TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 10, 2010 (Marketwire) -- Nitinat Minerals Corporation (the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:NZZ) is pleased to announce that Mr. Ian Stewart has been appointed to the board of directors of the Corporation.

Mr. Stewart co-founded Stratacon Inc, the largest sub-metering company in Canada in 1996 and finalized a sale of the company to the Consumers Water Heater Income Fund in August 2008. Since the sale, Mr. Stewart continues to advise Stratacon and maintains an active practice in international business development.

Mr. Stewart was appointed to the board of directors after the resignation of Mr. Wayne Isaacs. Mr. Isaacs resigned to pursue personal projects. The Corporation would like to thank Mr. Isaacs for his contribution to the Corporation and wish him luck in his future endeavors.

The Corporation also announces that it has granted 400,000 stock options to a director. Each option is exercisable at $0.25 per common share and is exercisable at any time until May 9, 2015.

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