Northwest Arm Capital Inc. announced that Mr. Howard Bird, P. Geo., has been appointed to the Board of Directors effective immediately, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Bird has over 27 years' diverse experience, including over 15 years at the executive management level. Mr. Bird was the Senior Vice President of Exploration and Geology at Brigus Gold Corp. ("Brigus"), where he led the exploration team in the recent discovery of three new gold deposits at the Grey Fox Project. He was also part of the corporate development team in adding over two million ounces with the acquisitions of the Black Fox mine, near Timmins, Ontario and the permitted Box mine deposit in northern Saskatchewan.