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McKenzie Bay International Announces New Roles for Officers

McKenzie Bay International, Ltd. (OTC BB: MKBY) announced today that by agreement between Gary L. Westerholm and the Board of Directors, Mr. Westerholm will become Chairman of the Board of Directors and will be freed up from responsibility for day to day operations of the Company in order to devote full time to the promotion of McKenzie Bay and the marketing of the WindStor® system. As the founding President of McKenzie Bay, Mr. Westerholm has been the driving force in developing the Company to its present position. As Chairman of the Board, Mr. Westerholm will continue to bring his drive and strategic vision to the Company.

Gregory N. Bakeman has been promoted and will assume the authority and responsibility for operations as President of the Company. Mr. Bakeman has been a director since 2000 and has served as Chief Financial Officer since February 2001 and Treasurer since December 2001. He will remain as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company.

Since joining the Company, Mr. Bakeman has worked closely with Mr. Westerholm and has been intimately involved in all aspects of Company operations. "We have been building a close knit group of individuals with experience in the energy sector and project management at WindStor Power Co., our prime subsidiary," stated Mr. Bakeman, "and I am looking forward to working with what is now a strong operational team to move WindStor® to full commercialization"

WindStor Power Co. "WPC," a wholly owned subsidiary of McKenzie Bay International, Ltd., is the owner and operator of WindStor®, a wind energy system designed to integrate distributed generation wind power, installed on or near urban buildings, with grid, off-grid and other power sources. WindStor® features a patent pending vertical-axis WindStor® Wind Turbine and a "proprietary" system integrator.

For further information about this release, contact Rich Kaiser, Investor Relations, YES INTERNATIONAL, 800-631-8127.

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