Fort St. James Nickel Corp. Closes Option Agreement with Great Atlantic Resources Corp.

Date: October 10, 2017 News Release

Fort St. James Nickel Corp. Closes Option Agreement with

Great Atlantic Resources Corp.

Vancouver, British Columbia: Fort St. James Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FTJ.H) (“FTJ” or the “Company”)

is pleased to announce that the NEX Board of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) has approved the

previously announced option agreement (the “Agreement”) with Great Atlantic Resource Corp. ( “GR”)

pursuant to which FTJ may acquire 100% of GR ’s Porcupine property (the “Property”) located in New

Brunswick (the “Transaction”).

Under the Agreement, FTJ may earn-in a 100% interest in the Property by making certain staged cash

payments and share payments of common shares in the capital of FTJ to GR over a four year period as

follows: (i) $15,000 in cash and 500,000 common shares within five (5) days of the TSXV approval of the

Transaction (the “Approval Date”); (ii) $20,000 in cash and $75,000 in common shares on or before the

first anniversary of the Approval Date; (iii) $20,000 in cash and $75,000 in common shares on or before

the second anniversary of the App roval Date; (iv) $20,000 in cash an d $75,000 in common shares on or

before the third anniversary of the Approval Date; and (v) $75,000 in cash and $200,000 in common

shares on or before the fourth a nniversary of the Approval Date. FTJ will also be required to spend

$1,000,000 in exploration expenditures on the Property over a four (4) year period with a minimum of

$150,000 each year.

GR will retain a 2.0% new smelter return royalty (the “NSR Royalty”) which FTJ may buy down one -

half (50%) of the NSR Royalty by paying $1,000,000, leaving GR with 1.0%.

The TSX-V has confirmed that the Company’s shares halt will be lifted. The Company expects trading to

resume at market open on or about October 12 2017 on the NEX Board.

,

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Barry Brown

President

Fort St James Nickel Corp.: 604-488-3900

This News Release may contain forward -looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the

acquisition of certain mineral claims. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore

involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such

statements and FTJ undertakes no obligation to update such statements, except as required by law. There can be no

assurance that the Transaction will be successful.

Forward-looking statements are based on the then-current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts

about the business and the industry and markets in which the Company operates, including that: the current price of

and demand for minerals being targeted by the Company will be sustained or will improve; the Company will be

able to obtain required exploration licences and other permits; general business and economic conditions will not

change in a material adverse manner; financing will be av ailable if and when needed on reasonable terms; the

Company will not experience any material accident; and the Company will be able to identify and acquire additional

mineral interests on reasonable terms or at all. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance

and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. In particular, there is no guarantee

that exploration work, as proposed, or otherwise, will be completed on the Property. Investors are cautioned t hat all

forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including: that resource exploration and development is

a speculative business; that environmental laws and regulations may become more onerous; that the Company may

not be able to raise additional funds when necessary; fluctuating prices of commodities; operating hazards and risks;

competition; potential inability to find suitable acquisition opportunities and/or complete the same; and other risks

and uncertainties listed in the Company’s public filings. These risks, as well as others, could cause actual results and

events to vary significantly. There can be no assurance that planned exploration will be completed as proposed or at

all, or that economic resources will be discovered or developed at the Property. Accordingly, readers should not

place undue reliance on forward -looking statements and information, which are qualified in their entirety by this

cautionary statement. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking

statements include, but are not limited to, continued availability of capital and financing and general economic,

market or business conditions, equipment failures, the failure of counterparties to perform their contractual

obligations, the loss of key dir ectors, employees, advisors or consultants and fees charged by service providers.

There can be no assurance that forward -looking information, or the material factors or assumptions used to develop

such forward looking information, will prove to be accurate . The Company does not undertake any obligations to

release publicly any revisions for updating any voluntary forward -looking statements, except as required by

applicable securities law.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the

TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.