True North Gems Appoints Jens B. Frederiksen as Executive Vice President for True North Gems Greenland

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan 22, 2014) - True North Gems Inc. (TSX-VENTURE:TGX) ("True North" or the "Company") today announced that it has appointed Mr. Jens B. Frederiksen as Executive Vice President for its wholly owned Greenland subsidiary, True North Gems Greenland A/S.

"On behalf of True North, I am delighted to welcome Jens B. Frederiksen to our Greenland team. Mr. Frederiksen brings a great depth of knowledge and experience in Greenlandic and International affairs due to his prominent role in Politics and Law Enforcement," stated Nicholas Houghton, President and CEO of True North Gems.

Mr. Frederiksen previously served the country as the Vice Premier and Minister for Housing, Infrastructure and Transport during his nine year tenure as a member of Parliament in Greenland. He also brings extensive experience in security, logistics and personnel management through his prior twenty-three year career with the Greenland Police Force.

"We are extremely pleased that we have been able to attract Jens. The experience and competencies he brings will be a significant addition as we prepare for future production," expressed Bent Olsvig Jensen, Managing Director of True North Gems Greenland. "It's an incredibly exciting time for True North and we all look forward to working closely to further develop the Aappaluttoq Ruby Mine."

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This document contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (together, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, which are made as of the date of this document or the document(s) referred to herein. Statements that express predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "projects", "estimates", "intends", "strategy", "goals", "objectives" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements with respect to: the amount of mineral reserves and mineral resources; the amount of future production over any period; net present value and internal rates of return of the proposed mining operation; capital costs; operating costs; strip ratios and mining rates; and mine life. The forward-looking statements are made based upon certain assumptions which, if untrue, could cause the actual results, performances or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These assumptions include, without limitation: the price of gemstone products produced; anticipated costs; the presence of and continuity of gemstones at modeled grades and values; the capacities of various machinery and equipment; the availability of personnel, machinery and equipment at estimated prices; exchange rates; appropriate discount rates; tax rates applicable to the proposed mining operation; financing structure and costs; anticipated mining losses and dilution; gemstone recovery rates; reasonable contingency requirements; and receipt of regulatory approvals on acceptable terms. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performances or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These include, without limitation: price volatility, discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries, mining operational and development risks, regulatory restrictions (including environmental regulatory restrictions and liability), activities by governmental authorities (including changes in taxation), currency fluctuations, the speculative nature of gemstone exploration, the global economic climate, dilution, share price volatility, competition, loss of key employees; additional funding requirements and defective title to mineral claims or property]. This list is not exhaustive. See also, for example, the risks disclosed in the Company's other disclosure documents filed at www.sedar.com, including, without limitation, those disclosed in the Company's management's discussion & analysis. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by applicable securities legislation.

True North Gems Inc.Nicholas HoughtonPresident and CEO604-687-8055True North Gems Inc.Joanna HallCorporate Coordinator604-687-8055info@truenorthgems.comwww.truenorthgems.com

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