Keith Morrison, chief executive officer, has been appointed as a director to the board of North American Nickel Inc.

The company has also granted incentive stock options to an employee and a director of the company to purchase up to 1.35 million common shares in the capital of the company pursuant to the company's stock option plan. All of the options are exercisable for a period of five years at exercise prices of 21 cents and 22 cents per share.