Opawica Explorations Inc. Closes Financing

300 – 555 W. Georgia Street, Randall Building, Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 1Z6 T (604)681-3170, F (604)681-3552, [email protected] www.opawica.com

OPAWICA EXPLORATIONS INC. CLOSES FINANCING

Vancouver, B.C. – March 24, 2017 – Opawica Explorations Inc. (the “Company”) (TSX.V: OPW) announces that, further to its news release March 1, 2017, the Company has closed a private placement of 325 units (the “Units”) for total gross proceeds of $325,000 (the “Offering”). Each Unit is priced at $1,000 and is comprised of 5,000 flow-through common shares, 5,000 non flow-through common shares, and 10,000 share purchase warrants exercisable at $0.12 for a term of two years. The Unit pricing is equivalent to $0.10 per share and a whole warrant attached to each share that is exercisable into one further common share at a price of $0.12 for a term of two years. Insiders purchased 20 Units.

All securities issued in the private placement are subject to a hold period expiring July 25, 2017.

The proceeds from the sale of the flow-through portion of the Offering will be used for exploration activity on the Company’s 100% owned, subject to retained royalty, Bazooka East gold property located near Rouyn-Noranda Quebec. The proceeds from the sale of the non flow-through portion of the Offering will be used for general working capital.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Fred Kiernicki President and Chief Executive Officer Opawica Explorations Inc.

Telephone: 604-681-3170 Fax: 604-681-3552

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