Houston Lake Mining Inc. announced the appointment of Bruce C. Barker, LLB to the board of directors of the company. Mr. Barker is a partner of Bennett Jones LLP. Mr. Barker practices corporate law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, banking and corporate finance, and recently co-chaired the firm's Corporate Department.

Mr. Barker has represented institutional lenders and investors of all types, including the major Canadian banks, many of the United States and European money center banks, bond holders, hedge funds and a global American financial services company.