NEWS
RELEASE
May 17th
2001
FLEXIBLE
SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.
2614 Queenswood Drive,
Victoria, BC.н V8N
1X5 Canada
NASDAQн
OTC: BB - FXSO
The Company is very pleased
to announce that Mr. Derick J. Walker will be joining its board of advisors.
Mr. Walker brings a wide
range of experience, knowledge and contacts to Flexible Solutions Int. Inc.
Derick Walker is a
Director and Chief Operating Officer of Vancadia Capital Corporation. Vancadia
offers a broad range of financial and business services to companies who, have
developed beyond the first stage and, meet the criteria of being socially
responsible and/ or operated by women.
Mr. Walker obtained a
diploma in Banking from The Chartered Institute of Bankers (UK) in 1970 to
become an Associate of the Institute. Mr. Walker spent 28 years in the Banking
industry in both domestic and international banking, primarily with National
Westminster Bank Plc and National Westminster Bank of Canada. From 1989‑1992
he acted as a consultant to West Canada Depository Trust Company, at the time
one of Canada's two central securities depositories, and a subsidiary of the
Vancouver Stock Exchange. He went on to join the Vancouver Stock Exchange in
Oct 1992 to June 1996 as Manager, Market Development, establishing the VSE's
marketing program to the US, UK and Europe. In June 1996‑1998 he joined
Norsat International Inc. (TSE) as Vice President, Corporate Communications.
From Sept 1998‑Sept 2000 he established a financial consulting service to
both public companies and financial organizations.
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Flexible Solutions
manufactures and sells evaporation and energy reduction products for the
swimming pool, fresh water and agricultural markets. The Company has
manufacturing plants in Victoria, BC and Montreal, Quebec.
For more information
please contact:
David Katzov or Grant
Moonie
Corporate Communications
(250) 477-9821
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