May 10, 2011 (Filing Services Canada) --

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Trade Winds Intersects 2.08 g/t gold over 30 metres on Block A

* 1.31 g/t Au over 17.5 m and 2.54 g/t Au over 10.0 m in M Zone
* 2.08 g/t Au over 30.0 m and 1.43 g/t Au over 29.0 m in Foot Wall
* Assays of 30.2 g/t Au over 0.3 m in M Zone, 34.7g/t Au over 1.0 m in footwall and 14.1 g/t Au over 1.0 m in hanging wall
* Drilling portion of Winter 2011 program complete
* 69 diamond drill holes - 29,756.5 metres completed

Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA, May 10, 2011 /FSC/ - Trade Winds Ventures Inc. (TWD - TSX Venture, TVR - FWB), is pleased to announce additional drilling results on the Block A Joint Venture project (50% Trade Winds / 50% Detour Gold), located adjacent to Detour Gold's Detour Lake gold project in northeastern Ontario. The planned 30,000 metre (70 drill hole) program commenced January 5, 2011 and was completed on May 2 with a total of 69 drill holes totalling 29,756.5 metres. Trade Winds is the operator of the Joint Venture exploration program.

Shown below are the significant mineralized (uncut) sections intersected in diamond drill holes TWDDH276 to TWDDH282 holes, with all seven infill drill holes located within the pit shell on Block A.

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Hanging Wall Zone

TWDDH-277                 TWDDH-280                TWDDH-281
1.85 g/t Au over 4.2 m    1.36 g/t Au over 3.3 m   1.31 g/t Au over 3.5 m
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M Zone

TWDDH-278                                         TWDDH-279
2.54 g/t Au over 10.0 m                           4.42 g/t Au over 4.2 m

TWDDH-282                                         TWDDH-280
0.99 g/t Au over 9.8 m                            1.31 g/t Au over 17.5 m
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Foot Wall Zone

TWDDH-276                TWDDH-279                 TWDDH-281
2.08 g/t Au over 30.0 m  1.43 g/t Au over 29.0 m   9.14 Au g/t over 3.0 m
                         0.88 g/t Au over 14.0 m   0.77 Au g/t over 8.0 m

TWDDH-280                2.33 g/t Au over 7.0 m
3.55 g/t Au over 3.6 m   3.57 g/t Au over 6.0 m
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Additional results are listed at end of press release.


The winter 2011 drill program began on January 5, 2011 was completed on May 2, 2011 with 72 diamond drill holes completed (including 3 abandoned drill holes). One planned drill hole was not completed due to ground conditions. Plans are for drill logging to be completed by mid-May and the backlog of core sampling to be completed by mid-June.

Similar to the 2010 program, the 2011 program sought to address more than one objective: infill drilling, particularly large gap areas, and exploration drilling. One of the recommendations of the 2009 NI 43-101 report by Watts Griffis and McOuat (WGM) was the infill drilling of numerous drilling gaps, also termed data gaps, within the pit shell area to increase the confidence level of the mineral resources. On Block A, drill spacing of closer than 80 metres is required for the category of inferred resources and closer than 40 metres for indicated resources. The winter 2010 program targeted regions with spacing greater than 80 metres within the pit area. This has continued with this 2011 drilling program.

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Drill Hole      Zone         From        To     Length   Au grade
                             Metres    Metres   Metres    g/t
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TWDDH276     Hanging Wall    27.0      28.0      1.0     0.93
TWDDH276     Hanging Wall    35.0      36.0      1.0     1.91
TWDDH276     Hanging Wall    43.0      44.0      1.0     1.25
TWDDH276     Hanging Wall    55.0      56.0      1.0     1.73
TWDDH276     Hanging Wall    71.0      72.0      1.0     8.43
TWDDH276     Hanging Wall   120.0     122.0      2.0     1.08
TWDDH276     Hanging Wall   141.0     142.5      1.5     3.89
TWDDH276     M Zone         156.8     158.0      1.2     1.37
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      172.9     175.0      2.1     1.04
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      251.0     256.0      5.0     0.68
 including                  255.0     256.0      1.0     1.62
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      269.0     273.0      4.0     1.86
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      277.0     279.0      2.0     1.13
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      304.0     305.0      1.0     1.10
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      326.0     356.0     30.0     2.08
 including                  326.0     327.0      1.0    34.70
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      360.0     363.0      3.0     0.92
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      372.0     374.0      2.0     0.98
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      385.0     392.0      7.0     0.75
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      399.0     401.0      1.4     3.04
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      404.8     406.0      1.2     0.93
TWDDH276     Foot Wall      415.0     416.0      1.0     1.40

TWDDH277     Hanging Wall    53.0      56.0      3.0     3.48
 including                   55.3      56.0      0.7    13.30
TWDDH277     Hanging Wall   233.3     237.0      3.8     1.19
TWDDH277     Hanging Wall   253.8     258.0      4.2     1.85
TWDDH277     Hanging Wall   284.5     284.8      0.4     3.69
TWDDH277     Hanging Wall   374.0     375.0      1.0    14.10
TWDDH277     M Zone         380.0     382.0      2.0     0.90
TWDDH277     Foot Wall      420.0     421.0      1.0     1.11
TWDDH277     Foot Wall      430.0     434.0      4.0     1.20
TWDDH277     Foot Wall      445.0     449.0      4.0     1.45
TWDDH277     Foot Wall      456.0     458.0      2.0     1.55
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Drill Hole      Zone         From        To     Length   Au grade
                             Metres    Metres   Metres    g/t
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TWDDH278     Hanging Wall    24.0      25.0      1.0     3.20
TWDDH278     Hanging Wall    92.6      95.0      2.4     2.50
TWDDH278     Hanging Wall   111.0     112.0      1.0     1.15
TWDDH278     Hanging Wall   119.0     120.0      1.0     1.53
TWDDH278     Hanging Wall   129.0     130.0      1.0     1.28
TWDDH278     Hanging Wall   138.0     139.0      1.0     2.01
TWDDH278     Hanging Wall   151.0     152.9      1.9     1.15
TWDDH278     M Zone         158.0     168.0     10.0     2.54
 including                  160.4     161.5      1.0    11.40
TWDDH278     M Zone         173.0     174.0      1.0     3.60
TWDDH278     M Zone         185.0     186.0      1.0     1.28
TWDDH278     Foot Wall      207.0     212.0      5.0     0.93
TWDDH278     Foot Wall      244.0     248.7      4.7     1.26
TWDDH278     Foot Wall      257.0     259.0      2.0     0.88
TWDDH278     Foot Wall      275.0     277.0      2.0     4.47
TWDDH278     Foot Wall      301.0     302.0      1.0     1.16
TWDDH278     Foot Wall      307.0     308.0      1.0     1.03
TWDDH278     Foot Wall      313.0     315.0      2.0     1.24
TWDDH278     Foot Wall      354.5     358.0      3.5     0.90
TWDDH278     Foot Wall      409.0     410.0      1.0     1.66
TWDDH278     Foot Wall      415.0     416.0      1.0     2.28
TWDDH278     Foot Wall      449.0     450.0      1.0     8.80

TWDDH279     M Zone          28.0      32.2      4.2     4.42
 including                   30.0      31.0      1.0    16.00
TWDDH279     M Zone          43.0      45.0      2.0     0.74
TWDDH279     Foot Wall       74.0      77.0      3.0     1.49
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      109.0     110.0      1.0     1.01
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      133.0     147.0     14.0     0.88
 including   Foot Wall      140.0     147.0      7.0     1.30
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      159.0     164.4      5.4     2.53
 including   Foot Wall      160.0     161.0      1.0    11.00
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      184.5     185.0      0.6     1.30
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      187.0     188.0      1.0     1.22
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      194.0     195.0      1.0     1.25
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      198.0     199.0      1.0     1.00
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      228.0     235.0      7.0     2.33
 including                  233.0     234.0      1.0    11.10
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      256.0     264.0      8.0     0.85
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      269.0     298.0     29.0     1.43
 including                  293.4     294.4      1.0    16.00
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      316.0     320.0      4.0     0.92
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      343.2     344.0      0.8     2.99
TWDDH279     Foot Wall      361.0     367.0      6.0     3.57
 including                  363.0     364.0      1.0    14.10
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Drill Hole      Zone         From        To     Length   Au grade
                             Metres    Metres   Metres    g/t
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TWDDH279     Foot Wall       405.0     406.0     1.0     1.33
TWDDH279     Foot Wall       409.0     410.0     1.0    12.70
TWDDH279     Foot Wall       417.0     418.0     1.0     2.27
TWDDH279     Foot Wall       447.0     448.0     1.0     3.08

TWDDH280     Hanging Wall     28.7      32.0     3.3      1.3
TWDDH280     Hanging Wall     52.5      53.3     0.8     1.10
TWDDH280     Hanging Wall    123.0     124.5     1.5     1.18
TWDDH280     Hanging Wall    149.0     150.0     1.0     5.06
TWDDH280     Hanging Wall    165.0     168.0     3.0     0.85
TWDDH280     Hanging Wall    175.1     178.0     3.0     1.55
TWDDH280     Hanging Wall    187.8     189.1     1.3     7.09
TWDDH280     M Zone          286.2     303.7    17.5     1.31
 including                   295.3     295.6     0.3    30.20
TWDDH280     M Zone          309.4     309.9     0.5     1.24
TWDDH280     Foot Wall       324.0     331.0     7.0     0.88
TWDDH280     Foot Wall       335.0     338.1     3.1     1.64
TWDDH280     Foot Wall       367.0     370.6     3.6     3.55
TWDDH280     Foot Wall       384.0     385.0     1.0     2.79

TWDDH281     Hanging Wall     60.0      63.0     3.0     0.84
TWDDH281     Hanging Wall     67.5      71.0     3.5     1.31
TWDDH281     M Zone           87.0      89.0     2.0     1.34
TWDDH281     Foot Wall        98.0     106.0     8.0     0.77
TWDDH281     foot Wall       198.0     199.0     1.0     1.08
TWDDH281     Foot Wall       207.0     213.0     6.0     1.03
TWDDH281     Foot Wall       239.0     240.0     1.0     1.59
TWDDH281     Foot Wall       272.0     275.0     3.0     9.14
 including                   273.0     274.0     1.0    26.30
TWDDH281     Foot Wall       278.0     279.0     1.0     2.02

TWDDH282     Hanging Wall     47.0      49.0     2.0     1.34
TWDDH282     Hanging Wall     70.0      71.4     1.4     1.44
TWDDH282     Hanging Wall    140.0     144.0     4.0     0.74
TWDDH282     Hanging Wall    196.0     197.0     1.0     1.90
TWDDH282     M Zone          222.0     231.8     9.8     0.99
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Quality Assurance and Quality Control ("QA/QC") Program for Core Sampling

The Company has implemented a quality control program to ensure best practices in sampling, analysis and security of core samples. The drill core is first logged then sawn in half during the sampling process with half being retained for verification and reference purposes. During sample collection and assaying, there is an established QC procedure which includes the insertion into the sample stream of standard reference samples, sample duplicates and blank samples, including the insertion of blank samples after all samples with visible gold.

The samples are delivered direct to Activation Laboratories Ltd. (ActLabs) preparation facility in Timmins, Ontario by Trade Winds personnel. The samples are analyzed for gold using the ActLabs procedure 1A2-50, which is a 50 g fire assay with AA finish. Samples returning greater than 3 g/t Au are automatically processed
using a fire assay-gravimetric finish. Total metallic assays for gold were also performed on selected intervals. All samples assayed by ActLabs include a standard multi-element ICP package.

The coarse rejects are kept in Timmins for re-assaying purposes for a period of up to six months and then returned to the Trade Winds site for long term storage. Selected coarse rejects and pulps are check assayed by third party laboratories other than ActLabs.

The material in this news release has been prepared and reviewed by Stephen Wallace, P. Geo, VP Exploration, a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101.


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