Wescan Announces Appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer

NEWS RELEASE

March 1, 2023

Stock Symbol: WGF: TSX-V

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

WESCAN ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Wescan Goldfields Inc. (“Wescan” or the “Company”) [TSX-V: WGF] is pleased to announce that effective

immediately W. Connor MacNeill will assume the role of interim Chief Financial Officer of Wescan. Mr.

MacNeill joined the company in 2022 and is currently Manager of Corporate Development, a role which he

will continue to perform. With experience in the Canadian resource industry and ca pital markets, Mr.

MacNeill holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

Wescan is a Canadian based corporation engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of

mineral properties. Shares of Wescan trade on the TSX-V under the trading symbol “WGF”.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based

on Wescan's current beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to Wescan. Although management

considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect. By their

very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that

predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved. We caution readers not to place undue

reliance on these statements as a number of important factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the beliefs,

plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors

include, but are not limited to, developments in world gold markets, changes in exploration plans due to exploration results and

changing budget priorities of Wescan, the effects of competition in the markets in which Wescan operates, the impact of changes in

the laws and regulations regulating mining exploration and development, judicial or regulatory judgments and legal proceedings,

operational and infrastructure risks and the additional risks identified in the management discussion and analysis section of our

interim and most recent annual financial statement or other reports and filings with the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable

Canadian securities regulation.

For further information please contact Ken MacNeill, Chief Executive Officer at

(306) 244-5480 or [email protected]

www.wescangoldfields.com

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