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8-K - CURRENT REPORT DATED 4-14-11 - Sky Harvest Energy Corp.g5023.txt

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                           [SKY HARVEST WINDPOWER LOGO]


                SKY HARVEST APPOINTS HARRY BAUSKIN AS A DIRECTOR

April 14, 2011                                                Symbol: SKYH:OTCBB

VANCOUVER,    BRITISH   COLUMBIA--Sky   Harvest   Windpower   Corp.   OTCBB:SKYH
(the"Company")  is pleased to announce that it has appointed  Harry Bauskin as a
director of the Company.

Mr. Bauskin has extensive  experience in the banking and investment  industries.
He previously held various positions with Bank Hapoalim,  Israel's largest bank,
over a 30 year period.  These  positions  included  acting as head of the bank's
Toronto and Canadian  divisions and head of the  Investment  Advice  Division in
Jerusalem. He was key in establishing a portfolio management company and foreign
investments  division for Bank  Hapoalim.  Mr.  Bauskin has also acted as Deputy
Managing  Director  for Israel  Halutz  Ltd.,  one of Israel's  major  portfolio
management  companies,  and  as  Senior  Portfolio  Manager/Analyst  for  Afikim
Investments  Limited.  He  holds a  Bachelor  of  Commerce  degree  from  Durban
University in South Africa where he specialized in economics and accountancy.

In connection with Mr. Bauskin's appointment,  Sky Harvest's President,  William
Iny, stated,  "We are excited about having someone of Harry Bauskin's caliber on
our Board of Directors.  His many years of experience in the financial  industry
will be a key asset for us as we seek to expand  our  business  operations.  Mr.
Bauskin's  experience  in  evaluating   potential  corporate   acquisitions  and
financing  structures  are  invaluable  to the  Company  at  this  stage  of its
development."

Sky Harvest has agreed to grant  incentive  stock options to Mr. Bauskin whereby
he can acquire up to 525,000  shares of our common stock at a price of $0.25 for
a period of five  years.  This grant is  pursuant  to the  Company's  previously
announced 2011 Stock Option Plan.

Sky Harvest invites  shareholders and other interested  parties to visit its new
website located at www.skyharvestwind.com or contact Sky Harvest at 604-267-3041
locally or toll-free 1.877.700.7021

SKY HARVEST WINDPOWER CORP.

William Iny, President

Sky Harvest Windpower Corp. is a United States and British Columbia reporting issuer involved in development stage wind power projects located in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada. Wind speed and environmental data relating to the Company's leased properties indicates that the properties host a strong and consistent wind resource that warrants the erection of wind power generation facilities with the potential to generate up to 350 MW of electricity. For more information, please contact Sky Harvest at 604-267-3041. Safe harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Except for statements of historical fact, the information presented herein constitutes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include financial and other projections, as well as statements regarding the Company's future plans, objectives or economic performance, or the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The Company uses words such as "may", "would", "could", "will", "likely", "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "plan", "forecast", "project", "estimate" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform to the Company's expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from those indicated. Forward looking statements in this press release include the following: that the Company will be expanding its business operations in the future and that Mr. Bauskin will be evaluating potential corporate acquisitions and financing structures on the Company's behalf. Factors which may delay or prevent these forward looking statements from being realized include that we may not be able to raise sufficient funds to expand our operations and that Mr. Bauskin may be prevented from evaluating potential corporate acquisitions and financing structures due to his other business obligations. Readers should refer to the risk disclosures outlined in the Company's periodic reports filed from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov and with the British Columbia Securities Commission at www.sedar.com