Exhibit 23.3
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

            We  hereby  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  this
Registration  Statement on Form S-3 of our report  dated August 9, 1999,  except
for  note  13  which  is as at  January  28,  2000  relating  to  the  financial
statements, which appears in the registration statement on Form S-1/A dated July
13, 2000. We also consent to the  references to us under the headings  "Experts"
and "Selected Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Chartered Accountants

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

November 21, 2000





NY/312749.2
11/22/00