Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust ("BEI.UN" - TSX) to Present at the BMO
Capital Markets 2010 North American Real Estate Conference

CALGARY, Sept. 8 /CNW/ - Boardwalk REIT (TSX:BEI.UN) today announced that President Roberto Geremia and Chief Financial Officer William Wong will participate in the BMO Capital Markets 2010 North American Real Estate Conference, to be held September 15 & 16, 2010 at The Peninsula Hotel, 108 East Superior Street in Chicago, IL. Mr. Geremia will participate in a panel discussion on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 9:45 a.m. Eastern Time.

The panel discussion will be Webcast and available in real-time at http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/NARealEstate2010/webcasts/default.aspx

Corporate Profile

Boardwalk REIT is Canada's largest owner/operator of multi-family rental communities. Boardwalk REIT currently owns and operates in excess of 230 properties with 35,686 units totalling approximately 30 million net rentable square feet, and is Canada's largest owner/operator of multi-family rental communities. Boardwalk REIT's portfolio is concentrated in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec. Boardwalk REIT's Trust Units are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol BEI.UN. The Trust's total Enterprise Value is approximately $4.0 billion. Additional information about Boardwalk REIT can be found on the Company's website at www.boardwalkreit.com.

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For further information: Boardwalk REIT: Sam Kolias, CEO, [phone]; Roberto Geremia, President, [phone]; William Wong, CFO, [phone]