June 23, 2009 - Reno, NV - NuLegacy Gold Corporation welcomes Dimitri (Bill) W. Tymkiw, currently Chair of the Gripp Group, as a Director of NuLegacy Gold Corporation.

A graduate of the University of B.C. he articled and practiced as a CA with Arthur Anderson LLP. Starting in 1978 he assembled numerous operating companies and is currently the controlling shareholder and Chair of the GRIP Holdings Group Corporation, parent to a half dozen western Canadian based companies employing more than 400 people in various active enterprises. The group includes Bel-Par Industries, Brooks-Corning Co Ltd., Artek Group, and Unicell Inc. Bill has served on numerous commercial and service boards and was a founding director of National/Alamos Gold Corporation; currently he is a director of Comwest Enterprise Corp., the Trinity Baptist Church and NuLegacy Gold Corporation.

NuLegacy Gold Corporation is a Nevada focused gold exploration company. The company's objective is the discovery and sale of significant multimillion-ounce gold deposits utilizing highly focused exploration programs employing sophisticated techniques for targeting the follow-up drilling to previous exploration successes.

On Behalf Of The Board Of Directors Of NuLegacy Gold Corporation

Albert J. Matter, Chief Executive Officer

For further information please contact Albert Matter at albert@nuggold.com or Roger Steininger, COO at roger@nuggold.com

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