January 19, 2007 - Vancouver, B.C.: West Hawk Development Corp. (the "Company") (TSX.V - WHD, Frankfurt - H5N) is pleased to announce an increase to the previously announced non-brokered private placement (see NR Jan 16, 2007). The Private Placement will now consist of up to 5,000,000 units priced at $0.50 per unit for gross proceeds of $2,500,000. Each unit will consist of one common share of the Company, and one non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each non-transferable share purchase warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.75 for a period of two years from the closing of the financing.

Gross proceeds to the Company from the sale of all 5,000,000 units will be $2,500,000 which will be used towards completion of wells 1 and 2 at the Company's Figure Four natural gas property (approximately $1,500,000), and for general working capital purposes (approximately $1,000,000). The shares purchased as part of this financing, and the accompanying share purchase warrants will be subject to a four month hold period as per TSX venture exchange policy. A finders fee may be payable on a portion or all of the units sold as part of this financing. This offering is subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,


Chris Verrico, Co-Chairman
West Hawk Development Corp.

THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE HAS NOT YET REVIEWED AND DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OF THIS NEWS RELEASE.

About the Company: West Hawk Development Corp. is focused on exploring for and developing valuable, high-demand energy products from a variety of sources. Assets include the 500 billion cubic feet (estimated resources as per NI51-101 report) Figure Four natural gas property located in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, being developed under a drilling and development agreement with EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.; the Fort Norman coal deposit in the Northwest Territories; the Groundhog coal deposit located in northwest British Columbia; and the Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Territory coal property.

Cautionary note: This report contains forward looking statements, particularly those regarding cash flow, capital expenditures and investment plans. Resource estimates, unless specifically noted, are considered speculative. The company has filed a National Instrument 51-101 Report on the Figure Four property. A National Instrument 43-101 report has been filed on the Groundhog property. Any and all other resource or reserve estimates are historical in nature, and should not be relied upon. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on factors that will or may occur in the future. Actual results may vary depending upon exploration activities, industry production, commodity demand and pricing, currency exchange rates, and, but not limited to, general economic factors. Cautionary Note to US investors: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission specifically prohibits the use of certain terms, such as "reserves" unless such figures are based upon actual production or formation tests and can be shown to be economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating conditions.