VANCOUVER, Feb. 17, 2014 /CNW/ - Pacific North West Capital Corp. (TSXV: PFN) (OTCQB: PAWEF) (Frankfurt: P7J) (the "Company") The Company's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kevin Lawrence to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Lawrence is an advisor to CEOs' and executive teams at SGI Synergy Group Inc.  Established in 1996, Mr. Lawrence's wholly-owned Company assists entrepreneurs and business leaders in increasing revenue, profitability and productivity in business.  He is also on the board of director of Next Gen Metals Inc. and Southern Sun Minerals Inc.

Mr. Lawrence replaces Jordan Point as a director of the Company who has resigned from the Board to devote more time to his other commitments.  The Board wishes to thank Mr. Point for his valuable contributions to the Company and wishes him success in his future endeavors.

About Pacific North West Capital Corp.

PFN is a mineral exploration company whose philosophy is to be a project generator, explorer and project operator in order to option/joint venture its projects to partners for funding through to production. PFN is focused on the discovery, exploration and development of PGM and nickel‐copper sulphide deposits in geologically prospective regions in North America, particularly Canada. The Company's key asset is its 100% owned River Valley PGM Project in the Sudbury region of northern Ontario. River Valley is one of the largest undeveloped primary PGM projects in Canada. PFN also has PGM and nickel‐copper projects in Alaska. The Company continues to evaluate PGM and nickel‐copper properties and projects in North America for potential acquisition opportunities.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

(signed)

Harry Barr
Chairman and CEO

Pacific North West Capital Corp. is an International Metals Group Company. (www.internationalmetalsgroup.com).

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SOURCE Pacific North West Capital Corp.

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