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McCusker W ESTR O C DONATION: Pat Wing, OTMH Health Promotions Manager accepts a $4,000. donation from John Griffin, assistant secre­ tary BFB YVestroc to run the student CHAT services until Dec. 2000. Denne Thompson and Kathy Cormier, both Emergency Department RNs, Allan Halls Sr. VP of Administration and Firefighter A1 Kentie Training Officer Oakville Fire Department all of whom are involved with the program, were on hand to accept the funds. Kelsey's shareholders ok Cara deal K elsey 's In tern a tion a l Inc. (TSE: KSY) shareholders have approved the proposed Plan o f A rrangem ent involving K elsey's and Cara Operations Limited. The Arrangement was approved by over 99% of Kelsey's shareholders who delivered proxies (both including and excluding votes attaching to shares beneficially owned or con­ trolled by Paul Jeffery and Nils Kravis, chairman and chief execu­ tive officer, and president o f Kelsey's respectively. Pursuant to the A rrangem ent, Cara will acquire all o f the out­ standing Kelsey's common shares, other than those beneficially owned or controlled by M essrs. Jeffery and Kravis, in consideration for Cdn. $3 cash per share. If the Arrangem ent is com pleted, Cara has agreed to invest a further Cdn. $ 10-million in equity financing to support Kelsey's expansion plans. Follow ing the Canada Post rep honoured for sales O akville resident and Canada P o s t's West Area R eta il Representative, Robert Hammond, was 1 of 19 individuals from across the country who attended the A ch iever's C lub N ational Retail Summit on the weekend at Niagara- on-the-Lake. Hammond was honoured for his outstanding , performance in retail sales. Those attending the event, were selected fof-recognition on the basis o f the 1998/99 revenue perfo r­ mance, compared to target, o f the post offices and franchise outlets in their areas. The offices also had to have a high rating in the M ystery Shopper program whereby anony­ mous shoppers visit the outlets and test counter em ployees on their ability to fulfill a custom er's total postal needs. M erchandising techniques and general appearance of their outlets are also scored. additional equity investm ent, Cara will own approxim ately 60% o f K elsey's and the rem aining shares will be owned by M essrs. Jeffery and Kravis. The A rrangem ent is subject to the various cond itions in the A rrangem ent A greem ent entered into between Cara and K elsey's, including the receipt of all neces­ sary consents and approvals. Assum ing these conditions are satisfied or waived, the effective date of the Plan o f Arrangem ent is currently scheduled to occur on July 5th, 1999. Kerreigh Ernst Insurance broker tops in sales Kerreigh Ernst o f O akville's Kerreigh Ernst Insurance Agencies Inc., has earned mem­ bership in the Million Dollar Round Table's Top O f the Table (TOT). Membership in the TOT is reserved for MDRT members who submit proof of production equal to or grater than six times the MDRT production require­ m ent The TOT 1998 member­ ship requirement was $325,000 in first-year commissions. Each year about 1,500 MDRT mem­ bers qualify for TOT, which rep­ resents the top 2/10th of one per cent of all life insurance produc­ ers worldwide. 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