TD Canada Trust Scholarship for Community Leadership program
    recognizes outstanding Canadian youth with awards worth $60,000 each

    OTTAWA, May 15 /CNW/ - Join TD Canada Trust in honouring some of Canada's
most distinguished high-school students as they are awarded the TD Canada
Trust Scholarship for Community Leadership. As one of the top scholarship
programs in Canada, students are awarded full post-secondary tuition, $5,000 a
year toward living expenses and an offer of summer employment at TD Canada
Trust for up to four years - a total value of up to $60,000 each. The
scholarship celebrates the spirit of volunteerism, community leadership and
academic excellence.
    This year's winners include an 18 year-old who discovered a new
anti-cancer agent, an acoustic guitar teacher who helped establish IT training
programs for First Nation youth and the cousin of an autistic child who
developed a musical learning tool that helps children with autism identify
letters, words and sentences.

    WHAT:     Homegrown heroes will be recognized for their academic
              achievements and outstanding contributions to communities
              across Canada.

    WHO:      Following the scholarship presentation ceremony, one-on-one
              interviews are available with:
              -  Scholarship winners from across the country
              -  Tim Hockey, Co-Chair, TD Canada Trust
              -  Senator Donald Oliver, Special Guest and Keynote Speaker

    WHEN:     Tuesday, May 15, 2007
              -  Media Registration: 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
              -  Scholarship Presentation Ceremony: 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
              -  One-on-One Interviews: 12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

    WHERE:    Fairmont Château Laurier
              1 Rideau Street
              Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7
              (613) 241-1414

For further information: Elynn Wareham, GCI Group, (416) 486-5910, (416)
697-5414 (cell), ewareham@gcigroup.com; Sarah Van Lange, GCI Group, (416)
486-5918, svanlange@gcigroup.com