Rainy River Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RR) announces that at its annual general meeting held on April 10, 2008, Stuart Averill, Nelson Baker, Leo Berezan, Dale Peniuk, Mark See and Gerald Shields were re-elected to the Board of Directors. The shareholders also re-ratified and approved the Company's Stock Option Plan and Shareholder Rights Plan.

The Company also announces that it has granted options to acquire a total of 100,000 common shares of the Company to a director of the Company at the exercise price of $4.12 per share for a period of 5 years.

About Rainy River Resources Ltd.

Rainy River is a Canadian precious metals exploration company whose key asset is the Rainy River gold project. With a $37 million treasury, the Company is well funded to conduct an aggressive year-round resource definition drilling program and regional drill testing of priority targets specifically designed to enhance the resource of 1.4 million ounces of indicated and 2.2 million ounces of inferred gold mineralization. The property is extremely well located in western Ontario near the U.S. border. It is accessed by a network of roads, and is close to hydro-electric infrastructure. Ontario has low political risk and, according to the annual Fraser Institute global survey of the mining industry, has consistently ranked as one of the top jurisdictions that embraces mineral development.

Nelson W. Baker, President

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that management of the Company expects, are forward-looking statements. Although management 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 the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, include market prices, exploration and development successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Please see the public filings of the Company at www.sedar.com for further information.

SOURCE: Rainy River Resources Ltd.

Rainy River Resources Ltd. Brad Baker (604) 731-6900 ext. 248 (604) 731-6999 (FAX) Email: bwb@rainyriverresources.com Website: www.rainyriverresources.com

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