High North Resources: Corporate Update

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High North Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:HN) (the "Company" or "High North") is
pleased to report the appointment of Michael Black and Lawrence Walter to the
board of directors.


Mr. Black is the senior energy partner, based in Calgary, in the office of the
international law firm of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. He has extensive oil
and gas experience, both domestically and internationally, in the upstream,
midstream and downstream sectors. He has provided lead counsel advice to
numerous domestic and international companies. Mr. Black is an experienced
director on several energy companies, including public TSX companies. In 2007,
he received his ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.


Mr. Walter is a professional accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from
the University of Calgary and a CMA designation from the Alberta Society of
Certified Management Accountants. Mr. Walter has 28 years of Canadian petroleum
industry experience with extensive executive experience in both private and
public junior oil and natural gas companies. Mr. Walter provides experience in
corporate planning, budgeting and financial reporting to the High North Board of
Directors. Mr. Walter is currently the President and Director of Eastend Energy
Corp. and Long Term Asset Management Inc., both gas focused E&P companies in
Saskatchewan and Alberta. Mr. Walter has held the position of Chief Financial
Officer for several public E&P companies including Belfast Petroleum/Merit
Energy (1997 - 2000), ValVista Energy (2000 - 2005) and RedStar Oil & Gas
(2005-2007). 


Colin Soares, the Company's President and CEO stated "We are very pleased with
the addition of Mr. Black and Mr. Walter to the Company's board of directors.
Mr. Black's and Mr. Walter's extensive industry contacts and experience will be
an invaluable asset as the Company transitions into an oil and gas production
company."


The appointments of Mr. Black and Mr. Walter will fill the vacancies of Arn
Schoch and Brian Morrison, who resigned as directors of High North. The Board
wishes to thank Mr. Schoch and Mr. Morrison for their service on the Board.


Operations Update

The Company has now completed its first two Montney horizontal oil wells and is
conducting pressure surveys.


In addition, the Company has entered into a farmin agreement on 2.25 sections of
land and commenced drilling an earning well. 


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the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance
and actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking
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opinions of High North's management on the date the statements are made. Except
as required by law, High North undertakes no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or
opinions, or other factors, should change.


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the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any
obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as expressly required by securities law.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Mr. Colin Soares
Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director
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www.highnorthresources.com