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Vol. 133, No. 46 — November 13, 1999

MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES

CANADA LIFE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

SCOTIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT

Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with the provisions of the Insurance Companies Act, S.C., 1991, c. 47, Scotia General Insurance Company ("Scotia General") and Canada Life Casualty Insurance Company ("Canada Life Casualty") intend to make an application to the Minister of Finance after a 30-day period from the date of publication of this notice to approve the making of a transfer and assumption agreement under which Canada Life Casualty will assume from Scotia General all policy obligations, together with related assets, in connection with the property and automobile insurance business carried on in Alberta by Scotia General.

A copy of the proposed transfer and assumption agreement will be available for inspection by all shareholders and policyholders of Scotia General at 100 Yonge Street, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, and all shareholders and policyholders of Canada Life Casualty at 330 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, during regular business hours for a period of 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.

Toronto, November 13, 1999

CANADA LIFE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

DAVE V. NEWTON
President and Chief Executive Officer

SCOTIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

WILLIAM D. ALEXANDER

Senior Vice President

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CCF HOLDING (SUISSE) SA

LETTERS PATENT

Notice is hereby given that CCF Holding (Suisse) SA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crédit Commercial de France, intends to file an application with the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, pursuant to Part III of the Bank Act, for letters patent incorporating a Schedule II bank under the name CCF Canada.

Any person who objects to the issuance of these letters patent may submit an objection in writing to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Registration and Approvals Division, 255 Albert Street, 15th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H2, on or before January 4, 2000.

Toronto, November 13, 1999

DONAHUE & PARTNERS
Barristers and Solicitors

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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 525(2) of the Bank Act, that The Chase Manhattan Bank, a foreign bank with its head office in New York, New York, U.S.A., intends to apply to the Minister of Finance for an order permitting it to establish a branch in Canada to carry on the business of banking. The principal office of the branch will be located in Toronto, Ontario.

Any person who objects to the proposed order may submit an objection in writing to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, 255 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H2, on or before January 4, 2000.

New York, October 22, 1999

THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

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CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

ORDER

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 525(2) of the Bank Act (Canada), that Credit Suisse First Boston, a foreign bank incorporated and regulated under the laws of Switzerland, intends to apply to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions for an order of the Minister of Finance authorizing Credit Suisse First Boston to establish a lending branch in Canada to carry on business in Canada, pursuant to subsection 524(1) of the Bank Act (Canada). The lending branch will carry on business in Canada under the name Credit Suisse First Boston Toronto Branch.

Any person who objects to the proposed order may submit the objection in writing, before December 28, 1999, to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, 255 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H2.

Toronto, November 6, 1999

MCMILLAN BINCH
Barrister and Solicitors

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FUNDY AQUACULTURE LTD.

PLANS DEPOSITED

Fundy Aquaculture Ltd. hereby gives notice that an application has been made to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans under the Navigable Waters Protection Act for approval of the plans and site of the work described herein. Under section 9 of the said Act, Fundy Aquaculture Ltd. has deposited with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and in the office of the District Registrar of the Land Registry District of Charlotte, at St. Stephen, New Brunswick, under deposit number 10471705, a description of the site and plans of aquaculture site No. 303, in Long Pond Bay, at Long Pond Bay.

Written objections based on the effect of the work on marine navigation should be directed, not later than one month from the date of publication of this notice, to the Regional Director, Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Foot of Parker Street, P.O. Box 1000, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 3Z8.

Grand Manan, October 18, 1999

JOHN L'AVENTURE
President and Owner

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GAN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

LETTERS PATENT OF CONTINUANCE

Notice is hereby given than GAN General Insurance Company, an insurer incorporated under the laws of Ontario, intends to apply to the Minister of Finance, pursuant to subsection 32(2) of the Insurance Companies Act, for the issuance of letters patent continuing it as a federal insurance company for the purpose of transacting the business of property and casualty insurance.

Any person who objects to the issuance of these letters patent of continuation should file a notice of objection with the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada, 255 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H2, on or before December 20, 1999.

Burlington, October 22, 1999

GAN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

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HELLER FINANCIAL CANADA, LTD.

HELLER GLOBAL VENDOR FINANCE CANADA, INC.

LETTERS PATENT OF AMALGAMATION

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with paragraph 233(2)(a) of the Trust and Loan Companies Act, S.C., 1991, c. 45, that HELLER FINANCIAL CANADA, LTD. (hereafter "Heller Canada"), and HELLER GLOBAL VENDOR FINANCE CANADA, INC. (hereafter "HGVF"), intend to make a joint application to the Minister of Finance for the issuance under the Trust and Loan Companies Act of letters patent of amalgamation, pursuant to section 228 and subsection 233(1) of the Act, continuing Heller Canada and HGVF as one company under the name of HELLER FINANCIAL CANADA, LTD.

At the time of the amalgamation, HGVF would be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heller Canada.

The head office of the amalgamated company would be situated in Toronto, Canada. The by-laws of the amalgamated company would be the same as the by-laws of Heller Canada and the directors of the amalgamated company would be the directors of Heller Canada. No securities would be issued by the amalgamated company in connection with the amalgamation.

Toronto, November 5, 1999

HELLER FINANCIAL CANADA, LTD.

WARREN APPOTIVE
Chief Executive Officer

HELLER GLOBAL VENDOR FINANCE CANADA, INC.

PATRICK GREGORY
President

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HSBC TRUST COMPANY (CANADA)

REDUCTION OF STATED CAPITAL

Notice is hereby given that HSBC Trust Company (Canada) [the "Company"] intends to make an application to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions under subsection 78(4) of the Trust and Loan Companies Act for approval to reduce its stated common share capital account in respect of the 11 414 982 issued and outstanding common shares of the Company from $121,469,000 to $86,469,000. The following is a copy of the special resolution of the Company consented to on November 2, 1999, by HSBC Bank Canada, the sole shareholder of the Company.

"Be it resolved that:

Subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and on the basis that the directors of HSBC TRUST COMPANY (CANADA) (the "Company") resolved on November 1, 1999, that they are satisfied that the paid-up capital of the Company remaining after deducting $35,000,000 from the stated capital account in respect of the 11 414 982 issued and outstanding common shares of the Company will be adequate for the capital and liquidity needs of the Company, the Company reduce the stated capital account in respect of such common shares from $121,469,000 to $86,469,000."

Vancouver, November 5, 1999

LADNER DOWNS
Solicitors

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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

PLANS DEPOSITED

The Ministry of Transportation and Highways of British Columbia hereby gives notice that an application has been made to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans under the Navigable Waters Protection Act for approval of the plans and site of the work described herein. Under section 9 of the said Act, the Ministry of Transportation and Highways of British Columbia has deposited with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, at Vancouver, British Columbia, and in the office of the District Registrar of the Land Registry District of Prince George, at Prince George, British Columbia, Drawing Number 253-17, Land Registry Reference (deposit) Number PGP44677, being a plan of the bridge on the John Hart Highway, presently located over the Salmon River, on highway right-of-way north of Prince George, British Columbia. The clearance is 2.4 metres above high water level, with a channel width of 17 metres.

Written objections based on the effect of the work on marine navigation and on the environment should be directed, not later than one month from the date of publication of this notice, to the Director General, Marine Navigational Services, Navigable Waters Protection Division, Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 350-555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5G3.

For further information, please contact the Ministry of Transporation and Highways, Bridge Branch, 4D-940 Blanshard Street, P.O. Box 9850, Station Prov. Govt., Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9T5.

Victoria, October 25, 1999

HARRY LALI
Minister

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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

PLANS DEPOSITED

The Ministry of Transportation and Highways of British Columbia hereby gives notice that an application has been made to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans under the Navigable Waters Protection Act for approval of the plans and site of the work described herein. Under section 9 of the said Act, the Ministry of Transportation and Highways of British Columbia has deposited with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, at Vancouver, British Columbia, and in the office of the District Registrar of the Land Registry District of Prince George, at Prince George, British Columbia, Drawing Number 593-11, Land Registry Reference (deposit) Number PRP44689, being a plan of the bridge on the Yellowhead Highway, presently located over the Tlell River, on highway right-of-way on Graham Island. The clearance is 2.1 metres above high water level, with a channel width of 14 metres.

Written objections based on the effect of the work on marine navigation and on the environment should be directed, not later than one month from the date of publication of this notice, to the Director General, Marine Navigational Services, Navigable Waters Protection Division, Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 350-555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5G3.

For further information, please contact the Ministry of Transporation and Highways, Bridge Branch, 4D-940 Blanshard Street, P.O. Box 9850, Station Prov. Govt., Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9T5.

Victoria, October 25, 1999

HARRY LALI
Minister

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MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH A FOREIGN BANK BRANCH

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 525(2) of the Bank Act, that Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, a foreign bank located in New York, New York, U.S.A., intends to apply to the Minister of Finance for an order permitting it to establish a foreign bank branch in Canada to carry on the business of banking. The principal office of the foreign bank branch will be located in Toronto, Ontario.

Any person who objects to the proposed order may submit an objection in writing to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, 255 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H2, on or before January 10, 2000.

New York, November 3, 1999

MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

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PCS SALES (USA), INC.

DOCUMENTS DEPOSITED

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 105 of the Canada Transportation Act, that on October 29, 1999, the following documents were deposited in the Office of the Registrar General of Canada:

Two memoranda of Railcar Equipment Lease dated as of October 29, 1999, between PCS Sales (USA), Inc. and FNBC Leasing Corporation.

November 4, 1999

MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT
Solicitors

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PNC VEHICLE LEASING, LLC

DOCUMENT DEPOSITED

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 105 of the Canada Transportation Act, that on October 28, 1999, the following document was deposited in the Office of the Registrar General of Canada:

Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of September 30, 1999, among PNC Vehicle Leasing, LLC, PNC Bank National Association and PNC Leasing LLC.

November 4, 1999

MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT
Solicitors

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SKANDIA INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

RELEASE OF ASSETS

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with sections 651 and 652 of the Insurance Companies Act, that Skandia International Corporation, following the recapture by the ceding companies of all of its reinsurance business as of December 31, 1998, intends to apply to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions on or after December 20, 1999, for the revocation of the company's order to insure risks in Canada and for release of the company's assets vested in trust in Canada on or after December 20, 1999.

Any party to a reinsurance contract with the company who opposes such release of assets must file notice of such opposition with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Registration and Approvals Division, 255 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H2.

November 6, 1999

OPTIMUM CONSULTANTS & ACTUARIES INC.
Agent

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ST. LAWRENCE AND HUDSON RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

Three-Year Rail Network Plan, 1999-2002

Pursuant to section 141 of the Canada Transportation Act, St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway Company Limited (StL&H) has updated its Three-Year Rail Network Plan.

Contents of Network Plan

This Plan consists of two schedules:

Schedule A is a comprehensive list of all lines indicating whether within the next three years StL&H intends to transfer the line, or its operating interest in the line or to take steps to discontinue operating the line.

Schedule B is comprised of a schematic map which is not to scale. It is included to illustrate graphically StL&H's rail network and to provide general information only about StL&H's Network Plan.

Explanation of Terms and Timing

The following is an overview of terms used in this Network Plan:

1. To Continue Operation:

StL&H intends to continue operation of these lines.

2. To Transfer:

A line, or StL&H's operating interest in the line, designated "To Transfer" may be sold, leased or otherwise transferred.

3. To Discontinue:

A line designated as "To Discontinue" means that StL&H intends to discontinue operating the line if it is not transferred.

Plan Updates

The Three-Year Rail Network Plan may be updated at any time.

Posting

This plan will be published in the Canada Gazette and, as a result, the plan will be available nationally in depository libraries.

A copy of the plan will be available for inspection at the following offices:

Montréal: St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway Company Limited
Communications and Public Affairs
Windsor Station, Suite 300
Montréal, Quebec H3C 3E4

Toronto: St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway Company Limited
Communications and Public Affairs
40 University Avenue, Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario M5J 1T1

Ottawa: Canadian Pacific Railway Company Limited
Communications and Public Affairs
100 Metcalfe Street, Suite 305
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5M1

Calgary: Canadian Pacific Railway Company Limited
Communications and Public Affairs
Gulf Canada Square
401 Ninth Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4Z4

A copy of the Plan will also be available on CPR Web site at the following Internet address: www.cpr.ca

November 13, 1999

SCHEDULE A

November 13, 1999

St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway Company Limited

Three-Year Rail Network Plan, 1999-2002

The following is a comprehensive list of all lines in Canada that St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway Company Limited intends "To Transfer" (T) or "To Discontinue" (D) during the three-year period 1999 to 2002. It is an update of the StL&H Three-Year Rail Network Plan dated April 24, 1999.

This list of lines includes all connecting auxiliary track.

The list has an east-to-west orientation based on the Freight Station Accounting Code (station numbering system used by railways for waybilling purposes).

Approx. Distance 
Subdivision Between And Plan Miles Km
Edmundston Grand Falls, N.B. Cyr Junction, N.B.
(near Saint-Léonard)
D 7.8 12.6
Adirondack
(North Bank Branch)
Galron Boulevard, Que. Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Que. D 0.5 0.8
Prescott Preswood, Ont. Leitrim Road, Ont. T 2.9 4.7
Ellwood Mileage 5.02, Ont. Lemieux Island, Ont. T 0.4 0.6
Ellwood Preswood, Ont. Mileage 5.02, Ont. T 5.0 8.0
Prescott* Preswood, Ont. Walkley Line, Ont. T 0.4 0.6
Sheffield Spur (1) Mileage 0.4, Ont.
(Walkley Road)
Mileage 1.28, Ont.
(Windmill Lane)
D 0.9 1.4
North Freight Shed Lead Mileage 0.3, Ont.
(Walkley Road)
Mileage 1.96, Ont.
(Triole)
D 1.7 2.7
South Freight Shed Lead
(including Industrial Ave. Spur)
Mileage 0.68, Ont.
(Walkley Road)
Mileage 2.75, Ont.
(Botsford)
D 2.1 3.3
Beachburg (1) Mileage 0.4, Ont. Mileage 6.0, Ont. T 5.6 9.0
Alexandria (1) Mileage 72.4, Ont. Mileage 76.33, Ont. T 3.9 6.3
M & O (1) Mileage 82.5, Ont. Mileage 83.5, Ont. T 1.0 1.6
Brockville Smiths Falls, Ont. Brockville, Ont. T 27.8 44.7
TTR Union Station, Ont. Strachen Avenue, Ont. T 1.6 2.6
TTR Union Station, Ont. The Don. Ont. T 2.0 3.2
Belleville Toronto, Ont.
(Millwood Road)
Toronto, Ont.
(Cherry Street)
D 3.2 5.1
St. Thomas Putnam, Ont. St. Thomas, Ont. T 19.4 31.2
Owen Sound Streetville, Ont. Orangeville, Ont. D 35.7 57.4
Dunnville Smithville, Ont. Mileage 9.5, Ont. D 9.5 15.3
Dunnville Mileage 9.5, Ont. Port Maitland, Ont. T 9.5 15.3
Fort Erie Fort Erie, Ont. Brookfield, Ont. T 13.4 21.6
Welland (1) Mileage 11.02, Ont.
(near Attercliffe)
Mileage 33.96, Ont.
(near Hagersville)
D 22.9 36.9
Welland (1) Mileage 38.0, Ont.
(near Hagersville)
Mileage 48.7, Ont.
(Waterford)
D 10.7 17.2
Waterford (1) Mileage 0.0, Ont.
(Waterford)
Mileage 45.48, Ont.
(near St. Thomas)
D 45.5 73.2
Waterford (1) Mileage 45.48, Ont.
(near St. Thomas)
Mileage 100.2, Ont.
(Fargo)
T 54.7 88.0
Leamington Spur (2) Mileage 0.0, Ont.
(near Highway 77)
Mileage 13.8, Ont.
(near Oak Street)
D 13.8 22.2

* Includes the connecting track from the Prescott Subdivision via the Walkley Line to Walkley Yard approximately 0.4 mile (0.6 km) and all tracks in StL&H’s Walkley Yard

Km — conversion based on 1.609 kilometres per mile

T— To Transfer

D— To Discontinue

(1) Jointly operated by CN and StL&H

(2) Operated by CN

St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway Company Limited

Three-Year Rail Network Plan, 1999-2000

Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick

St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway Company Limited. Three-Year Rail Network Plan, 1999-2000. Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick

SUN LIFE SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE CORPORATION

CHANGE OF NAME

Notice is hereby given that Sun Life Savings and Mortgage Corporation intends to make application to the Minister of Finance pursuant to section 220 of the Trust and Loan Companies Act to change its name to Sun Life Financial Trust Inc., and in French, Fiducie de la Financière Sun Life inc.

November 13, 1999

C. ELIZABETH LAWLER
Secretary

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TRYGG-HANSA REINSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA

CHANGE OF NAME

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 224 of the Insurance Companies Act, S.C., 1991, c. 47, that Trygg-Hansa Reinsurance Company of Canada intends to make an application to the Minister of Finance for approval to change its name from Trygg-Hansa Reinsurance Company of Canada to Suecia Reinsurance Company, and its French version, Compagnie de réassurance Suecia.

Montréal, October 12, 1999

MARTINEAU WALKER
Legal Advisors

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WINTERTHUR REINSURANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA

RELEASE OF ASSETS

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 651 of the Insurance Companies Act, that Winterthur Reinsurance Corporation of America intends to apply to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, on or after December 15, 1999, for the release of its assets in Canada.

Any policyholder in Canada opposing such release must file notice of such opposition with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, 255 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H2, on or before December 15, 1999.

Toronto, October 30, 1999

CASSELS BROCK & BLACKWELL
Barristers and Solicitors

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