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A division of the Overwaitea Food Group LP News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE North Vancouver Save-On-Foods Customer Wins Groceries For Life (June 6, 2011 – North Vancouver, BC) Save-On-Foods customer, Robin Nicholson won’t have to worry about his grocery bill for quite a while. Nicholson, a customer of Lynn Valley Save-On-Foods, was the lucky grand prize winner of the Save-On-Foods Groceries for Life contest. The contest was held in conjunction with Save-On-Foods’ Round Up For Kids fundraiser in support of Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital that helps BC kids get the care they need closer to their hometowns. Save-On-Foods customers who used their More Rewards card and rounded up the total of their grocery bill in support of Child Health BC, received an automatic entry to win the grand prize of free groceries for 25 years. The campaign ran in-store from April 28th until May 31. According to Lynn Valley Save-On-Foods Store Manager, Fred Masales, hundreds of thousands of dollars were raised for Child Health BC. “Our customers were very excited about being part of this innovative, grassroots fundraising approach” said Masales. “And, we were very pleased to see that Robin was the lucky winner of our Groceries for Life contest. Robin visits our store quite often - what better way to show him how much we appreciate his business.” Save-On-Foods team members have proudly supported BC Children’s Hospital since their first telethon over 2 decades ago and to date have raised more than $13 million. -30-1 Save-On-Foods is part of the Overwaitea Food Group. Established in New Westminster, BC in 1915, the Overwaitea Food Group is a leading Western Canadian retail grocery chain. The company currently operates 123 stores under the Save-On-Foods, Overwaitea Foods, Cooper’s Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Urban Fare and Bulkley Valley Wholesale banners, and has more than 14,000 team members across BC and Alberta. For more information, contact: Overwaitea Food Group Media Relations (604) 888-2079, ext. 2200 main office mail address: Box 7200, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 4E4 street address: 19855 – 92A Avenue, Langley, BC, Canada V1M 3B6 telephone: 604-888-2079 website: saveonfoods.com .

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