Mr. Blake Morgan reports

OPAWICA EXPLORATIONS INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

Monty Sutton has consented to act as a director of Opawica Explorations Inc., effective March 25, 2026.

Mr. Sutton also serves as the company's chief financial officer.

Mr. Sutton brings more than 35 years of experience in public markets, corporate governance, senior administration and accounting, and has served on the management teams and boards for many private and publicly traded companies.

About Opawica Explorations Inc.

Opawica is a junior Canadian exploration company with a strong portfolio of precious and base metal properties within the Rouyn-Noranda region of the Abitibi gold belt in Quebec. The company's management has a great record in discovering and developing successful exploration projects. The company's objective is to increase shareholder value through the development of exploration properties using cost-effective exploration practices, acquiring further exploration properties, and seeking partnerships by either joint venture or sale with industry leaders.

Qualified person

Yvan Bussieres, PEng, an independent qualified person under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release.

The potential exploration target quantity and grade are conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource, and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.

We seek Safe Harbor.