NWT Mineral Exploration

[Ed Monton]

Strongbow Exploration Inc.: Update of the 2004
Exploration Program on the Committee Bay and Canoe
Lake Properties

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - Oct. 18, 2004) - Strongbow
Exploration Inc. (TSXV: SBW) is pleased to provide a review of the
exploration programs on the Company's Committee Bay and Canoe Lake
properties located in Nunavut. Exploration on both properties is
currently being conducted by Allyn Resources Inc. under the terms of two
separate option agreements with Strongbow.

Committee Bay Project - Gold

In July, 2004 Allyn concluded an option agreement with Strongbow to
explore the Company's 216,000 acre property located in the Committee Bay
greenstone belt, Nunavut. Allyn may earn a 51% interest in the property
by issuing 200,000 shares and reimbursing $100,000 in staking costs to
Strongbow and spending $4,000,000 prior to December 31, 2008. Allyn may
increase this interest to 60% by spending an additional $3,000,000 over
the ensuing two years.

The mineral claims are adjacent to, and along strike from, several
significant gold prospects currently being explored by Committee Bay
Resources Inc., including the Three Bluffs gold occurrence.

In August, 2004 a high resolution fixed wing based, total field
magnetometer survey was completed over approximately 50% of the claim
holdings. The 6,100 line km survey was flown over claims protecting an
approximate 90 km strike length of prospective stratigraphy. A number of
linear magnetic anomalies, interpreted to represent iron formation
sequences, have been identified. The 2005 exploration program will
include additional airborne surveying, detailed ground based geophysical
programs, geological surveys and a diamond drill program.

Canoe Lake Project - Base Metals - Gold

In September, 2004 Allyn entered into an agreement with Strongbow on the
Canoe Lake property, Nunavut. Allyn may earn a 51% interest in the
property through expenditures of $3,000,000 over a five year period.
This interest may be increased to 60% through the expenditure of an
additional $2,000,000 over an additional two years.

The Canoe Lake property is located 25 km south of the High Lake
copper-zinc-silver deposit currently being explored by Wolfden Resources
Ltd. The property hosts a number of known base and precious metal
showings, including the Canoe Lake, Bamako and Tuk Lake showings.

Limited previous diamond drilling at the Canoe Lake showing by Texasgulf
and Noranda Exploration returned values of 0.8% copper, 4.8% zinc, 89
g/t silver and 1.0 g/t gold over 1.8 m. Limited previous diamond
drilling on the Bamako gold showing by BHP Minerals intersected 15.3 g/t
gold over 2.6 m. The Tuk Lake gold showing is represented by a grab
sample that returned a value of 96.4 g/t gold.

In September, 2004 forty-one samples were collected from the Bamako
showing and a deep penetration UTEM electromagnetic survey was carried
out over the Canoe Lake base metal showing. Results of these programs
are pending. The 2005 exploration program will include a drill program
testing the base and precious metal potential of the property.

Exploration of the Committee Bay and Canoe Lake properties is being
conducted under the supervision of Doug Bryan, P.Geol, Vice President
Exploration for Allyn Resources Inc. and a qualified person under NI
43-101.

Strongbow maintains an extensive portfolio of gold, precious metal and
diamond exploration properties in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

D. Grenville Thomas, President

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Strongbow Exploration Inc.
Ken Armstrong P.Geo. (ON)
Vice President, Exploration
[phone]
[phone] (FAX)
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.strongbowexploration.com
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