It is with pleasure that we announce effective October 1, 2002 that Regional Protection Systems Inc. has joined Protectron Inc. Regional is one of the largest independent security providers in the Ottawa region.

Our mandate continues to be growth. We would like to maintain that goals and objectives remain consistent with this mandate. Our business is quickly changing as we continue to strive to become a leader in our industry.

We extend a warm welcome to employees from Regional who are joining the new Protectron team and we look forward to this opportunity to develop an even more dynamic cross section of skills, abilities and invaluable experience as the new Protectron family grows.