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EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned, and each of them, do hereby agree and consent to the
filing of a single statement on Schedule 13D and amendments thereto, in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(f)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
WYANT & COMPANY INC.
DATED: September 12, 2000 By: /s/ James A. Wyant
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James A. Wyant
President
/s/ James A. Wyant
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James A. Wyant
/s/ John Derek Wyant
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John Derek Wyant
/s/ Lynne Emond
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Lynne Emond
ESTATE OF GERALD W. WYANT
/s/ Paula Tepper-Wyant
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Paula Tepper-Wyant
/s/ Thomas R.M. Davis
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Thomas R.M. Davis
DEREK WYANT HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ John Derek Wyant
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John Derek Wyant
President
3287858 CANADA INC.
By: /s/ Lynne Emond
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Lynne Emond
President
3323986 CANADA INC.
By: /s/ Paula Tepper-Wyant
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Name: Paula Tepper-Wyant
Title: President
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