To: SofaSpud who wrote (11469 ) 6/26/1998 7:07:00 AM From: Herb Duncan Respond to of 15196
CORP / Michael Kanovsky Joins Board of Cabre TSE SYMBOL: CBE JUNE 25, 1998 CALGARY, ALBERTA--The directors of Cabre Exploration Ltd. are pleased to announce that Mr. Michael Kanovsky, B.Sc., MBA, P.Eng. has joined the Company's Board of Directors effective June 25, 1998. Mr. Kanovsky is a graduate of Queens and Western Ontario universities with an engineering and MBA degree, respectively. He has 25 years of experience in the investment industry and oil and gas exploration, development and service industries. He is a co-founder and Director of Northstar Energy Corporation, which has a current market capitalization of $700 million. Mr. Kanovsky also sits on the Board of PowerLink Corporation of Portland, Oregon, as Chairman and Director, was Chairman of Taro Industries Limited, is the former Vice-Chairman of Precision Drilling Inc. and sits on the Boards of Kappa Energy Company Inc. and Bonavista Petroleum Inc. He is also a director of ARC Resources Ltd. and the AGF North American Insurance Group. Mr. Kanovsky is also involved in community services. He served until recently as Vice Chairman of the Alberta Children's Hospital, is past Alberta Chairman of the Young Presidents' Organization and sits on the Advisory Board of the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business. The directors of Cabre feel Mr. Kanovsky's experience, energy and expertise will be valuable resources in continuing the Company's growth. Cabre Exploration Ltd. is a mid-sized oil and gas exploration and production company based in Calgary and employing 118 people. Its operations are primarily based in Alberta but includes exploration and development in Egypt and Morocco. Current production is 10,250 barrels of oil and 60 million cubic feet of gas daily. The Company has 16,933,208 issued and outstanding shares which trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CBE.