VANCOUVER, Aug. 19, 2015 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company:  VIPER GOLD LTD

TSX-Venture Symbol: VPR.H

Reason:  At the Request of the Company Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 12:46 PM

IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension (halt) of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.

SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - Halts/Resumptions