Laurel Hill Congratulates Northair Silver Corp. on the Successful Outcome of the Special Meeting of Shareholders

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and TORONTO, ONTARIO and NEW YORK, NEW YORK--(Marketwired - May 11, 2016) - The Laurel Hill Advisory Group congratulates our client, Northair Silver Corp.("Northair") on the successful outcome of their special meeting of shareholders held on Thursday, April 21, 2016.

Kootenay Silver Inc. ("Kootenay") completed the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding common shares of Northair by way of a statutory plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the provisions of the British Columbia Business Corporations Act. Upon the completion of the Arrangement, Northair became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kootenay.

"Northair had a critical merger transaction and wanted to leave nothing to chance. Throughout the transaction, the team at Laurel Hill provided the critical insight and support resulting in Northair attaining record voting at the Special meeting. Their professionalism and efforts ensured the necessary result was well in hand. We would strongly recommend using Laurel Hill for any company's proxy solicitation requirements." said Andrea Zaradic, President and CEO of Northair.

"We are proud to have assisted on this transaction and to drive the desired result for Northair. It was a pleasure to work with the entire team who were committed to doing everything necessary to getting this transaction completed." added Laurel Hill President, David Salmon.

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