WestCan Uranium Corp. (TSX VENTURE: WCU)(OTCBB: WCURF)(FRANKFURT: IAR) ("WestCan") ("the Company") is pleased to announce that a "Letter of Comfort" has been received from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources in regard to coal permit applications submitted on behalf of the Company.

WestCan submitted the applications for permits in the vicinity of the Goldsource Mines Inc. discovery, north of the Town of Hudson Bay, in East-Central Saskatchewan, on May 08th, 2008 and May 12th, 2008. Goldsource believes the coal it encountered is from the Mannville/Swan River group of Creataceous age (Goldsource Mines Inc. news release in Stockwatch on May 5, 2008). Coal structures of the Creataceous age are generally stratigraphic and can encompass several thousand square kilometres.

The "Comfort Letter" includes a list of dispositions applied for, the dates of the submissions, land description, boundary plan, affirmation of fee payment and first-year rent, the allocated Coal Prospecting Permit (CPP) numbers, and if the submission has priority over other applications. The "Comfort Letter" received by WestCan confirms that half of permits applied for are "first in line" and will be given priority sequence.

The final granting of the coal permits is dependent upon government regulatory approval and time required to process the applications, which is at the discretion of the Government of Saskatchewan. Granting of coal permits is subject to a final review of each application, indicating the nature of the work and money to be expended. The "Comfort Letter" is not a guarantee that all or any of the permits will be issued to WestCan, only whether or not the Company is first in line for the permits.

Dr. K. Warren Geiger, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.Geo., a Qualified Person for WestCan, as defined by NI 43-101, is currently co-ordinating the research of the development in east-central Saskatchewan.

Subject to final permitting, the Company is preparing a preliminary exploration program for the summer field season.

Private Placement

The Company wishes to offer a Private Placement offering of securities for an amount of $800,000.

Flow Through
Offering:                Up to 4,000,000 units at $0.10 per unit. Each unit
                         consists of one flow through common share in the
                         capital of the Company and one share purchase
                         warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to
                         buy one additional common share of the Company for
                         a period of 12 months from the date of the closing
                         of the Private Placement. The exercise price of
                         the warrant will be $0.18 for the 12 month term of
                         the warrants.
Non Flow Through
Offering:                Up to 5,000,000 units at $0.08 per unit. Each unit
                         consists of one non-flow through common share in
                         the capital of the Company and one share purchase
                         warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to
                         buy one additional non-flow through common share
                         of the Company for a period of 12 months from the
                         date of the closing of the Private Placement. The
                         exercise price of the warrant will be $0.15 for
                         the 12 month term of the warrants.
Description of Offering: The Company shall rely on the "Accredited Investor
                         Exemption" (B.C., Alberta, Ontario) and the
                         "Friends and Relatives Exemption" (B.C.),
                         therefore will not be preparing an offering
                         document.
Exchange:                TSX Venture Exchange.
Qualifying Jurisdiction: British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
Use of Proceeds:         The gross proceeds of the offering will be used in
                         part for general working capital and the "flow
                         through portion" of the Private Placement will be
                         used for qualified Canadian Exploration
                         Expenditures.
Finder's Fee:            The Company will pay a finder's fee in connection
                         with the Private Placement, of 10% cash plus 8%
                         Agent's Warrants where permitted by the TSX
                         Venture Exchange. The exercise price of the
                         Agent's Warrant will be $0.15 for the 12 months
                         term of the warrants.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Chris England, President and CEO

WestCan Uranium Corp.

Statements about the Company's future expectations and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward looking statements". The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbours created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results may differ materially from the expected results.

The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Contacts: WestCan Uranium Corp. Chris England President and CEO (604) 694-0888 Email: info@westcanuranium.com Website: www.westcanuranium.com

SOURCE: WestCan Uranium Corp.

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