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To: Yak-attack who wrote (307)	2/15/2000 9:53:00 AM
From: CIMA	Respond to of 421

Tuesday February 15, 9:17 am Eastern Time Company Press Release WSi Interactive Appoints Hospitality Guru To Head Its Internet Industry Vertical VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2000--WSi Interactive (CDNX:WIZ. - news; OTC BB:WIZZF - news) today named Tim Ellison, CCC, DMATP as Director of WSi's new hospitality vertical. The hospitality vertical encompasses three individual proprietary sites that bring together the wine, food and restaurant industries. The vertical serves a $900 billion industry in North America, one that employs over 20 million people. In addition to providing significant content and resource material, the vertical will incorporate employment and procurement services for the industry. Tim brings to WSi a wealth of information and a high profile within the hospitality industry which has been achieved through over 25 years experience in the hospitality industry both in the US and Canada. A Certified Chef-de Cuisine from the Canadian Culinary Institute and a National Board Member for the Association of Tourism Professionals, Tim's expertise in the industry is both well known and highly regarded. He is a recent board member of the Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission's Food and Beverage Server Advisory Board as well as being a chairperson of the technical committee for the Restaurant Service Competition for Skills Canada. Prior to joining WSi Tim consulted with the Pacific Rim Institute of Tourism, and is currently President of the Food and Beverage Association of B.C. In keeping with WSi's mandate of launching new Internet businesses, Tim will be responsible for the new hospitality vertical, encompassing all the content and site management duties of the three proprietary sites, as well as overseeing all aspects of the marketing and revenue-generation. His expertise in the hospitality industry will prove Tim to be an invaluable asset to the WSi management team, and strikes a perfect complement to the sound marketing and technology infrastructure of the company. The Business of WSi WSi Interactive Corporation is an innovative Internet business development and marketing firm, whose objective is to capitalize on direct marketing opportunities on the Internet. WSi builds, manages and markets online businesses in the financial, e-tailing and e-commerce, entertainment and e-advertising sectors. To receive information on WSi by e-mail or fax, please forward your Internet address / fax no. to info@ws-i.com / fax: 604/687-4990. To receive information on YourWineStore.com by e-mail or fax, please forward your Internet address/fax # to info@yourwinestore.com / fax: 604/915-9078. To fax your request please complete the following: NAME: --------------------------------------------------- COMPANY: --------------------------------------------------- e-mail address: --------------------------------------------------- PHONE: --------------------------------------------------- FAX: --------------------------------------------------- Send by: E-mail or fax: yes / no Or E-mail only: yes / no WSi Interactive Corporation Toll Free: 1-888-388-4636 Telephone: 1-604-681-7225 Fax: 1-604-915-9078 Website: www.ws-i.com ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY ''Theo Sanidas'' Theo Sanidas, President This news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including the impact of competitive products and pricing and general economic conditions as they affect the Company's clients. Actual results and developments may therefore differ materially from those described in this release. No regulatory authority has reviewed nor accepted any responsibility for the adequacy of the contents of this release. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: WSi Interactive Theo Sanidas, 604/681-4911

To: Yak-attack who wrote (307)	2/16/2000 11:37:00 PM
From: CIMA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 421

NEWS: WSi Interactive's President Theo Sanidas to be interviewed by ViaVid Broadcasting Corporation Symbols: CDNX-WIZ OTC-WIZZF VANCOUVER, Feb. 16 /CNW-PRN/ - WSi Interactive Corporation today announced that President and CEO, Mr. Theo Sanidas, has been featured on ViaVid Broadcasting Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board:VVDB - news)-- a global Internet video broadcasting that offers a network of video services utilizing streaming video technology. Conducting the interview for ViaVid was news anchors Ms. Samantha Sewall and Bill Ridley. This interview can be viewed at www.viavid.com or www.itinvestor.com on Thursday, February 17th at 10:00 am PST. The interview will be available in the ViaVid archives following the initial broadcast at viavid.com. During the course of the interview, Mr. Sanidas provides an overview of WSi Interactive and its various divisions. He also comments on the Company's second-quarter financial results, as well as WSi's future prospects, and its strategy for expansion. ViaVid broadcasts audio and video signals with Microsofts Media player (Nasdaq:MSFT - news). In order to watch this streaming video footage, viewers will require the Flash Plugin or Windows Media Player. This software is available free from the ViaVid website. After down loading the media player you must restart your computer. The Business of WSi WSi Interactive Corporation is an innovative Internet business development and marketing firm, whose objective is to capitalize on direct marketing opportunities on the Internet. WSi builds, manages and markets online businesses in the financial, e-tailing and e-commerce, entertainment and e-advertising sectors. WSi properties include: Medianetsolutions.com, Targetpacks.com, Westernshores.com, Stocksecrets.com, Yourwinestore.com, Healthcreator.com, Investmentworldnews.com and several others. To receive information on WSi by e-mail or fax, please forward your Internet address / fax no. to info(at)ws-i.com / fax (toll free): 1-877-499-5806.