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CALGARY, May 25 /CNW/ - (TSX:FTS) - FortisAlberta and the City of Airdrie
are pleased to announce the building of a new office facility in Airdrie's
Kingsview Business Park to house approximately 250 FortisAlberta employees,
pending permitting and regulatory approval.
"This decision aligns with FortisAlberta's focus on increasing our
presence in our service areas to be closer to our customers," says Philip G.
Hughes, President and CEO of FortisAlberta. "We're very proud to be investing
in the growing community of the City of Airdrie. This move demonstrates our
continued commitment to respond to our customers' needs."
"This is superb news and we are thrilled with the partnership we have
formed with FortisAlberta. We have been working closely with FortisAlberta to
develop a collaborative and strong plan, which supports our economic goals,"
says Linda Bruce, City of Airdrie Mayor. "This is a great opportunity for the
City of Airdrie business community, adding to and maintaining a healthy and
diversified economy."
The design and construction of FortisAlberta's new facility in the City
of Airdrie will take two years, pending Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
regulatory approval. Anticipated approvals are expected in 2006. Next steps
include the design and finalizing of the facility plans. FortisAlberta expects
to occupy the new building prior to the spring of 2008.

FortisAlberta is an electric distribution company with approximately
420,000 customers and more than 103,600 kilometres of power lines. It is a
wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Fortis Inc. - a diversified, international
electric utility holding company with assets exceeding $4.3 billion and annual
revenues of over $1.4 billion. The Common Shares, Series C First Preference
Shares and Series E First Preference Shares of Fortis Inc. are traded on the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols FTS, FTS.PR.C and FTS.PR.E,
respectively. Fortis Inc. information can be accessed at www.fortisinc.com.

FortisAlberta may include forward-looking statements in this release. By
their very nature, forward-looking statements are based on underlying
assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding
future expectations generally. Such events include, but are not limited to,
general economic, market and business conditions, regulatory developments,
weather and competition. FortisAlberta cautions readers that should certain
events or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from those expected. For
additional information with respect to certain of these risks or factors,
reference should be made to FortisAlberta's continuous disclosure materials
filed from time to time with Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities.
FortisAlberta disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
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