Westhaven Completes Drilling ON Its Shovelnose GOLD Property __________________________________________________________________________________________

WESTHAVEN COMPLETES DRILLING ON ITS SHOVELNOSE GOLD PROPERTY

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Vancouver, B.C. – December 20, 2017 – Westhaven Ventures Inc. (TSX-V:WHN) is pleased to

announce that it has completed drilling on its 18,768 hectare Shovelnose gold property, located

within the prospective Spences Bridge Gold Belt (SBGB), approximately 30 kilometres south of

Merritt, British Columbia. The drill program consisted of 7 holes totaling 3,269 metres of diamond

drilling.

Drill Holes SN17-01 through to SN17-05 were collared in the Tower Zone, a 1.3-km long north-

northwest trending zone outlined by soil geochemistry and ground magnetics. Much of the previous

drilling had targeted a shallow silicified tuff horizon with anomalous gold and pathfinder elements

that represents the upper portions of the hydrothermal system at Tower. The current program

focused on the lower levels of the Tower Zone which are prospective to host higher grade gold feeder

zones. Quartz-adularia veining and brecciation encountered in previous drilling at the Tower Zone

was extended down-dip and along strike by 200 metres to the northwest.

Drill Holes SN17-06 and SN17-07 were collared in the southern portion of the Alpine Zone, 0.5 km to

the east of the Tower Zone. Ground geophysics, done earlier in 2017, better defined northeast

trending magnetic lows that may represent structures providing more control on mineralization. The

Alpine Zone occurs as an 800-metre long by 600-metre wide Induced Polarization (IP) chargeability

anomaly identified in 2015. Drill hole SN16-02, from the spring 2016 drill program intersected quartz

veining and silicification in rhyolitic tuffs from bedrock surface to 142 metres depth grading 0.27 g/t

gold (Au) over 119.6 metres including: 0.5 metres of 16.7 g/t Au and 29.9 g/t silver (Ag); and 0.6 m of

4.95 g/t Au and 43.7 g/t Ag.

A zone of variably sulphidic quartz veining was encountered in holes SN17-06 and SN17-07. These

two holes, spaced 100 metres apart, were drilled perpendicular to a pair of closely spaced northeast

trending magnetic lows that may represent structures controlling the veining here. Metre-

scale quartz veins encountered in SN17-06 remain open to the southwest. Please see the map below

or visit our website for more information: http://westhavenventures.com/projects/shovelnose-

gold/details/

Shaun Pollard, Director & CFO of Westhaven stated, “All drill holes intersected silicification and

quartz veining. In addition, drill hole SN17-06 intersected multiple metre-scale veins that included

dark sulphidic, ginguro bands. Given the good accessibility of the Shovelnose property Westhaven

may look to initiate a follow-up drill program early in 2018.”

All drill core has been submitted to ALS Laboratories for analyses.

Shovelnose Gold Property Overview

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There is evidence of a significant mineralized alteration system within the property where float

samples grading 119 g/t Au (Gold) and 273 g/t Ag (Silver), veins exposed by trenching grading 66 g/t

Au, and wide low grade alteration zones typical of epithermal gold deposits have been discovered.

The Spences Bridge Gold Belt (SBGB)

Westhaven owns a 100%-interest in over 32,000 hectares within the prospective SBGB, which is

situated within a geological setting similar to those which host other significant epithermal gold-

silver systems. It is close to existing transportation and infrastructure allowing for cost-effective

exploration. The SBGB is a 110-kilometre northwest-trending belt of intermediate to felsic volcanic

rocks dominated by the Cretaceous Spences Bridge group. Westhaven has been working on the SBGB

since 2011 and believes these relatively underexplored volcanic rocks are highly prospective for

epithermal style gold mineralization.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

WESTHAVEN VENTURES INC.

"Gareth Thomas"

Gareth Thomas, Director

About Westhaven Ventures Inc.

Westhaven Ventures Inc. is a Canadian based exploration company focused on the acquisition and

exploration of prospective resource properties. Westhaven is focused on advancing its Shovelnose,

Prospect Valley and Skoonka gold projects in British Columbia. Westhaven trades on the TSX

Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol WHN. For further information, please call 604-681-5558 or

visit Westhaven’s website at www.westhavenventures.com

Qualified Person Statement

Peter Fischl, P.Geo., who is a Qualified Person within the context of National Instrument 43-101, has

read and takes responsibility for this release.

Neither the 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.

Elevation Map with Drill Holes