NXT to Engage Oil & Gas Professionals at NAPE Expo

NXT Energy Solutions Inc.
TSX-V : SFD / OTCBB : NSFDF / Frankfurt : EFW

Basic Shares - 30.6 Million
Fully Diluted - 42.7 Million

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Touted as one of the year’s top gatherings of oil and gas professionals, the NAPE Expo will be held in Houston, Texas on February 5th – 6th, 2009.

Last week, members of The Howard Group had the opportunity to meet the new COO of NXT, Murray Christie. During our conversation Mr. Christie acknowledged one of his first priorities was NXT’s presence at the NAPE Expo. Having participated in this conference in the past, he sees it as a tremendous opportunity to introduce the story to a number of his former colleagues, clients and contacts. He’s of the mind that the feedback and interest he will receive from this conference will be invaluable for the development of NXT’s business plan.

He’s also very cognizant of the fact that new contracts are of particular importance not only for the obvious reasons but particularly so because of the additional pressures that come with NXT being a publicly traded company.

About NAPE

NAPE Expo (formerly North American Prospect Expo) was created in 1993 to provide a marketplace for the buying, selling and trading of oil and gas prospects and producing properties (added in 1998) via exhibit booths. NAPE brings state-of-the-art prospects and properties from U.S. and around the world, advanced technology and energy capital formation all together in one location, creating a pure market place to establish strategic alliances for doing business and initiating purchases and trades. The conference is expecting over 16,000 oil and gas professionals to attend.

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IWG Clears Hurdle To Open New Market

International Water-Guard (TSX-V: IWG)
Basic Shares: 39.3 million
Fully Diluted: 46.5 million
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International Water Guard (IWG) won a coveted Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval thus clearing its path to a new market consisting of roughly 700 aircraft.

Currently, IWG's non-chemical water treatment equipment is on board about 1,000 business and VIP jet aircraft around the world.

So a new market containing 700 planes is a sizable carrot to chase.

The FAA approval, or Supplemental Type Certificate, allows IWG's water disinfection units on board two types of jets - the Falcon 2000 and Falcon 900 - built by Dassault Falcon and headquartered in France.

Before this approval was granted, IWG's water treatment technology was available on the Dassault Falcon assembly line.

This FAA approval now allows Dassault Falcon to offer IWG's technology to United States operators of the two aircraft that were built before IWG's technology was available on the factory floor.

IWG said in a January 26th news release that it expects the European Aviation Safety Agency to give its own similar approval in July or August which would then allow Dassault Falcon to offer IWG's water treatment unit to aircraft owners and operators around the world.

Current owner/operators of these two types of Falcon jets bring their aircraft into Dassault Falcon's factory owned or approved service centres on a roughly yearly basis for a major safety-mechanical check and overhaul.

That's when IWG's technology would be offered as an upgrade to the aircraft system.

Given the far-flung countries corporate aircraft fly to, where they are often forced to upload local water, an IWG water disinfection unit is frequently viewed as more than an upgrade.

It's a necessity.

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Recessionary Blues Backstops AeroMechanical

AeroMechanical Services Ltd. (TSX:V-AMA)
Basic Shares: 82.5 million
Fully Diluted: 88 million

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Odd how an extraordinary move to suspend redemptions from Northern Rivers' Innovation Fund also sends an extraordinary signal that AeroMechanical is a promising story.

As most will recall, Northern River's co founder and portfolio manager, Hugh Cleland, gobbled up over 10 % of AMA's shares before the markets tumbled.

Mr. Cleland didn't want to sell off those shares as well as positions in other promising junior companies because he firmly believes there is considerable value to be realized by hanging on through this chaotic period in the market.

So he announced the temporary redemption suspension - that will last for two years - to ensure his fund can hang on to AMA shares and the other companies in the fund's core holdings until the market and AMA's share prices rise again.

"We are not halting redemptions to liquidate. Instead, we are suspending them to allow us to get through this difficult period and ultimately to allow to thrive," Mr. Cleland said in email correspondence.

"Continued cash redemptions at this time could necessitate forced selling of securities by the manager at levels far below their expected longer term value, which would be to the detriment of the funds generally," the Financial Post quoted Mr. Cleland saying.

The vast majority of Mr Cleland's net worth outside of his home is in the Innovation Funds and associated positions.

Three of Northern Rivers' mutual funds, limited partnerships and the Innovation RSP Fund are not affected by the suspension decision.

Funds around the world have had to take the same steps as a result of the steep market slide. Bill Tempany, AMA's Chairman and CEO, said he has always appreciated Northern River's support and guidance.

"We are very excited to be in the core group of companies in Mr. Cleland's fund and we expect to remain in the fund for the long term," Mr. Tempany added.

From the Howard Group's perspective, we're very pleased Mr. Cleland has adopted this strategy as it signifies his strong belief in the future of the company and its potential.

It was in early 2006 that we first introduced Mr. Cleland to AMA, which led to his participation in two private placements and a considerable amount of open market purchases of the stock.

NXT Receives Coverage in Energy Magazine

NXT Energy Solutions Inc.

TSX-V : SFD / OTCBB : NSFDF / Frankfurt : EFW

Basic Shares - 30.6 Million

Fully Diluted - 42.7 Million

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The spring 2009 edition of Energy International Quarterly contains a two page spread on NXT Energy Solutions. The publication, both hard copy and electronic, is distributed to approximately 60,000 oil and gas professionals across the US and Canada.

Energy International Quarterly focuses on topics such as:
• New extraction, processing, and distribution techniques
• Safety equipment
• Regulations and taxes
• Impact of imports and political conditions
• Export opportunities and new markets
• Government-Industry partnership
• Energy, environment, and economic security

The article delves into the history of NXT and briefly talks about the SFD technology and the edge it provides oil and gas exploration companies. The article also discusses some of the successes the company has had with two of its largest clients, Black Goose Holdings and Pengrowth Energy Trust.

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Building In The Eye Of An Economic Storm

International Water-Guard (TSX-V: IWG)
Basic Shares: 39.3 million
Fully Diluted: 46.5 million

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International Water Guard had the pleasant task today (January 19th) of reporting that its order book now sits at an amount equivalent to three quarters of last year's sales, which totaled just over $4 million. IWG has just started the second quarter of Fiscal 2009.

IWG President and CEO David Fox said he couldn't predict what the remaining three quarters of this fiscal year holds, but he's very happy with these results. (IWG's year end is September.)

"This seems like a very solid start, although one cannot forsee if and when a downtrun may affect the business," Mr. Fox said.

"We are seeing conflicting signals as to the strength of the business jet market, but for now management believes that our prospects are good," he added.

One factor in IWG's favour this year is the U.S. Environment Protection Agency is scheduled to unveil the final regulations designed to clean up passenger and crew water on aircraft.

The EPA discovered in the past that nearly 20% of aircraft randomly tested failed to meet municipal water standards and nearly two percent of the aircraft carried E.coli, which killed seven in Walkerton, Ontario in 2000 and left hundreds ill.

The airline industry doesn't want to create another Walkerton in the air and since IWG has been in the business of supplying mini water treatment plants for aircraft for 20 years, management hopes even more business will come its way.

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New NXT COO Brings Industry Experience

NXT Energy Solutions Inc.

TSX-V : SFD / OTCBB : NSFDF / Frankfurt : EFW
Basic Shares - 30.6 Million
Fully Diluted - 42.7 Million
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On January 16th, NXT announced the appointment of Murray Christie to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

One of the first things The Howard Group did when we signed NXT Energy Solutions was a survey of existing shareholders. A consistent message that came out of that exercise was the need for NXT to add a seasoned oil & gas professional to its senior management team. As the former COO of Geomodeling Technology Corporation and the past Canadian President of Paradigm, it is clear the addition of Mr. Christie is a good move and will enhance NXT's sales & marketing efforts.

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Lawyer & Rapid Growth Entreprenuer Joins IWG

International Water-Guard (TSX-V: IWG)
Basic Shares: 39.3 million
Fully Diluted: 46.5 million
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International Water Guard added a board member who has considerable legal expertise and entreprenurial skills in the startup and management of rapid-growth public companies.

Malik Talib joins IWG's board having started out his extensive career as a Vancouver tax lawyer.

Among other things, Mr. Talib is best known in the business community for launching eXI Wireless (now VeriChip Inc.) in 2000.

He also served as a top executive with a venture capital company and merchant bank and is currently CEO of a copper and cobalt mining company called Cuco Resource Limited.

Mr. Talib is also passionately involved in community work, having served as a member of the B.C. Children's Hospital Foundation and as co-chair of the United Way of the lower Mainland.

He is currently President of the Ismaili Council for B.C.

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Old AeroMechanical Customer Wants More

AeroMechanical Services Ltd. (TSX:V-AMA)
Basic Shares: 82.5 million
Fully Diluted: 88 million


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AeroMechanical received a $2-million kudos from a major West Indies customer with the extension of its three-year-old contract that will include a broader use of AMA's expertise and installation of AMA's technology on additional aircraft.

The unidentified customer flies a fleet of Dash-8 aircraft made by Canada's Bombardier.

The five-year value of this renewed contract, that calls for installation of new blueboxes, web-based services and on-site assistance, could be in excess of $2.2 million.

The customer flies to 22 airports in the Eastern Caribbean.

AMA President Dick Hayden said this early customer will be using AMA's technology for operational control of its aircraft fleet, to lower operating costs and for enhanced communication with pilots as they fly to a host of widely disbursed areas.

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