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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CURRENCY>                                  Canadian dollars
       
                                            
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  3-MOS         
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              AUG-31-1998   
<PERIOD-START>                                 SEP-01-1997   
<PERIOD-END>                                   NOV-30-1997   
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1.4242        
<CASH>                                         1,784,984     
<SECURITIES>                                   1,794,633     
<RECEIVABLES>                                  2,459,916     
<ALLOWANCES>                                   51,000        
<INVENTORY>                                    323,947       
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               6,762,126     
<PP&E>                                         5,152,128     
<DEPRECIATION>                                 0             
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 15,581,313    
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          3,889,614     
<BONDS>                                        0            
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0            
<PREFERRED>                                    11,523        
<COMMON>                                       156,244       
<OTHER-SE>                                     10,038,438    
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   15,581,313    
<SALES>                                        3,737,114     
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               3,737,114     
<CGS>                                          1,436,020     
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  1,436,020     
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0            
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               10,564        
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             25,122        
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                378,951       
<INCOME-TAX>                                   110,116       
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            205,057       
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0            
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0            
<CHANGES>                                      0            
<NET-INCOME>                                   205,057       
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