Pro-Trans Ventures Inc. Completes Acquisition of Maple Leaf Loading Ltd. and Appoints New Directors

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Pro-Trans Ventures Inc. ("Pro-Trans") (TSX VENTURE:PVI) is pleased to announce
that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of Maple Leaf Loading
Ltd. ("Maple Leaf"), a private corporation incorporated pursuant to the laws of
British Columbia (the "Acquisition") and the appointment of Darby Kreitz and
Brian Murray to the board of directors of Pro-Trans, all effective as of October
1, 2011.


The Acquisition 

Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition, Pro-Trans has acquired all of the
outstanding common and preferred shares in the capital of Maple Leaf. The total
deemed value of the Acquisition is approximately $12,295,000, paid on the basis
of $4,375,000 in cash and 13,200,000 common shares in the capital of Pro-Trans
("Pro-Trans Shares") at a deemed price of $0.60 per share. 


Pro-Trans also issued an aggregate of 3,000,000 series "A" Pro-Trans Share
purchase warrants ("Series A Warrants") and 3,000,000 series "B" Pro-Trans Share
purchase warrants ("Series B Warrants") to the former shareholders of Maple
Leaf. The vesting of the Series A Warrants shall be determined based upon
certain financing criteria of Pro-Trans, and the vesting of the Series B
Warrants shall be determined based upon certain performance criteria of Maple
Leaf, all in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in the
definitive certificates to represent such warrants. 


Pursuant to the Acquisition, Pro-Trans has granted 1,320,000 options to purchase
Pro-Trans Shares to certain employees and consultants of Maple Leaf. The options
are exercisable at a price of $0.60 per share with an expiry date of 5 years
from the date of the closing of the Acquisition. 


The Acquisition and the creation of a new control person pursuant to the
Acquisition were each consented to by shareholders holding a majority of the
common shares of Pro-Trans, as required by the policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange (the "TSX-V"). Pursuant to the Acquisition a total of 7,441,948
Pro-Trans Shares and all of the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants were
deposited in escrow pursuant to a TSX-V value security escrow agreement. 


Convertible Debenture Financing 

Concurrent with the completion of the Acquisition, Pro-Trans completed its
previously announced financing to an arms length lender by way of a convertible
debenture in the amount of $5,000,000 (the "Convertible Debenture"). The
Convertible Debenture is for a term of three years, bears interest at a rate of
8.5% per annum payable monthly and is secured by a pledge of all of the
outstanding common shares and preferred shares of Maple Leaf, by Pro-Trans in
favour of the lender. The Convertible Debenture is convertible into Pro-Trans
Shares at a price of $0.60 per share at any time during its term. 


Appointment of Directors 

Pro-Trans is pleased to announce the appointment of Darby Kreitz and Brian
Murray as directors of Pro-Trans as of October 1, 2011. 


Mr. Kreitz is a founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Allnorth Consultants
Limited - a professional engineering services company. Mr. Kreitz was also a
major shareholder, sole Director, President of Maple Leaf prior to the
completion of the Acquisition. Mr. Kreitz attained his Bachelor of Engineering
degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1992, completed the Quantum Shift
Executive Program at the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western
Ontario in 2004 and has participated in several leadership courses at the Sauder
School of Business. 


Mr. Murray has worked in the bulk transportation industry for over thirty years,
most recently as President of a major trucking organization in western Canada.
He has significant experience with all aspects of bulk handling logistics
including rail, truck and intermodal storage facilities. Mr. Murray attended
Simon Fraser University, where he obtained his Commerce degree in 1979. He has
also completed the Advanced Executive Program at Kellogg Business School at
Northwestern University. 


Information Concerning Pro-Trans 

Pro-Trans is a public company incorporated pursuant to the laws of Alberta, with
its head office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 


Russel Marcoux, President and CEO of Pro-Trans, stated, "We are pleased and
excited to announce the completion of the acquisition of Maple Leaf. This
acquisition is an excellent start for our Company towards our objective to
become an integrated provider of specialized transportation services across a
range of service sectors within the transportation industry." 


As a result of the Acquisition, Pro-Trans now meets the listing requirements of
a Tier 1 issuer on the TSX-V. 


Information Concerning Maple Leaf 

Maple Leaf is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro-Trans, incorporated pursuant to
the laws of British Columbia. Maple Leaf provides a range of specialized
transportation services related to the management, handling and transportation
of ore and other products for customers involved in the mining industry in
British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon Territory. 


Darby Kreitz, former controlling shareholder and President of Maple Leaf said,
"We expect this transaction to position Maple Leaf well, in respect to
opportunities to continue to expand and grow in volume as well as in the variety
of specialized services that Maple Leaf can offer to its customers in the
future." 


Operating personnel and management in place at Maple Leaf will continue under
the new ownership. Don Watt, the Chief Operating Officer of Maple Leaf, has
entered an employment agreement to continue to provide his experience,
management expertise and leadership to Maple Leaf into the future. 


General 

The TSX-V has provided conditional acceptance of the Acquisition subject to the
satisfaction of all of the TSX-V's conditions and the issuance of a final
bulletin by the TSX-V accepting the Acquisition. Assuming that all TSX-V
conditions are satisfied, Pro-Trans graduate to a Tier 1 issuer on the TSX-V and
will continue to trade under the symbol "PVI". 


Further information concerning Pro-Trans, Maple Leaf and the Acquisition are
contained in the Filing Statement of Pro-Trans which is available for review
under the Pro-Trans' SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.  


Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Filing Statement, any
information released or received with respect to the Acquisition may not be
accurate or complete and should not be relied upon.
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