Great Atlantic Appoints New Director

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 4, 2015) - GREAT ATLANTIC RESOURCES CORP. (TSXV: GR) (the "Company" or "Great Atlantic") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Al Beaton as a director of Great Atlantic Resource Corp.

Mr. Beaton has been actively involved in mining operations for over 40 years. Since becoming a member of the Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of BC in 1974, he has over 30 years of experience as mine manager for mining and development operations throughout Africa and across Canada. Mr. Beaton was the mine manager for Erikson Gold Mine from 1979-1986, is President of A.J. Beaton Mining Ltd since 1987. Mr. Beaton is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University (1967), and Nova Scotia Technical College (1970), BSc Engineering (Mining).

On Behalf of the board of directors

"Lorne Mann"

Lorne Mann
Director 604 488-3900

This press release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address future exploration drilling, exploration activities and events or developments that the Company expects, are forward looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.

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