Stantec Consulting Ltd. Retained by River Bend Income Trust to Lead Planning Process

Westbridge Capital Ltd., Administrator for the River Bend Income Trust, is pleased to announce that Stantec Consulting has been retained to lead the planning process on behalf of the Trust. "Our selection process reviewed the capabilities of multiple firms before settling into a series of detailed meetings with a short list of firms that we felt were best suited to the task at hand. During those meetings it became apparent to us at that Stantec was the best fit for the River Bend project. We look forward to working with the excellent team assembled by Stantec to assist us with the planning process," stated Michael Meekins, President of Westbridge Capital Ltd.

Dave Spencer, Principal, Stantec Consulting Ltd., commented "This is a great opportunity to do something unique and innovative for the River Bend lands that respects the prominent natural setting. We have an especially creative team who are really excited about the challenge of bringing sound planning and sustainable strategies into one inclusive vision for the area and the people that live here."

Achieving a balance between people and their environment will be central to the project. To do so, Stantec will work with Westbridge Capital to integrate site conditions, the outstanding features of the site, sustainable design principles, community needs, stakeholder input, and client requirements into the planning process.

About Westbridge Capital
Westbridge Capital is a private equity management company. Westbridge Capital focuses exclusively on real estate and private equity investments that by their nature have little correlation to publicly listed securities and may be used to diversify a portfolio and reduce overall portfolio risk and volatility.