WINNIPEG, MANITOBA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/22/13 -- Bird River Resources Inc. (CNSX:BDR) (the "Company") reports that at the 2012 Annual and Special Meeting held on January 17, 2013, Nelson Shodine (President), Jon Bridgman (CFO), Edward Thompson (Secretary Treasurer), Shane Shodine and David Thom were elected to the Board of Directors for the coming 2013 fiscal year. The shareholders also re- appointed Magnus Chartered Accountants LLP as the Company's auditors.

The Board members welcome new director, David Thom and look forward to his valuable contribution to the Company in the coming months. David brings over 25 years of experience in corporate strategy, corporate finance, project and operations management acquired from the venture capital and construction industries. He holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business and a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Queen's University. He is President of DMT Capital Corp., a private management consulting firm based in Calgary, Alberta.

About Bird River Resources Inc.

Bird River Resources Inc. is a Winnipeg, Manitoba based resource exploration company which focuses on oil and gas exploration opportunities in southwestern Manitoba. The Company presently holds a 5% gross and a 4% net participation in eleven oil wells of which nine are producing and several oil leases in southwestern Manitoba (interest ranges from 25% to 100%). The common shares of the Company trade on the Canadian National Stock Exchange under the symbol BDR.

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