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Hard Creek Nickel Corp.:Northwest Power Line Study to Dease Lake Announced

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April 1st, 2008,(Vancouver) – Mark Jarvis, President of Hard Creek Nickel
Corporation, announced today that the Company is part of a consortium that
has commissioned a study looking into the economic viability of the
Northwest Power Line along Highway 37 to Dease Lake in north western
British Columbia.  Dease Lake is 70 km west of Hard Creek’s Turnagain
Nickel deposit.

The following is the Friday, March 28, 2008 News Release issued by the
Mining Association of British Columbia and the Northern Development
Initiative Trust:

The Mining Association together with the Northern Development Initiative
Trust today confirmed that a study has been commissioned looking into the
economic viability of the Northwest Power Line along Highway 37 in north
western British Columbia.

'There is a strong and growing consensus among community leaders in the
Northwest about the long term need and benefit of a power line along
highway 37,' said Mining Association of British Columbia Chairman Pierre
Lebel. 'Documenting the presence of existing and potential development
opportunities in this corridor, many of which are among the best in British
Columbia, will help to demonstrate the wisdom of building this line to a
wider audience.'

The Northern Development Initiative Trust, the Mining Association of 
British Columbia, the Association of Mineral Exploration of British
Columbia and a number of mining companies, First Nations Companies,
suppliers, independent power producers and local business are jointly
contributing to a fund that will support the study and any related
activities.  The budget for the project is currently estimated at
approximately $300,000.
 
'Our mandate is to encourage the economic development of the North and our
member communities agree that the construction of the powerline would be of
huge economic benefit to our region. That is why the Trust, representing
over 50 communities and regional districts, has
agreed to support this project,' added Janine North, Chief Executive
Officer of the Northern Development Initiative Trust.

Macquarie Bank, an international bank with considerable expertise in major
capital infrastructure project financing, has been retained to conduct the
study. While no deadlines have been set, it is anticipated the study will
be competed in April or May 2008.

The study is expected to examine the range of potential power consumers and
generators along the proposed power line corridor so as to determine the
threshold of activity that might make a power line viable.

'This is great news for northern British Columbia and especially for the
shareholders of Hard Creek Nickel,' said Mark Jarvis. 'The commissioning of
the study is the critical first step in extending power to the north of our
province.  Financial contributions to the study from First Nations
companies, northern towns and industry demonstrate the breadth of support
for the project.

'We believe that if we can show the government a good business case for
building the power line, they will be receptive,' Mr. Jarvis continued.  
'Macquarie Bank, with its expertise in infrastructure financing, is an
excellent choice to provide a third party, expert analysis of the proposed
line.'

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Hard Creek Nickel Corporation
'Mark Jarvis'
MARK JARVIS, President


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