Enerplus Resources Fund
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    CALGARY, Feb. 16 /CNW/ - Enerplus Resources Fund (the "Fund") hereby
gives notice that March 16, 2007 has been fixed as the Record Date for
determination of those Unitholders entitled to receive notice and to vote at
the Annual General Meeting of the Fund to be held in the Lecture Theatre of
the Metropolitan Centre, 333 - 4th Avenue SW, in Calgary, Alberta, commencing
at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2007.

                                David A. McCoy
                                Vice President,
                                General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

For further information: Enerplus Resources Fund, The Dome Tower, 3000,
333-7th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2Z1, Tel (403) 298-2200, Fax
(403) 298-2211, www.enerplus.com;
To request a free copy of this organization's annual report, please go to
http://www.newswire.ca and click on Tools for Investors.