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September 7, 1991 (Page 83 of
September 7, 1991 (Page 83 of
September 7, 1991 (Page 83 of
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sion and the California Public Utilities
Commission. The next round is expect-
ed to be fought out at a Feb. 25
Pacific Gas i Pipeline
h ( Lakes Gas meeting of the FERC.
Lepape was paying calls here on the But Muse, in an interview conduct-
Alberta energy establishment's key 1
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natural gas producers, sales agencies r v
into the Pacific Gas plan, dismissed
and regulators. predictions there will be only enough
As executive of Pacif- demand for one of the projects.
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ic Enterprises and chairman of its Pa- Atlantic He said firms with space on
cific Interstate Co., Lepape is a key fig-
ure in an early, pioneer version of
move to swell Alberta's
gas flows into a flood.
Pacific Enterprises owns a Los An-
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Partners dismiss detractors
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By Claudia Cattaneo
(Herald writer)
Dario Berloni may have just what it takes to
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He wants to turn the historic Domin-
London $348.75 US $1.25
ion Bank building on the southwest corner of the
Olympic Plaza, just off the Stephen Avenue Mall at
1st Street S.E. into a vibrant restaurant, cappuc-
STOCK LISTINGS F8-- cino bar and hangout.
Despite its grandiose, classic beauty, the building
has sat empty, in a state, for years
FIRMS FINED shunned by investors because of its location.
Union Carbide was fined $1.7
million after it and Canadian Oxy-
gen Ltd. pleaded guilty to conspir-
The consensus among many developers has been
that Calgarians don't care much for their city's core
after working hours and that investing in the area
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chain. Page F6 His plan, which has cleared planning hurdles at
REFURBISH: Berloni and Chomick plan to open a restaurant in former bank building
(right)
city hall, calls for a Mediterranean-styl-
restaurant and lounge on the building's main floor, branch was shut down in September 1986. Canada Safeway Ltd. and Novacor Chemicals Ltd.
the former main hall of the bank, and a large out- Recycling old buildings is not Berloni's main line The plastics are sorted, cleaned, washed and made
CRUDE OIL door patio amid a little "forest" of pine trees to con- of work. into pellets and sold in Canada, Europe and Asia.
(Cash Price Per Barret) ceal what is now a bare wall facing the plaza. The business administration graduate Although Berloni is not a professional restaura
North Sea Brent Designed by Bill Chomik, a partner with the is of Polymont Plastics Corp., a pri- teur, he knows good pasta when he tastes it, and he's
ChomikCrittenden architectural firm, the restau- vate company with operations in no stranger to the business. He has an interest in
$20.10 US
rant could be open by next spring. Red Deer, Toronto and Montreal that he runs with some of the city's popular new eateries: Mescalero,
Saudi Arabian Light Berloni purchased the property two years ago for his brothers Gianni and Roberto. The company also DiVino and the River Cafe in Prince's Island Park.
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an undisclosed sum and has invested about $400,000 runs diverse operations in Calgary, including a plant The restaurant business in the city is
Alaska North Slope to refurbish the top three floors into a business cen- that makes plastic bottles. ' he admits, but says there's still room for a
(to Gutt Coast)
tre, which houses Chomik's firm. Several hundred The company recycles plastic good new restaurant.
$18.90 US
thousand dollars more are expected to be spent on scraps generated by the petrochemical industry and "In the restaurant business there is a lot of com-
the restaurant and polishing the building's facade. others, and plastic items collected in Calgary's petition, but there is a lot of lousy competition, too,"
Toronto Dominion Bank records indicate the fledgling program and by companies like he says.
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Intermediate
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