CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 17, 2008) - Grande Cache Coal Corporation ("Grande Cache Coal") (TSX:GCE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ian Bootle to the position of Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bootle has held several senior financial positions in leading public companies including Canadian Airlines International Ltd. and TransAlta Corporation. Most recently, Mr. Bootle was Chief Financial Officer of Innicor Subsurface Technologies Inc., a TSX listed global integrated supplier of wellbore products.

"We are very pleased to have Ian join Grande Cache Coal and look forward to benefiting from his significant public company and financial experience", said, Robert Stan, President and Chief Executive Officer. "The appointment of Ian brings invaluable experience to the corporation as we continue to strengthen our management team and to pursue our corporate goals."

Grande Cache Coal is an Alberta based metallurgical coal mining company whose experienced team of coal professionals are managing a mine that produces metallurgical coal for the steel industry and holds coal leases covering over 22,000 hectares in the Smoky River Coalfield located in west-central Alberta. Grande Cache Coal's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "GCE".

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Grande Cache Coal Corporation
Robert H. Stan
President and Chief Executive Officer
(403) 543-7070
(403) 543-7092 (FAX)

Website: www.gccoal.com