Happy Creek Appoints Mr. Charles Chebry as Chief Financial Officer

Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:HPY) (the "Company") is pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr. Charles Chebry as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).


Mr. Chebry will bring his extensive experience in management of public companies
to Happy Creek's senior executive level. He is currently Chairman and Director
of Cedar Mountain Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CED), and CFO and Director of
Argonaut Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AGA). Mr. Chebry is also CFO of Kivalliq
Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:KIV) and a Director of CBR Gold Corp. (TSX
VENTURE:CBG) (formerly Committee Bay Resources Inc.), and served as President
and founder of its predecessor company Arta Enterprises Inc. Mr. Chebry was CFO,
Vice President, Finance and Director of Olympia Financial Group Inc. (TSX:OLY)
and its wholly owned subsidiary Olympia Trust Company from March 1997 to
December 2006 and remains a Director. Mr. Chebry has a Bachelor of Science from
the University of Alberta and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).


"We are pleased to have Mr. Chebry take a greater role with the Company," states
David Blann, President and CEO. "Importantly for shareholders, we have engaged
Charles's extensive public company management and financial experience in these
globally volatile financial times."


We very much thank Mr. Brian Welwood, who has stepped aside as CFO and resigned
as Director, for his capable service and role with the Company over the past
year and a half, and we wish him well as he continues his private accounting
business.


The Company is finalizing plans that include drilling the 100% owned Rateria
property that is located near Teck's Highland Valley copper mine, and building
on the Company's exploration success at its 100% owned Silverboss and Fox
properties that are located near Xstrata's Boss Mountain molybdenum mine.


On behalf of the Board of Directors,

David E Blann, P.Eng., President, CEO