Pacific Iron Ore Corporation Announces Appointment of Director

Calgary - Pacific Iron Ore Corporation (TSX.V: POC) (the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that Mr. Peter VanderPlaat of Mississauga, Ontario has joined the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Mr. VanderPlaat is an entrepreneurial executive with a passion for start-ups and early-stage market development. Currently owner/CEO of Desert Spring Eco-Products Ltd, a company originally focused on patented water-efficient consumer products for retail and wholesale channels. Clients include Canadian Tire and Reliance Home Comfort. DSEP also supplies energy-efficient cooling solutions for retrofit applications in telecom and signaling infrastructure. Clients in this sector include Rogers Communications and CN Rail. Mr. VanderPlaat has gained extensive international business experience throughout his career, including Asia-Pacific region, the UK and USA. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) from U. of Waterloo and an M.B.A from Wilfrid Laurier University

The appointment is subject to TSX-V approval



Company Contacts:

For further information please refer to the Corporations profile on SEDAR which can be accessed at www.sedar.com, visit our website at www.pacificironorecorp.com or contact:

Richard Bonnycastle, Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (403) 269-6795
Facsimile: (403) 265-2887



Forward Looking Statements:

The TSX.V Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This release includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward looking statements”. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts that address future production, reserves potential, exploration drilling, exploration activities and events or developments that the Corporation expects are forward looking statements. Although the Corporation believes the expectations expressed in such forward looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements include, but are not limited to: market prices; exploitation and exploration successes; continued availability of capital, financing and personnel; government regulation and laws; the Corporations relationship with First Nations; environmental developments; and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that such statements are not guarantees of future performance and those actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements. For more information on Pacific Iron Ore Corporation, Investors should review the Corporation’s registered filings which are available at www.sedar.com.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of his release.