VANCOUVER, April 17, 2014 /CNW/ -- The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company: Viscount Mining Corp.

TSX-Venture Symbol: VML

Reason: Cease Trade Order

Halt Time (ET): 8:00 AM

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