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Calgary, Alberta; October 16, 2009 - Sunshine Oilsands Ltd., ("Sunshine" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the ERCB has ordered the interim shut in of producing gas wells in the Wabiskaw "O", "A" and "M" Pools in the Liege Gas Field of the Athabasca Oil Sands. The gas producers in the Wabiskaw "O", "A", and "M" Pools in the Liege Gas Field are required to shut in 158 producing gas wells by October 31, 2009, pending the outcome of a full hearing of the Shut In Application.

Mr. Brown, the Company's Co-CEO and COO, stated that "this interim shut in order is a well timed event for the company and is an important step in the realization of our strategic objectives. We have a massive bitumen resource in the region that can be harvested with conventional SAGD." Sunshine is focused on the execution of its independently evaluated contingent resources in the West Ells and Thickwood regions, which can achieve a combined production potential of 180,000 bbls/day for a life cycle spanning more than 30 years.

Mr. Brown also appreciated that the ERCB has again ruled in favor of conservation and continues to protect this strategic resource for the benefit of Albertans. As stated by Mr. Brown, "this kind of proactive response on the part of the ERCB is very helpful to the timely development of bitumen in the province."

About Sunshine Oilsands Ltd.

Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. is a Calgary based company engaged in the development of its significant holdings (1 Million acres) of in-situ oil sands deposits in the Athabasca region by way of thermal recovery.
The Company's initial development plans include a conventional heavy oil project and a 180,000 bbl/d production profile from part of its cretaceous land inventory. Sunshine's initial adjudicated resource report which was based on 58 core holes encompassing 396 sections resulting in 9.1 Billion barrels of original bitumen in place, 2.5 Billion barrels high case gross lease recoverable resource and 1.3 Billion best case gross lease recoverable resources.
For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.sunshineoilsands.com.

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