======================================================================= Re: News Releases - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Pacific North West Capital Announces 1.3 gt (0.04 opt), 3E* over 65m (213.3 feet) at the River Valley Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Project, Sudbury, Ontario ======================================================================= - 0.03 opt,( 1.1 gt), 3E* over 164 feet ( 50m) in hole 2011-DN001 - including 0.05 opt,( 1.55 gt), 3E over 36.1 feet( 10 m) - including 0.04 opt, ( 1.26 gt), 3E over 39.4 feet( 12 m) - including 0.03 opt, ( 1.16 gt), 3E over 45.9 feet( 14 m) - 0.04 opt,( 1.3) gt, 3E over 213.3 feet( 65 m) in hole 2011-DN002 - including 0.05 opt,( 1.82 gt), 3E over 39.4 feet( 12 m) - including 0.09 opt, ( 3.2 gt), 3E over 19.7 feet( 6 m) - One of North Americas newest and largest stand alone Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Projects - Exploration program planned in multi phases, $5 M, including a 15,500 metre drill program - Phase IA Program includes 3D IP and 3600 metres drilling, nears completion - Infill drilling to convert inferred resources to the Measured and Indicated categories - 50 Line Km of 3D Induced Polarization (geophysics) completed, an additional 10 Line Km are in progress. - All samples from the first four holes were sent to SGS Laboratories for Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Gold, Nickel and Copper assays, awaiting for the results. *3E=Pt+Pd+Au May 17th 2011 Vancouver, Canada -- Pacific North West Capital Corp. ("PFN") (TSX: PFN; OTCQX: PAWEF; FSE: P7J) is pleased to report initial assays from the first two holes completed during the 2011 Phase I drill program currently underway in the Dana North area of the Companys 100% owned River Valley Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Project near Sudbury, Ontario.

The current drill program involves one drill rig systematically drilling off sections spaced at approximately 25m intervals through the +900m long, north-south trending Dana Lake deposit.

Current drilling has confirmed the presence of significant PGM, associated with disseminated sulphide mineralization at the Dana North Area. The target at Section 10350 was tested with one fence of four holes. Company has received assay for the first two holes and it is pleased to announce that both holes intersected significant mineralization.

Holes 2011-DN001 and 2011-DN002 of this fence showed extensive mineralization assaying 1.1 gt over 50 metres (0.03 opt over 164 feet) and 1.3 gt 3E over 65 metres (0.04 opt over 213.3 feet) respectively.

Table 1- Illustrates significant drill intervals in the first two holes.

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Pacific North West Capital is a member of the International Metals Group of Companies.

http://www.internationalmetalsgroup.com On behalf of the Board of Directors "Harry Barr" Harry Barr, President & CEO
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There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.

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