Normiska Announces Private Placement October 30, 2001 MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO -- Normiska Corporation (CDNX - NCO) is pleased to announce the closing of a private placement to issue 1,428,571 common shares at a price of $0.70 per share. The shares issued under today’s transaction are restricted from trading until March 1, 2002. This placement is the second Mr. James Barta, who acquired the same number of shares for the same price on July 27, 2001. The Corporation is very pleased that Mr. Barta has accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors of Normiska, subject to approval by the CDNX. Mr. Barta is President of SAV- RX Prescription Services located in Freemont, Nebraska. Mr. Barta is also a director of Atikokan Resources Limited (AKN -CDNX). Mr. Barta has extensive business interests in Northwestern Ontario particularly in the natural resource area. Normiska’s core business is the production, manufacturing and sale of horticultural raw materials. Normiska Corporation manufactures vermiculite and perlite, harvests sphagnum peat moss and manufactures jack pine bark composts and mulches for sale to the horticultural industry with production plants in Lachine, Quebec and Fort Frances, Ontario. Normiska will have 9,209,344 common shares issued and outstanding following the completion of this issue. WATCH US GROW! FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: John M. Arnold, Chairman and CFO David Graham, President and CEO (905) 816-2334 (PHONE) (905) 816-1339 (FAX) e-mail: normisk1@on.aibn.com Web: www.normiska.com No securities commission or stock exchange has approved or disapproved of this news release.