All incumbent directors, being Mr. Michel David, Mr. Eugene Gauthier, Mr. Thomas Schuster, and Mr.

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Walker Announces Annual Meeting Results and Grants Stock Options

Vancouver, B.C. August 22, 2017 - Walker River Resources Corp. (“Walker” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: “WRR”) is pleased to announce that all resolutions tabled at the Company`s Annual Meeting on Monday August 21, 2017, were approved by the shareholders.

All incumbent directors, being Mr. Michel David, Mr. Eugene Gauthier, Mr. Thomas Schuster, and Mr. Denis St. Hilaire, were reappointed to act as directors for the ensuing year. All other resolutions were unanimously passed at the meeting.

The Company is granting 9,000,000 incentive stock options to certain officers, directors, consultants, and employees of the Company to purchase up to a total of 9,000,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.12 per common share for a period of five years.

The stock options are subject to the terms of the Company's stock option plan and regulatory approval.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

“Michel David”

________________________ Michel David, Chief Executive Officer and Director

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Walker River Resources Corp.

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