VANCOUVER, BC –  TheNewswire – April 22, 2022 - BQE Water Inc. (TSXV:BQE) (“BQE Water” or the “Company), a leader in the treatment and management of mine impacted waters, is granting an aggregate of 52,500 stock options to directors, officers and employees of the Company, with an exercise price of $30.00 per stock option and an expiry date of April 22, 2027.

These stock options are governed by the terms and conditions of the Company’s stock option plan and will vest 1/3 one year after the grant date, 1/3 two years after the grant date, and the remaining 1/3 three years after the grant date.

Following this stock option grant, the Company will have a total of 102,640 stock options outstanding, representing approximately 8.2% of the outstanding common shares of the Company. This stock option grant is subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.

About BQE Water

BQE Water is a service provider specializing in water treatment and management for metals mining, smelting and refining. We are helping to transform the way the industry thinks about water in the context of natural resource projects by offering services and expertise which enables more sustainable water management practices and improved overall project performance at reduced risks. BQE Water invests in innovation and has developed unique intellectual property through the commercialization of several new technologies at mine sites around the world for organizations including Glencore, Jiangxi Copper, Freeport-McMoRan and the US EPA. BQE Water is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BQE. Visit www.bqewater.com for more information.

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For further information please contact:

BQE Water Inc.

Suite 250 – 900 Howe Street

Vancouver BC Canada V6Z 2M4

David Kratochvil, President & CEO        

dkratochvil@bqewater.com       

Heman Wong, CFO

hwong@bqewater.com

604-685-1243 or 1-800-537-3073