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Trailer Sales. H. D. truck and trailer experience necessary. Competitive Salary, Bonus Year End, Benefit Package.

Car Allowance, Expenses. Mail Resume to: 1 523 Ross Avenue E. Regina, SK S4N 7A3 Attn: Mr. Barry Burton -Regional Manager PREVENT I UTTHl nmutiBiHim rl faaib 4 I -Dill i.B Atlas Asset Mat: Atlas fonsj Urn ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST REQUIRED Established and expanding oil-field company specializing in water disposal and gas compressor packages is seeking an engineering technologist. The successful candidate will be joining an engineering staff of one engineer and five engineering technologists.

Duties will include design of skid and pipe systems, equipment selection and purchasing and quoting on customer bids. Knowledge of the oilfield would be an asset. Apply to: Box 1490 Estevan, Sk. S4A 2L7 Att: Engineering Dept. Technologist Position Fax: 1-306-634-7887 Email: JCableGrill.Sk.Ca A look at Baton Broadcasting ASSETS Twenty-five TV stations across Canada.

Controlling interest in CTV, including interests in specialty channels CTV Newsl and History Television, as well as dormant licences for a pay-per-view network and a regional sports channel. Ownership of Vancouver Television and Atlantic Satellite Network. Control of Comedy Channel and Talk TV; managing partner in Outdoor Life Network. some of its Ontario stations including CFPL-TV in London, Ont and CHRO-TV of Pembroke, Ont. for CHUMs Maritime network assets, including Atlantic Television.

It also bought CHUMs 14.3 per cent share of CTV for $10 million. Baton gave Electrohome a 23 per cent voting interest and $24.5 million in exchange for all television assets and a controlling share of CTV. The deal closed Aug. 31. In November, Baton bought the remaining shares in CTV from Western International Communications Ltd.

and Moffat Communications Ltd. for $42 million and assumed $30 million in CTV debt. Fecan said about 100 jobs are being cut from Batons central operation in Toronto as a result of the company assuming a controlling share of the CTV network in the Electrohome deal. Not all of those will be actual layoffs, said Fecan. There are a fair number of redundant positions that are empty or were people who were working on fixed-term contracts.

Analysts agree Baton has a major challenge ahead as it tries to fully integrate and streamline production for its stable of news resources, specialty channels, and 25 regional stations across Canada. It is a tremendous logistical nightmare for them to put all of that together, said media analyst Peter Swain. Swain said Baton must concentrate on marketing programming to attract advertising dollars, especially as channels target specific markets and direct-to-home satellite service comes into vogue. Its something some would say is between an art and a science, he said. Thats the area they would need to refocus on very smartly to capture the advertising revenues at their disposal.

Swain said the television industry enjoyed a huge upswing in advertising revenue in 1997, which has helped broadcasters enjoy healthy bottom lines. TORONTO (CP) After a frantic year of acquisitions, asset swaps and specialty channel launches, Baton Broadcasting Inc. says its poised to take a stranglehold on Canadas television And the recent spate of expansion including full control of the CTV net-! work will be well worth the $345 mil-' lion in debt Baton has amassed as a result, says new president and chief executive Ivan Fecan. Fiscal 1997 transformed us from an Important regional player into a truly national broadcaster, Fecan told more than 100 shareholders, Baton executives and CTV television personalities at the companys annual meeting Wednesday. We still have a lot of work to do to consolidate all our operations, to create 'efficient units which can contribute growth to our margins and to provide exciting, attractive new programming for our audiences.

Healthy advertising revenues allowed Baton to post a quarterly net income of $14.1 million, or $0.39 a share, for the three months ended Nov. 30, the first quarter of its new fiscal year. That compares with $4.6 million for the same period last year. Those results include Batons acquisition of the broadcasting assets of Electrohome Ltd. in August and an asset swap with CHUM Ltd.

in October. Those deals gave Baton control of the CTV network, something Fecan said has been a longtime coming. After wanting control of CTV for so many years, we achieved it quickly, and now we have 100 per cent of the networks shares, he said. This allows us to drive efficiencies much faster than we could have with minority partners. But the $345 million in debt Baton carries as a result along with the costs of consolidating operations could put a significant dent in 1998 profits at Baton, he warned.

The CTV consolidation will have a real impact on our results, Fecan said. From now on we have to buckle FINANCES for three months ending Nov. 30 Net income: $14.1 million. $4.6 million for same period 1996 Total revenue 1997: $118.8 million. $70 million for same period 1996.

Operating expenses: $81 million. $52 million for same period 1 996. Cash flow from operations: $21 million. $12.3 million same period 1996. Earnings per share: $0.39.

$0.17 in 1996. Total debt: $345 million. CP down to the basics of running our business in an efficient and co-ordinated way so that we can maximize revenues, control costs and deliver the operating margins our shareholders deserve. Baton paid $10 million and traded Commodities NRC is a dynamic, nationwide organization committed to helping Canada realize its potential as an innovative and competitive nation. Our strengths are: outstanding people, core science and engineering expertise and information, research programs focused on key technologies and technology diffusion.

Combining our strengths with those of industrial and academic partners, we foster Canada's emerging national system of innovation. You can make a difference at NRCl Industrial Technology Advisors (2) The Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) SaskatoonRegina These are three year term positions. Your Challenge You will assist small and medium sized companies in assessing and using technology, in solving industrial problems, in improving productivity and profitability. You will promote the awareness of and facilitate access to technical expertise, programs and services existing in NRC, provincial research organizations, government laboratories, universities and colleges by using the IRAP Technology Network. You will also develop and maintain a network of contacts and will concentrate interactions to serve Canadian industry in relevant specialized fields or broad based fields.

You will participate as part of a network of Advisors and provide leadership in the innovation communities of Saskatoon and Regina. Your Credentials You will have demonstrated industrial experience in at least two of the following areas: design, production, quality assurance; or marketing or technical sales coupled with one of the aforementioned. Preference will be accorded to candidates with a background in business administration. POSITION REQUIREMENTS Reference ID-97-50, Saskatoon: Degree in Food Science, Food Chemistry, Food Micro-biology or a university degree in a related field of science is required with demonstrated industrial experience in Food Science or BiochemistryMicrobiology. Reference ID-97-51, Regina: Degree in Computing Science or Software Engineering, with consideration of other candidates with equivalent qualifications in the applied areas of geophysical modeling, energy modeling and simulation, or process simulation design.

Demonstrated industrial experience in Information Technology with a broad awareness of various applications in fields such as engineering software development, simulation technologies, and data analysis Is required. Knowledge of English is essential for both positions and an Enhanced Reliability Check will be conducted. The use of a personally owned vehicle is essential. Salary: Commensurate with qualifications. As an employer who values diversity in its workforce, we encourage candidates to self identify as members of the following designated groups: women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities.

To explore these opportunities, send your application by January 9, 1998, Indicating the appropriate reference number to: Claire Lavictolre, Human Resources Assistant, National Research Council Canada, Montreal Road, Building M-55, Room 380, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OR6. You can apply on our Web site at www.nrc.cacareers We thank all those who apply and advise that only those selected (or further consideration will be contacted. Vous pouvez obtenir ces renseignements en franfais. Inc Rogino for December 17, 1997 WINNIPEG RAPESEED CHICAGO 343 3457, 2' 331 333 274 353 7i 33874 .2 WHEAT Mar. 3464 May.

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