Appointment of Solomon Pillersdorf to Trillium Board of Directors

Appointment of Solomon Pillersdorf to Trillium Board of Directors

Toronto, Ontario CANADA, August 15, 2012 /FSC/ - Trillium North Minerals Ltd. (TNM - TSX Venture),announces the appointment of Dr. Solomon (Sam) Pillersdorf, to its Board of Directors.  

Dr. Pillersdorf has been involved in the mining sector for over fifteen years, having accumulated a broad base of knowledge and experience in the junior resource sector. He has been involved in the funding and formation of start-up mining companies, and the funding of junior mining companies at different stages of their growth. He has also been involved in sourcing and funding resource claims throughout various parts of Canada. Sam is the President and CEO of Shadchen Resources Intermediaries Inc., which has successfully facilitated the takeover of several Canadian mining resources by foreign investors. He has been a director of several junior mining companies. Dr. Pillersdorf has retired from a successful medical practice where he was the Head of the Outpatient Rheumatology Clinic and Head of Rheumatology Training at the McMaster University Medical Centre. He is Vice President of La Prima Investments Ltd. and of Sep Holdings Ltd., which are companies involved in commercial real estate, mortgage and securities investments.

Elliot Strashin, Trillium President, is quoted; "Sam is also a past board member who returns to the board. His experiences over the past few years will prove invaluable to the board in advancing the interests of the Company."

Dr, Pillersdorf replaces Mr. Peter Freed who recently resigned from the board to concentrate on his other business activities. We thank Peter for serving on the board and wish him luck with his other business activities.

No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This News Release includes certain "forward-looking statements." All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of Trillium, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. 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. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Trillium expectations are exploration risks, commodity prices, assumed startup and operating costs detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by Trillium with securities regulators.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Elliot Strashin, President

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