Mr. Chris Lodder reports

BARKERVILLE ANNOUNCES OPTION AND RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT GRANTS

Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. has granted to certain officers and employees of the company an aggregate total of 750,000 options to purchase common shares of the company exercisable at a price of 42 cents per common share for a period of five years. The common shares issuable upon exercise of the options are subject to a four-month hold period from the original date of grant.

The company has also granted an aggregate total of 1.45 million restricted share units of the company (RSUs) to certain eligible participants under the company's restricted share unit plan. The full text of the RSU plan is available on SEDAR. The RSUs will vest immediately and convert into common shares at a fair market value of 43.5 cents per common share, being the closing price of the common shares on the date of the grant.

About Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd.

The company is focused on developing its extensive mineral rights package located in the historical Cariboo mining district of central British Columbia. The company's brownfield exploration team is focused on developing and delineating a minable resource within the seven kilometres of principal project area located near the town of Wells, B.C. The company's greenfield team is developing quality exploration assets throughout the remaining land package through systematic, scientific exploration. The operations team is focused on developing and mining the Bonanza Ledge and B.C. vein deposits on Barkerville Mountain.

We seek Safe Harbor.