PACIFC NORTH WEST EARNS CONTROL OF GREAT LAKES NICKEL DEPOSIT, SOUTH OF THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO News Release Exploration Update for River Valley PGM Project Near Sudbury January 20, 2015 Vancouver, BC; Pacific North West Capital Corp. ("PFN" and the "Company") (TSX.V: PFN; Frankfurt: P7J.F; OTC Pink: PAWEF) today provides an update on exploration of its 100% owned River Valley platinum group metals (PGM) project near the city of Sudbury, Ontario.

PFN is pleased to announce that it recently acquired LiDAR data from its River Valley PGM Project. The LiDAR data were collected during an aerial survey of the PGM project property by Airborne Imaging Inc. of Calgary, Alberta. LiDAR is a remote sensingtechnology that uses laser light to create high resolution digital terrain models.

The LiDAR data collected over the River Valley Project has been used to produce a bare earth digital terrain model for the purposes of: 1) detailed structural and geological interpretation; and 2) future mine site planning studies. The LiDAR bare earth model in combination with PFN's extensive geological, geophysical and geochemical database will prove to be robust and reliable tools for recognizing and targeting new areas of the property with
high exploration potential. Detailed LiDAR models can also aid the future design of roads, open pits, and waste and tailings facilities, and the identification of building stone sources for construction purposes.
Copies of the LiDAR data, models and interpretations will be made available to credible and well-funded companies and groups interested in signing a Confidentiality Agreement and evaluating the River Valley PGM Project for a strategic partnership with PFN. The company has plans to continue exploration on the project in early 2015. Announcements regarding our progress will be forthcoming.
Figure 1. The LiDAR high resolution bare earth model for PFN's 100% owned River Valley PGM Project property near Sudbury, Ontario. PGM mineralized host unit shown in red.
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News Release About PFN

PFN is a mineral exploration company whose philosophy is to be a project generator, explorer and project operator in order to option/joint venture its projects to partners for funding through to production. PFN is focused on the discovery, exploration and development of PGM and nickel-copper sulphide deposits in geologically prospective regions in North America, particularly Canada. The Company's key asset is its

100% owned River Valley PGM Project in the Sudbury
region of northern Ontario. River Valley is one of the largest undeveloped primary PGM projects in Canada. The Company continues to evaluate PGM and nickel- copper properties and projects in North America for potential acquisition opportunities.

About the River Valley PGM Project

River Valley is one of the largest primary PGM Projects in Canada. NI43-101 compliant near-surface resources are: 26 Mt grading 1.5 g/t PdEq for 1.2 Moz contained PdEq in the measured category; 66 Mt grading 1.4 g/t PdEq for 2.8 Moz contained PdEq in the indicated category; and 36 Mt grading 1.1 g/t PdEq for 1.2 Moz contained PdEq in the inferred category (see PFN'swebsite for details).

Figure 2. Location of the River Valley PGM Project, Ontario.

The Project is located within 100 road-km of Sudbury and is readily accessible via paved and gravel roads with settlements, power and rail all nearby. The River Valley PGM deposit is overlain by mining leases owned 100% by PFN. Exploration upside is enormous, particularly at depth.

Qualified Person

The technical content of this new release has been prepared, reviewed and approved by Dr. William Stone, P.Geo., principal consulting geologist to Pacific North West Capital Corp. and a Qualified Person under the provisions of National Instrument 43-101.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Harry Barr Chairman and CEO

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