Stellar Pacific Ventures Names Lalonde as Director

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Jan. 13, 2011) - Stellar Pacific Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SPX) ("Stellar" or the "Company") has appointed J. François LALONDE, P.Eng (BSc. civil engineering) to the company's board of directors.
Mr. Lalonde is an International Relations consultant and has been a member of 'Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec' since 1985. He gained international experience by working on behalf of multinational engineering and construction firms such as SNC-Lavalin based in Canada and Bouygues Travaux Publics based in France. He also participated to the development of international markets for the Pomerleau Group, a Quebec based Construction Company. He was involved at various levels on several construction projects in Africa such as high voltage power lines and the first motorway concession on the continent. For the past several years, he has been working mostly overseas focusing on Africa and the Middle-East as well as the USA. Mr. Lalonde is a director of 'Rutel Networks Corporation' since 2003, 'Carbon2Green Corporation' (TSX-V:CGN) since 2009 and also 'Quinto Real Capital Corporation' (TSX-V: QIT.P) recently listed in September 2010.

Maurice Giroux, the president and chief executive officer of Stellar Pacific Ventures Inc., said: "I am very pleased to welcome Mr. Lalonde as an independent director. Jean François's international experience and his commitment, and public company experience make him a valuable addition to our board. We look forward to working closely with him."

About Stellar Pacific Ventures

Stellar Pacific Ventures (TSX VENTURE:SPX) is a Canadian-based mining exploration company whose primary mission is to target, explore and develop gold deposits in Canada and Africa.

Stellar is dedicated to creating growth by discovering and mining the earth's resources in an efficient and environmentally responsible manner.