Bonterra Energy Income Trust Confirms Cash Distribution for April Payable May•30,•2008


    CALGARY, May 2 /CNW/ - Bonterra Energy Income Trust
(www.bonterraenergy.com) (TSX: BNE.UN) is pleased to announce its distribution
to Unitholders for the month of April 2008. The record date for the
distribution is May 15, and the ex-distribution date is May 13, 2008. The
distribution will be made on May 30, 2008. The amount of the distribution will
be $0.25 per unit.

    Bonterra Energy Income Trust is a conventional oil and gas royalty trust
with operations in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Its units are listed on
The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "BNE.UN".

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For further information:

For further information: George F. Fink, President, and CEO or Garth E.
Schultz, Vice President - Finance, and CFO, Telephone: (403) 262-5307, Fax:
(403) 265-7488