Article: Freewest Announces Hearing on Shareholder Rights Plan; - Hearing scheduled for November 12 and 13 - Freewest to oppose application by Noront Resources for cease-trade order against Freewest's Shareholder Rights Plan.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Nov 6, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Freewest Resources Canada Inc. (TSX VENTURE:FWR) announces that a hearing before the Bureau de decision et de revision en valeurs mobilieres will be held on November 12 and 13, 2009 to consider an application filed by Noront Resources Ltd. for a cease-trade order against Freewest's Shareholder Rights Plan, adopted in 2008. The application follows Noront's hostile take-over bid for all of Freewest's outstanding shares launched on October 13, 2009.

Noront's application was filed with the Bureau de decision et de revision en valeurs mobilieres on November 2, 2009. Noront's counsel announced its intention to ...

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