Noront Resources Announces Change Of Venue for Upcoming Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on October 15, 2009

TORONTO -

Symbol: NOT:TSX-V Shares Outstanding: 163,631,957 Fully Diluted: 173,461,957

Noront Resources Ltd. (”Noront” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: NOT) Noront Resources Ltd. announces that due to larger than expected attendance at its upcoming Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 15, 2009, it will be changing the meeting venue in order to accommodate all shareholders.

The meeting has been moved from the Exchange Tower (TSX Gallery) at 130 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario to the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, 100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, in the Ballroom located on the Convention Floor, at 4:00 pm (Toronto time).

The Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be Audio-cast and the presentation will be webcast and available on the company’s website at www.norontresources.com as well as on the following URL link: w.on24.com/r.htm?e=169024&s=1&k=D5F3EE58914F1D7E52C75A2A102C5961

To access the Audio broadcast of the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders via telephone please dial the following numbers:

North America 1-416-644-3426 North America Toll Free 1-800-731-5319 Germany 49-69-5899-90706 Germany Toll Free 0800-101-1958 United Kingdom 44-20-7190-1596 United Kingdom Toll Free 0800-358-5263 France 33-1-5569-5751 France Toll Free 0800-945-104 Conference ID: 4163968 To replay to the audio portion following the meeting please dial the following numbers: Local: 416-640-1917 Toll Free: 1-877-289-8525 Access Code: 4163968 followed by the pound sign

About Noront:

Noront Resources Ltd. is focused on its significant and multiple, high-grade nickel-copper-platinum-palladium, chromite and vanadium discoveries in an area known as the “Ring of Fire”, an emerging multi-metals district located in the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario, Canada. Noront is the dominant land holder at the Ring of Fire and continues to delineate and prove up its discoveries with NI 43-101 technical and economic reports and an aggressive and well financed drill plan for the remainder of 2009 and 2010. All material information on Noront can be found on the Company’s website at www.norontresources.com or at SEDAR at www.sedar.com

Wesley (Wes) Hanson President & Chief Financial Officer

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, including predictions, projections and forecasts. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including such things as future business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, expansion, growth of the Company’s businesses, operations, plans and with respect to exploration results, the timing and success of exploration activities generally, permitting time lines, government regulation of exploration and mining operations, environmental risks, title disputes or claims, limitations on insurance coverage, timing and possible outcome of any pending litigation and timing and results of future resource estimates or future economic studies.

Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “planning”, “planned”, “expects” or “looking forward”, “does not expect”, “continues”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “potential”, “anticipates”, “does not anticipate”, or “belief”, or describes a “goal”, or variation of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information: please contact Joanne Jobin, Vice President Corporate Communications at +1-416-367-1444 ext 126, or visit Noront’s website at: www.norontresources.com

Source: Noront Resources Ltd.

For further information: please contact Joanne Jobin, Vice President Corporate Communications at +1-416-367-1444 ext 126