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WIND RIVER ENERGY CORP. 1040 - 609 Granville Street Vancouver, BC  V7Y 1G5 Tel: 604-689-0037
WIND RIVER ANNOUNCES NEW INVESTOR RELATIONS CONSULTANT
October 18, 2011- Vancouver, B.C.	TSX-V:  WVR
Vancouver, BC - Wind River Energy Corp. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged Derek Huston, of No
--->rth Vancouver, B.C. ("Huston") to provide investor relations services to the Company for a term of 12 months. Pursuant
---> to a service agreement dated October 13, 2011, Huston will provide the Company with investor relations services, incl
--->uding investor communications through telephone, e-mail and personal contact, respond to all investor inquiries in a t
--->imely manner, in consultation with senior management, disseminate Company news and information, disseminate informatio
--->n to investors and potential investors through the necessary mediums, create and implement an investor relations progr
--->am that provides investors and interested parties with the Company information they seek, provide media and advertisin
--->g services where and when necessary, and maintain strong communications with the Company's senior manager on a daily b
--->asis or as necessary, in exchange for a monthly fee of $3,000 plus HST and the grant of 100,000 incentive stock option
--->s at an exercise price of $0.35 per share, one-quarter vesting every three months, starting at the end of the first fi
--->scal quarter, such options as previously announced in the Company's news release of October 3, 2011, subject to the ap
--->proval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
For further information, please contact:
Paul Cox, Director T: (604) 689-0037 F: (604) 926-5806 E: paulcox@pilotagecc.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 this release.
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain information in this news release is forward-looking within the meaning of certain securities laws, and is subj
--->ect to important risks, uncertainties and assumptions. This forward-looking information includes, among other things, 
--->information with respect to the Company's beliefs, plans, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions. The w
--->ords "may", "could", "should", "would", "suspect", "outlook", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "intend",
---> "plan", "target" and similar words and expressions are used to identify forward-looking information. The forward-look
--->ing information in this news release include that describes the Company's expectations as of the date of this news rel
--->ease and includes that Huston will provide the Company with investor relations services, investor communications throu
--->gh telephone, e-mail and personal contact, respond to all investor inquiries in a timely manner, in consultation with 
--->senior management, disseminate Company news and information, disseminate information to investors and potential invest
--->ors through the necessary mediums, create and implement an investor relations program that provides investors and inte
--->rested parties with the Company information they seek, provide media and advertising services where and when necessary
--->, and maintain strong communications with the Company's senior manager on a daily basis or as necessary. The results o
--->r events anticipated or predicted in such forward-looking information may differ materially from actual results or eve
--->nts. Material factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from a conclusion, forecast or p
--->rojection in such forward-looking information include, among others, risks arising from general economic conditions an
--->d adverse industry events. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of material factors is not exhaustive. When re
--->lying on forward-looking information to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing f
--->actors and other uncertainties and potential events. The Company has assumed that the material factors referred to in 
--->the previous paragraph will not cause such forward-looking information to differ materially from actual results or eve
--->nts. However, the list of these factors is not exhaustive and is subject to change and there can be no assurance that 
--->such assumptions will reflect the actual outcome of such items or factors.
THE FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS NEWS RELEASE REPRESENTS THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMPANY AS OF THE DA
--->TE OF THIS NEWS RELEASE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AFTER SUCH DATE. READERS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE IMPORTA
--->NCE ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THIS INFORMATION AS OF ANY OTHER DATE. WHILE THE COMPANY M
--->AY ELECT TO, IT DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION ON AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.