Western Potash Corp. (the “Company”) (TSX.V: WPX, FSE: AHE) wishes to announce that it has today received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the “Bid”) to purchase for cancellation, from time to time,as it considers advisable, up to 4,900,000 of the Company’s (being approximately 5% of the 99,121,533 Common Shares outstanding at October 8, 2008). Purchases will not exceed 1,980,000 common shares (being approximately 2% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares) in the 30 day period commencing October 20, 2008.