NZZ Nitinat Minerals Corporation

Nitinat Minerals Corporation (the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: NZZ) is pleased to announce that Mr. Ian Stewart has been appointed to the board of directors of the Corporation.

Mr. Stewart co-founded Stratacon Inc, the largest sub-metering company in Canada in 1996 and finalized a sale of the company to the Consumers Water Heater Income Fund in August 2008. Since the sale, Mr. Stewart continues to advise Stratacon and maintains an active practice in international business development.

Mr. Stewart was appointed to the board of directors after the resignation of Mr. Wayne Isaacs. Mr. Isaacs resigned to pursue personal projects. The Corporation would like to thank Mr. Isaacs for his contribution to the Corporation and wish him luck in his future endeavors.

The Corporation also announces that it has granted 400,000 stock options to a director. Each option is exercisable at $0.25 per common share and is exercisable at any time until May 9, 2015.

This update contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally, these forward looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as "plans", "anticipated", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Nitinat is subject to significant risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements contained in this release. Nitinat cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward looking statements and Nitinat assumes no obligation to update or revise the forward looking statements contained in this release to reflect actual events or new circumstances.

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Contacts: Nitinat Minerals Corporation Victor Cantore Director of the Corporation 514.831.3809