87  5.23  2.90  2.08  0.25 171.20  0.29
    and        280.15 288.15  8.00  6.93  2.39  1.51  0.81  0.07  44.99  0.19
    including  281.15 282.15  1.00  0.87  8.87  5.20  3.50  0.17 116.40  0.14
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    DN-08-128A 350.00 353.75  3.75  3.19  1.48  1.11  0.20  0.17  11.38  0.70
    including  351.50 352.25  0.75  0.64  1.90  1.42  0.28  0.20  14.00  0.86
    and        355.25 358.25  3.00  2.60  1.28  0.94  0.19  0.15   8.83  0.44
    including  356.00 356.75  0.75  0.65  1.68  1.21  0.28  0.19  13.00  0.57
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    DN-08-129  247.00 254.50  7.50  6.80  1.38  1.01  0.16  0.21  10.34  0.63
    including  248.50 250.75  2.25  2.04  1.82  1.40  0.20  0.22   8.91  0.70
    with       250.00 250.75  0.75  0.68  2.30  1.80  0.27  0.23  12.70  0.88
    and        269.00 272.75  3.75  2.89  5.62  3.72  1.69  0.21 141.64  0.93
    including  269.00 271.25  2.25  1.73  8.74  5.80  2.60  0.34 216.90  1.39
    with       269.75 270.50  0.75  0.58 10.93  7.80  2.60  0.53 188.40  1.17
    and        274.25 275.00  0.75  0.58  7.70  4.40  3.20  0.10 188.40  0.46
    and        278.00 281.35  3.35  2.58  4.50  3.40  0.70  0.40  32.05  0.31
    including  278.75 280.25  1.50  1.16  7.29  5.30  1.28  0.71  41.45  0.43
    with       279.50 280.25  0.75  0.58  9.10  6.50  2.00  0.60  25.00  0.47
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    *  Estimated true widths have been measured based on observed contacts
         (core angles in drill core).
    (xx) Combined zinc, lead and copper percentages for each interval added
         together.

    Table 2. Infill Drilling Results - Southwest Lobe:

                                             Zn
                                     Esti-   Pb
                                    mated    Cu
                              Core   true Combi-
                From     To length  width   ned    Zn    Pb    Cu    Ag    Au
    Drill hole   (m)    (m)     (m)   (m)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)  (g/t)(g/t)
                                      *  (xx)
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    DN-08-124  72.00  75.00   3.00  2.60  2.87  1.73  1.02  0.12  66.90  0.31
    including  73.00  73.50   0.50  0.43  4.52  2.80  1.60  0.12  98.30  0.37
    With      279.50 280.25   0.75  0.58  9.10  6.50  2.00  0.60  25.00  0.47
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    *  Estimated true widths have been measured based on observed contacts
         (core angles in drill core).
    (xx) Combined zinc, lead and copper percentages for each interval added
         together.
    >>

Management's Comment

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Warren MacLeod, President of Royal Roads stated "We are encouraged that recent drilling has potentially expanded the Daniels Pond resource to depth and suggests that exploration potential remains excellent at depth beneath the deposit. Future exploration will be focused on expanding outwards from Daniels Pond onto the rest of the expansive Tulks North property with results expected shortly on the first of these programs from Harbour Round and Daniels Pond Extension prospects."

Daniels Pond Resource

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The Daniels Pond deposit is currently estimated to host a NI-43-101-compliant Indicated Resource at a 2% Zn cut-off of 0.93 million tonnes grading 5.13% zinc, 2.50% lead, 0.34% copper, 101.4 g/t silver and 0.63 g/t gold, as well as additional an Inferred resource totaling 0.33 million tonnes grading 4.61% Zn, 2.13% Pb, 0.30% Cu, 85.86 g/t Ag and 0.53 g/t Au (Royal Roads news release dated March 13, 2008). The resource estimate was compiled by Independent consultant, Mercator Geological Services of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, under the supervision ofPeter Webster P.Geo., (NL). The bulk of these resources occur within 150 metres of surface in two lobes of mineralization, the weaker mineralized Northeast Lobe and the stronger mineralized Southwest Lobe respectively. These lobes dip steeply to the northeast and have a combined strike length of 1,100 metres. Potential to expand resources at the Daniels Pond exist both at depth and along strike of both lobes.

Qualified Person & Sampling Procedure

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The drill program is being managed by Mercator Geological Services Limited of Dartmouth Nova Scotia under the direction of Peter Webster, P.Geo., (NL). Drill intercepts quoted are core lengths and estimated true widths have also been calculated where possible, using observed contacts in drill core. Logging, sampling and assaying procedures are being completed as perRoyal Roads QA/QC protocols as described in Royal Roads press release dated February 27th, 2007. Paul Moore , M.Sc., P.Geo., (NL), Royal Road's Vice President of Exploration, is acting as Qualified Person in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 with respect to this release and has reviewed the contents for accuracy.

About Royal Roads

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Royal Roads is a resource company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and is focused on exploring and developing base metal properties in central Newfoundland, Canada. Royal Roads and its 26.39% owned associate company, Buchans River Ltd., together control a total of 33,700 hectares within central Newfoundland'sVictoria Lake and Buchans mining camps, including the historic Buchans mine (owned by Buchans River) and the Daniels Pond deposit (owned by Royal Roads). Royal Roads is 44.40% controlled by Acadian Mining Corporation, a Halifax based resource company developing gold and base metal properties, including the Scotia Mine (zinc and lead) in Nova Scotia.

Forward Looking Statements

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Certain information regarding the Company contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements may include estimates, plans, expectations, opinions, forecasts, projections, guidance or other statements that are not statements of fact. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. The Company cautions that actual performance will be affected by a number of factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, and that future events and results may vary substantially from what the Company currently foresees. The Company's forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

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