STORAGEVAULT CANADA INC. ("StorageVault") (SVI.P - TSX-V) - further to a press release dated November 12, 2008, StorageVault is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of all of the Assets and Business (collectively the "Acquisition") of Canadian PUPS Storage Inc. ("Canadian PUPS") as well as the closing of the Master Franchise Agreement (the "Franchise Agreement") with Canadian PUPS Franchises Inc. which provides StorageVault the exclusive Canadian franchise rights for the development and operation of Canadian PUPS portable storage franchises throughout Canada (the "Franchise Rights"). The Acquisition and the granting of the Franchise Rights are non-arm’s length transactions. No finder’s fee was paid in relation to either transaction.

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Churchill Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CEI) ("Churchill") and Welton Energy Corporation (TSX: WLT)(TSX:WLT.DB) ("Welton") are pleased to announce that they have entered into an arrangement agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement"), whereby Churchill will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Welton by way of plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the Alberta Business Corporations Act. As consideration for the transaction, Churchill will assume approximately $3.2 of net debt and issue a total of approximately 5.5 million common shares to Welton debentureholders and shareholders.

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Crestline Coach - North American Triple Award Winner!

SaskWorks congratulates investee, Crestline Coach, on the recognition it received at the Goshen Coach awards presentation in Chicago this week. Goshen is a major American bus manufacturer, and is a key supplier of bus products to Crestline.

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As of June 30, 2008, we are Saskatchewan's only labour sponsored fund to receive Fundata's FundGrade "A" rating. To qualify for an A grade, a fund must finish in the top 10% of its CIFSC Category. For more information on Fundata and their FundGrade rating system, please visit www.fundata.com.

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Crescent Point Energy Trust
TSX: CPG.UN
March 26, 2008

Crescent Point Energy Trust and Shelter Bay Energy Inc. Close Landex Plan of Arrangement and Shelter Bay Closes $625 Million Financing

CALGARY, ALBERTA. Crescent Point Energy Trust ("Crescent Point" or the "Trust") and Shelter Bay Energy Inc. ("Shelter Bay" or the "Company") are pleased to announce that they have, as previously expected, amended and restated the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Plan") with Landex Petroleum Corp. ("Landex"), which Shelter Bay subsequently closed today. Shelter Bay, a private Bakken light oil growth company, is also pleased to announce the closing of a $625 million private placement financing.

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Villanova Energy Corp. ("Villanova") is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Strand Resources Ltd. ("Strand"), a Calgary-based private oil and gas company, (the "Transaction").

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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Feb. 11, 2008) - NAL Oil & Gas Trust ("NAL" or the "Trust") (TSX:NAE.UN) today announced that it has entered into an arrangement agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") with two private oil and gas companies, Tiberius Exploration Inc. and Spear Exploration Inc. (collectively, the "Private Companies") pursuant to which NAL will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Private Companies (the "Proposed Transaction") by way of a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) (the "Arrangement") for total consideration of approximately $115 million, subject to adjustment, consisting of approximately 2.35 million Trust Units of the Trust and approximately $86.25 million in cash.

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CALGARY, November 22, 2007 - (CEI-TSXV) – Churchill Energy Inc. ("Churchill") announces operational and financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

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TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Universal Energy Group Ltd. is pleased to provide an update on its wholly-owned subsidiary, Terra Grain Fuels Inc. (TGF). TGF confirms its schedule for construction to be substantially mechanically complete by Dec. 31 and ready for commissioning. Following commissioning, the plant is expected to ramp up to full production by March 31, 2008. (end of fiscal second quarter 2008). Expenditures continue to be in line with budget expectations.

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SaskWorks welcomes ProMetal Industries to your Fund's investment portfolio.

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SaskWorks is pleased to announce your Fund's successful exit from its investment in SaskCan Pulse Trading Inc. ("SaskCan") as a result of the Company's successful merger with the Agtech Income Fund. SaskCan is joining forces with Ag Tech processors in a $22 million transaction, and the combined entity has completed a private placement for $14 million. A portion of the proceeds of this issue were utilized to generate SaskWorks' successful exit.

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REGINA, April 30, 2007 /CNW/ - PFM Venture Capital Operations Inc., a subsidiary of PFM Capital Inc., and manager of SaskWorks Venture Fund Inc. announced today the appointment of the initial members of the independent review committee ("IRC") under National Instrument 81-107, Independent Review Committee for Investment Fund ("NI81-107").

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CALGARY, ALBERTA, Mar 1, 2007 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX News Network) --

Pearl Exploration and Production Ltd. ("Pearl" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:PXX) is pleased to announce the closing today of the previously announced acquisition by Pearl of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Cipher Exploration Inc. ("Cipher") pursuant to a share purchase agreement between Pearl, Cipher and the shareholders of Cipher (the "Acquisition"). Cipher was a privately-held oil and gas company with heavy oil assets in western Canada. As a result of the Acquisition, Cipher is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pearl and the shareholders of Cipher are now shareholders of Pearl.

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SaskWorks is pleased to announce the successful Initial Public Offering of Terra Grain Fuels under the name Universal Energy Group ("UEG").

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Keystone sold for $34 million

Keystone Energy Corp. of Regina has been sold to a pair of Calgary-based junior oil and gas companies in a cash-and-share deal worth about $34 million, the company has confirmed.

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December 8, 2006- Keystone Energy Corp. ("Keystone" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory and other approvals, it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. After a sales process and through a series of transactions, TriStar Oil & Gas Ltd. ("TriStar"; TSX: "TOG") will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Keystone, and Bulldog Resources Inc. ("Bulldog"; TSX: "BD") will then acquire 50% of the assets of Keystone from TriStar. The aggregate purchase price of the Keystone sale is approximately $34.0 Million, consisting of approximately $2.8 Million in cash, 2.5 Million common shares of TriStar, 2.5 Million common shares of Bulldog, and the assumption of approximately $6.2 Million in debt, subject to adjustments.

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Construction is under way at Terra Grain Fuel's 150-million-litre-a-year ethanol plant at Belle Plaine, according to the chairman of the Regina-based company.

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REGINA: On June 27, the SaskWorks Board of Directors approved SaskWorks Venture Fund's $4.8 million investment in the Terra Grain Fuels Ethanol Plant slated to begin construction immediately near Belle Plain, SK.

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REGINA: On June 27, the SaskWorks Board of Directors approved SaskWorks Venture Fund's $4.8 million investment in the Terra Grain Fuels Ethanol Plant slated to begin construction immediately near Belle Plain, SK.

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The key to running a successful oil company in Regina is to have the right human resources in place.

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7/19/06 SASKATOON: Chris Selness, VP Investments, SaskWorks, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc. at the University of Saskatchewan. He was appointed by the Members at the Annual General Meeting and will be serving a one-year term.

Mr. Selness completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree (Great Distinction) at the University of Saskatchewan.

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Saskcan Pulse Trading has acquired a majority share of Horizon Seed Processors in Aberdeen, Sask., extending its reach throughout the pulse growing area of the province.

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Travis is the winner of our 2006 survey contest. He and his wife Nicole received a Saturday night stay in a jacuzzi suite at the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to send in a response to our 2006 survey!

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Saskatoon-based Crestline Coach is a leading manufacturer of ambulances, and is Canada's only nationwide dealer of small and mid-size commercial buses. The company also sells ambulances in more than 30 countries overseas – from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates.

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SaskWorks Venture Fund Inc. Announces Board of Directors Changes

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REGINA - A June 2005 CFIB survey predicts that 71 percent of small and medium business owners plan to exit their businesses within the next ten years. This could translate into more than a trillion dollars changing hands in Canada. Within Saskatchewan, the edge of that wave is already being felt - forty percent of the population is over the age of forty-five.

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CALGARY, April 20, 2006 - (CEI-TSXV) – Churchill Energy Inc. ("Churchill" or the "Company") is pleased to report that it has closed its previously announced acquisition (March 16, 2006) of interests in a natural gas property in the Smoky area of Alberta for a total of $9.55 million, prior to purchase price adjustments. The acquisition adds production of approximately 110 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/d) and 907,000 BOE's of proved plus probable reserves (effective December 31, 2005 and based on an independent reserve report done by GLJ Petroleum Consultants using NI 51-101 reserve definitions). After deducting $1.6 million for undeveloped land, proved plus probable reserves were acquired at $8.76/BOE. The effective date of the acquisition is January 1, 2006. For additional information please see our March 16, 2006 press release.

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Critical Telecom's GEmini™ Ethernet Remote DSLAM Delivers VoIP and High Speed Internet Access to Businesses in Iowa

Ottawa, Ontario, March 28, 2006 – Critical Telecom Corp today announced that Central Scott Telephone Company has deployed the GEmini solution to deliver broadband services to businesses in Bettendorf Iowa. Central Scott, a service provider who has been delivering services to the North Scott community for over 100 years, chose the GEmini solution for its durability and ease of deployment anywhere in the outside plant.

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SaskWorks Resources Fund Fuels Economy

SaskWorks Resources, a new class of shares within SaskWorks Venture Fund, has made two investments in the first quarter.

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Management buyouts provide equity for retiring business owners

REGINA - Demographics - specifically our aging population of business owners - is driving the need for succession planning, says Randy Beattie, president and CEO of SaskWorks Venture Fund, a Regina-based labour-sponsored venture capital fund.

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Critical Telecom and Falcon Communications Partner to Deliver
VoIP, Data, High Speed Internet Access and IPTV

Falcon Communications to Offer GEmini™ Ethernet Remote DSLAM as Part of Their Broadband Loop Carrier Product Portfolio

LAS VEGAS, NV (TELECOMNEXT), March 21, 2006 – Critical Telecom Corp today announced a multi-year agreement with Falcon Communications, under which Falcon Communications will integrate Critical Telecom's GEmini Remote Ethernet DSLAM into its portfolio of broadband loop carrier (BLC) products. GEmini is the first of a new class of product that is designed for the marriage of fiber and copper anywhere in the access network. GEmini delivers non-blocking ADSL2+, 25 Meg, bandwidth to 24 or 48 subscriber ports, enabling applications such as Triple Play and IPTV.

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CHURCHILL ENERGY ANNOUNCES AN ACQUISITION IN THE SMOKY AREA
AND AN INCREASE TO ITS FINANCING WITH ACUMEN

CALGARY, March 16, 2006 - (CEI-TSXV) – Churchill Energy Inc. ("Churchill" or the "Company") announces it has entered into an agreement to acquire a natural gas property in the Smoky area of Alberta for a total of $9.55 million, prior to purchase price adjustments. This strategic acquisition increases Churchill’s ownership in the Smoky property to approximately 70%. The acquisition will add current production of approximately 110 barrels of oil equivalent per day "boe/d". The assets bring 907 mboe’s of proved plus probable and 535 mboe’s of proved reserves (effective December 31, 2005 and based on an independent reserve report done by GLJ Petroleum Consultants using NI 51-101 reserve definitions) and a reserve life index of 22.6 years proved plus probable and 13.3 years proved. This acquisition also adds 5,126 net undeveloped acres valued by the Company at $1.6 million in the transaction. Upon closing the acquisition Churchill will increase its ownership from 22.5% to 81% in a gas processing facility capable of handling 9 mmcf/d. Current production was acquired at $72,300 per producing boe/d while reserves were added at $8.76 per proven plus probable boe and $14.85 per proven boe. The acquisition is expected to close on or prior to May 1, 2006.

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J., February 17, 2006 -- BASF, an industry leader in phytase enzymes with its flagship Natuphos® brand products, has announced a collaboration with Comco Manufacturing Ltd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for post-pelleting liquid application (PPLA) systems services for liquid enzyme customers in North America.

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In the six years since its inception, SaskWorks Venture Fund has grown steadily in terms of funds raised, opportunities presented to it, and funds invested into Saskatchewan businesses.

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SaskWorks Venture Fund Inc. is pleased to announce that on January 26, 2006, final approval for SaskWorks' new class of shares, SaskWorks Resources was granted by the Saskatchewan Securities Commission.

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SaskWorks Venture Fund Inc. is pleased to announce that it has divested of its investment interest in Diamond Energy Services Inc. ("Diamond"), resulting in a gain of over $1.1 million, which represents an annualized rate of return on this transaction of over 50% for SaskWorks shareholders.

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November 2, 2005

SaskWorks Venture Fund Inc. is pleased to announce that it has exited the debt component of its investment in Wascana Recycling & Resource Recovery Ltd., resulting in an annualized return of 12.25% in each year of our investment since 2001, and a total return on capital exceeding 60%.

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(October 19, 2005) -- For someone who just turned the ripe old age of 33, Murad Al-Katib has overcome a lot of obstacles and received a lot of recognition as president and CEO of Saskcan Pulse Trading Inc. of Regina.

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Edmonton, Alberta (September 1, 2005) -- TerraVest Income Fund (TSE: TI.UN) today announced that it will acquire up to an 87% interest in Diamond Energy Services Inc., an oil and natural gas well servicing company headquartered in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The acquisition by TerraVest is subject to a number of conditions, including approval of the transaction by Diamond’s shareholders at a meeting to be held on September 30, 2005 and through the tendering of their shares to an offering forming part of the transaction.

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In the intensely competitive business of producing ambulance and rescue vehicles, Crestline Coach Ltd. of Saskatoon needed a technology tune-up to give it an edge.

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Murad Al-Katib owes some of his success to the fact that even though he was born and raised in Davidson, Sask., his mother insisted he learn to speak Turkish.

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Next month, Crown Ventures Fund is changing its name to SaskWorks Venture Fund Inc., reflecting a change in ownership of the manager of the Regina-based labour-sponsored venture fund.

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Little Critical Telecom has grabbed the brass ring -- a multi-year global distribution agreement with giant Ericsson under which Ericsson will sell Critical's GEmini Remote Ethernet DSLAM as part of the Ericsson Broadband Access Portfolio.

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Even at this late date, Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERICY - message board) is hoping to muscle in on the IPTV access infrastructure market with the help of remote Ethernet DSLAM startup Critical Telecom Corp. (see Ericsson Forges FTTN Partnership ).

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Critical Telecom said it has signed a multi-year global agreement with Ericsson, under which Ericsson will integrate Critical's line-powered GEmini Remote Ethernet DSLAM into its Ethernet DSL Access portfolio.

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Critical Telecom's GEmini™Remote Ethernet DSLAM to be distributed by leading telecom supplier as part of their Broadband Access Portfolio

February 1, 2005

OTTAWA, Canada – February 1, 2005 – Critical Telecom Corp. today announced a definitive, multi-year global agreement with Ericsson, under which Ericsson will integrate Critical Telecom's GEmini™ Remote Ethernet DSLAM into its global Ethernet DSL Access (EDA) broadband portfolio to help service providers deliver such new generation broadband access services as IPTV.

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Critical Telecom: A Flexible Approach to Broadband Access

Telecommunications, December 2004 Issue

With their CO-based DSL deployments filling out the NFL cities and suburbia, telcos are moving to a hybrid fiber/copper or FTTN architecture, driving fiber to a remote cabinet or SAI (serving area interface) with Ethernet/IP capabilities and then tapping into the subscriber home over the existing copper plant.

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Abex recognizes pulse firm

By Sean Pratt

Western Producer, November 4, 2004

A major pulse processing firm is running into a serious capacity problem – there's no more room on the trophy shelf.

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Crown Ventures Fund Investee Companies win ABEX awards

The 21st Annual Achievement for Business Excellence (ABEX) Awards Dinner was held on October 23, 2004 in Regina. The ABEX Awards provide provincial recognition for outstanding business achievements. Competition for the Awards is open to all private-sector, for profit, businesses in Saskatchewan, regardless of size or nature of economic activity. The dinner attracted over 600 people from across the province.

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Regina's Al-Katib steers Saskcan Pulse to victory

October 25, 2004

By BRUCE JOHNSTONE Leader-Post

For Murad Al-Katib and Saskcan Pulse Trading of Regina, the journey to become one of the world's leading processors and exporters of pulse crops has been fast and full of achievements.

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Critical Telecom Supports New FCC "Deep Fiber" Ruling

GEmini^TM Ethernet Remote DSLAM provides topology flexibility for
US RBOC's drive to fiber-to-the-node/curb

OTTAWA, Canada – October 19, 2004 – Critical Telecom Corp, today announced its full support for the new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) "Deep Fiber" ruling 04-248 that permits the RBOCs to deploy deep fiber in the access network 500 feet from the home, with the same unbundling immunity previously reserved for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH). This encourages rapid delivery of new Consumer Broadband Services such as IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) by significantly reducing the potential cost of broadband delivery.

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CROWN VENTURES FUND INC.

PRESS RELEASE

Regina, Saskatchewan, September 24, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CROWN VENTURES FUND INC. ANNOUNCES CHANGE WITHIN MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Crown Ventures Fund Inc. (the "Company") announces that effective September 16th, 2004 PFM Capital Inc. acquired the interests of Crown Capital Partners Inc. in Crown Capital Management Inc., making PFM Capital Inc. the sole shareholder and lead participant in the company managing Crown Ventures Fund Inc.

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The Leader-Post

Al-Katib wins award

Friday, October 15, 2004

Murad Al-Katib, president of Saskcan Pulse Trading Inc. of Regina, was one of two Saskatchewan businessmen to win awards at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Prairies region) awards ceremony in Calgary Thursday night.

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Startup Promises New Carrier Class DSL Hardware

Out of Canada, which (in DSL terms) is more advanced than the U.S., comes a startup with a nifty little DSLAM that, the company says, goes way beyond next generation DSL to deliver a network designed for services.

Monday, October 4, 2004

by Alex Goldman

ISP-Planet Managing Editor

The latest standards battle in DSL is between ADSL2+, which can deliver higher speeds now, and VDSL, which should be able to deliver even higher speeds later. However, every time we hear about a massive deployment of fiber, it's in the future. It's not about something that's already been done.

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Keystone Energy sells off assets

Friday, September 24, 2004

By Leader-Post staff

Regina-based Keystone Energy Inc. has sold $22 million in assets in southeastern Saskatchewan to StarPoint Energy of Calgary in exchange for $10 million in cash, 1.1 million in StarPoint shares and the assumption of $7.3 million in debt.

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Leader-Post

Regina's Saskcan doubles in size, changes its name

Thursday, July 8, 2004

By Bruce Johnstone

In less than three years, Saskcan Pulse Trading Inc. of Regina has become one of the leading players in the province's growing pulse processing industry.

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Regina Leader Post

Crown Ventures Fund porfolio company wins another award

Thursday October 30, 2003

For the second time in less than a week a young Regina company has won a prominent business award. Saskcan Pulse Trading was named exporter of the year by the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP) at a dinner in Regina Wednesday night. At an event in Saskatoon just four nights earlier, the company accepted an ABEX award for business excellence in the new venture category.

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Critical Telecom and PlastiComm Industries combine forces to give carriers a comprehensive, cost-effective way to extend DSL to subscribers

Partnership eliminates carriers' large in-house engineering and installation costs to deploy DSL.

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Excerpts from a Regina Leader Post Article

Saskcan Pulse Trading Inc. named top new venture in Saskatchewan.

Saturday, October 25, 2003

By Murray Lyons

Saskcan Pulse Trading, a Crown Ventures Fund portfolio company, was named winner of the Saskatchewan Awards for Business Excellence (ABEX) award as the top new venture in the province at the annual ABEX awards dinner in Saskatoon on October 25.

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Critical Telecom's product, FRED (Full Rate Extended DSL),

gives telcos full-rate ADSL in the outside plant

FRED enables carriers to reach more customers, deliver high-speed Internet and next-generation services, and effectively compete with cable companies.

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Saskcan Pulse Trading Inc. Wins 2003 Business Excellence Award

And, Keystone Petroleums Inc. Successfully Completed a Flow Through And Regular Common Share Issue

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CRITICAL TELECOM & 3M PARTNER TO DELIVER BROADBAND SOLUTIONS IN THE OUTSIDE PLANT

TELUS sees many benefits in integrated "outside plant solution"

SASKATOON, SK, Canada - Critical Telecom, a leading developer of broadband solutions in the outside plant, today announced a joint partnership with 3M. The integrated solution delivers broadband services in the outside plant to subscribers who are beyond the reach of the central office.

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The Leader-Post (Regina)

Fund invests in Sask. firms

Monday, February 10, 2003

By Bruce Johnstone

When Crown Ventures Fund was launched two years ago, the stock market was red hot and dot-coms were all the rage, making the new Saskatchewan-based labour-sponsored investment fund look pretty tame by comparison.

Today, investors seeking refuge from plunging tech stocks and mutual funds with double-digit losses may want to take another look at Regina-based Crown Ventures.

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December 17, 2002

TELUS SELECTS CRITICAL TELECOM'S FIBERLINK TECHNOLOGY FOR LARGE SCALE
DEPLOYMENT OF EXTENDED RANGE ADSL SERVICES:

Critical Telecom and TELUS conclude Contract

SASKATOON, SK, Canada - Critical Telecom, a leading developer of broadband technologies, today announced that TELUS Corporation has selected Critical Telecom's FiberLINK solution for expanding the footprint of TELUS' ADSL based service capabilities beyond the reach of existing central offices. Critical Telecom and TELUS recently concluded a contract for deployment of the FiberLINK technology. FiberLINK will allow TELUS to extend its Velocity® high speed Internet service to meet the increasing demand for broadband service by residential and business subscribers in Alberta and British Columbia.

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