FV Firestone Ventures Inc

Firestone Ventures Inc. ("Firestone") (TSX VENTURE:FV)(FRANKFURT:F5V), is
pleased to announce results from its recent Annual and Special Meeting.
Shareholders elected Dr. Keith Barron and Terry Tucker as Directors of the
Company. Pamela Strand, Lori Walton and John Kowalchuk were re-elected as
Directors. Dr. Keith Barron has been appointed non-executive Chairman. Pamela
Strand will continue as President and CEO and Greg Hayes was reappointed as CFO.
Ken Powell has stepped down from the Board and the Company sincerely thanks him
for his long-time service and contribution.


"We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Keith Barron and Terry Tucker to Firestone's
Board of Directors," says Pamela Strand, President and CEO. "We continue to
advance our zinc projects in Guatemala with a focus on finding more zinc through
the drill testing of multiple new targets such as those at La Luna and Rome
properties."


Dr. Barron is an exploration geologist with over 30 years' experience in the
mining sector. In 2001 he privately co-founded Ecuador gold explorer Aurelian
Resources Inc. and made the Fruta del Norte gold discovery in 2006. The company
was bought by Kinross Gold in 2008 for $1.2 billion. In 2008 he was awarded the
PDAC's Thayer Lindsley International Discovery Award for his role in the
discovery of the Fruta del Norte gold deposit and he was also jointly named the
Northern Miner's Mining Man of the Year 2008. Dr. Barron is also founder and
Director of U3O8 Corp., exploring for uranium in Colombia, Argentina and Guyana.


Mr. Terry Tucker, P. Geo. has 25 years' experience in mineral exploration and
development projects worldwide. Most recently Mr. Tucker was the CEO and
Director of Nyota Minerals Limited focused on advancing an advanced stage gold
project in Ethiopia. Mr. Tucker was also President & CEO and Director of
TSX-listed StrataGold Corporation, where he successfully advanced the
exploration and development of two gold projects in both Guyana and Canada
before the company's acquisition by Victoria Gold Corp in June 2009. 


Shareholders also approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered
Accountants as auditors and re-approved the stock option plan.


Also at the meeting, shareholders voted in favour of the proposed share
consolidation. This vote allows management to proceed with the consolidation
(maximum of 1 new for 5 old shares) if and when management is of the opinion the
consolidation is in the best interest of the Company and the shareholders.


Firestone has assembled a 700 km2 land package in the Guatemala zinc belt, which
has seen little modern exploration. The Company is conducting regional
exploration programs for zinc-lead-silver mineralization and is currently
compiling historical and current data into a single digital database. 


This news release may contain forward looking statements, being statements which
are not historical facts, including, without limitation, statements regarding
potential mineralization, exploration results, resource or reserve estimates,
anticipated production or results, sales, revenues, costs, "best-efforts"
financings or discussions of future plans and objectives. There can be no
assurance that such statements will prove accurate. Such statements are
necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that are subject to
numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and future
events to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's
expectations are in Company documents filed from time to time with the TSX
Venture Exchange and provincial securities regulators, most of which are
available at www.sedar.com. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to
revise or update such statements unless required by law.

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