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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.8

            THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS
            NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
            AMENDED. THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF
            THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED
            IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS
            NOTE UNDER SAID ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY
            TO COMMERCIAL CONSOLIDATORS CORP. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
            REQUIRED.

                            SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, COMMERCIAL CONSOLIDATORS CORP., an Alberta, Canada
corporation (hereinafter called "Borrower"), hereby promises to pay to THE SHAAR
FUND LTD., c/o Levinson Capital Management, LLC, 35 East Grasky Sprain Road,
Suite 300, Yonkers, New York 10710, Fax: 914-395-0059 (the "Holder") or order,
without demand, the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00),
with simple interest accruing at the annual rate of 8%, on March 15, 2003 (the
"Maturity Date").

         This Note has been entered into pursuant to the terms of a subscription
agreement between the Borrower and the Holder, dated of even date herewith (the
"Subscription Agreement"), and shall be governed by the terms of such
Subscription Agreement. Unless otherwise separately defined herein, all
capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the same meaning as is set forth
in the Subscription Agreement. The following terms shall apply to this Note:

                                    ARTICLE I

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

         1.1 Payment Grace Period. The Borrower shall have a ten (10) day grace
period to pay any monetary amounts due under this Note, after which grace period
a default interest rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum shall apply to the
amounts owed hereunder.

         1.2 Conversion Privileges. The Conversion Privileges set forth in
Article II shall remain in full force and effect immediately from the date
hereof and until the Note is paid in full. Except as set forth in Section 9.7 of
the Subscription Agreement, the Borrower may not prepay the Note at any time. To
the extent prepayment is permitted under Section 9.7 of the Subscription
Agreement, the Borrower shall not pay any penalty or premium, except as set
forth in the Subscription Agreement. The Note shall be payable in full on the
Maturity Date, unless previously converted into Common Stock in accordance with
Article II hereof; provided, that if the Borrower violates or breaches in any
material respect any of its covenants or agreements to register the Registrable
Securities pursuant to Section 10 of the Subscription Agreement, the Borrower
may not pay this Note after the Maturity Date, without the consent of the
Holder.

         1.3 Interest Rate. Interest payable on this Note shall accrue at the
annual rate of eight percent (8%) and be payable on each annual anniversary of
this Note or sooner, upon each Conversion, and on the Maturity Date, accelerated
or otherwise, when the principal and remaining accrued but unpaid interest shall
be due and payable, or sooner as described below.

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                                   ARTICLE II

                                CONVERSION RIGHTS

         The Holder shall have the right to convert the principal due under this
Note into Shares of the Borrower's Common Stock, no par value per share ("Common
Stock") as set forth below.

         2.1. Conversion into the Borrower's Common Stock.

         (a) The Holder shall have the right from and after the issuance of this
Note and then at any time until this Note is fully paid, to convert any
outstanding and unpaid principal portion of this Note, and accrued interest, at
the election of the Holder (the date of giving of such notice of conversion
being a "Conversion Date") into fully paid and nonassessable shares of common
stock of Borrower as such stock exists on the date of issuance of this Note, or
any shares of capital stock of Borrower into which such stock shall hereafter be
changed or reclassified (the "Common Stock") at the conversion price as defined
in Section 2.1(b) hereof (the "Conversion Price"), determined as provided
herein. Upon delivery to the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion as described in
Section 9 of the Subscription Agreement of the Holder's written request for
conversion, Borrower shall issue and deliver to the Holder within five business
days from the Conversion Date that number of shares of Common Stock for the
portion of the Note converted in accordance with the foregoing. At the election
of the Holder, the Borrower will deliver accrued but unpaid interest on the Note
in the manner provided in Section 1.3 through the Conversion Date directly to
the Holder on or before the Delivery Date (as defined in the Subscription
Agreement). The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each
conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing that portion of the
principal of the Note and interest to be converted, by the Conversion Price.

         (b) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.1(c) hereof, the
Conversion Price per share shall be the lower of (i) One Dollar and Ninety Cents
($1.90) ("Maximum Base Price") or (ii) eighty percent (80%) of the three lowest
closing prices for the Common Stock on the OTC Pink Sheets, NASD OTC Bulletin
Board, NASDAQ SmallCap Market, NASDAQ National Market System, American Stock
Exchange, or New York Stock Exchange, as applicable, or if not then trading on
any of the foregoing, such other principal market or exchange where the Common
Stock is listed or traded (whichever of the foregoing is at the time the
principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock, the "Principal
Market") for the fifteen (15) trading days prior to but not including the
Conversion Date; provided, however, that in no event shall the Conversion Price
be less than $1.50 (the "Floor Price") unless a condition described in Section
9.9 of the Subscription Agreement shall have occurred. For purposes of the NASD
OTC Bulletin Board, closing bid price shall mean the last closing bid price as
reported by Bloomberg Financial.

         (c) The Maximum Base Price described in Section 2.1(b)(i) and the Floor
Price described in Section 2.1(b)(ii) above and number and kind of shares or
other securities to be issued upon conversion determined pursuant to Section
2.1(a) and 2.1(b), shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the
happening of certain events while this conversion right remains outstanding, as
follows:

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            A. Merger, Sale of Assets, etc. If the Borrower at any time shall
consolidate with or merge into or sell or convey all or substantially all its
assets to any other corporation, this Note, as to the unpaid principal portion
thereof and accrued interest thereon, shall thereafter be deemed to evidence the
right to purchase such number and kind of shares or other securities and
property as would have been issuable or distributable on account of such
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, upon or with respect to the
securities subject to the conversion or purchase right immediately prior to such
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance. The foregoing provision shall
similarly apply to successive transactions of a similar nature by any such
successor or purchaser. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
anti-dilution provisions of this Section shall apply to such securities of such
successor or purchaser after any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance.

            B. Reclassification, etc. If the Borrower at any time shall, by
reclassification or otherwise, change the Common Stock into the same or a
different number of securities of any class or classes, this Note, as to the
unpaid principal portion thereof and accrued interest thereon, shall thereafter
be deemed to evidence the right to purchase an adjusted number of such
securities and kind of securities as would have been issuable as the result of
such change with respect to the Common Stock immediately prior to such
reclassification or other change.

            C. Stock Splits, Combinations and Dividends. If the shares of Common
Stock are subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of shares of
Common Stock, or if a dividend is paid on the Common Stock in shares of Common
Stock, the Conversion Price shall be proportionately reduced in case of
subdivision of shares or stock dividend or proportionately increased in the case
of combination of shares, in each such case by the ratio which the total number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event bears to the
total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such
event.

         (d) During the period the conversion right exists, Borrower will
reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of
shares to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of
this Note. Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Borrower agrees that its issuance
of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers, agents, and
transfer agents who are charged with the duty of executing and issuing stock
certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of
Common Stock upon the conversion of this Note.

         2.2 Method of Conversion. This Note may be converted by the Holder in
whole or in part as described in Section 2.1(a) hereof and the Subscription
Agreement. Upon partial conversion of this Note, a new Note containing the same
date and provisions of this Note shall, at the request of the Holder, be issued
by the Borrower to the Holder for the principal balance of this Note and
interest which shall not have been converted or paid.

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         2.3 Maximum Conversion. The Holder shall not be entitled to convert on
a Conversion Date that amount of the Note in connection with that number of
shares of Common Stock which would be in excess of the sum of (i) the number of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates on a
Conversion Date, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion of the Note with respect to which the determination of this provision
is being made on a Conversion Date, which would result in beneficial ownership
by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Company on such Conversion Date. For the purposes of the
provision to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the
Holder shall not be limited to aggregate conversions of only 4.99% and aggregate
conversion by the Holder may exceed 4.99%. The Holder shall have the authority
and obligation to determine whether the restriction contained in this Section
2.3 will limit any conversion hereunder and to the extent that the Holder
determines that the limitation contained in this Section applies, the
determination of which portion of the Notes are convertible shall be the
responsibility and obligation of the Holder. The Holder may void the conversion
limitation described in this Section 2.3 upon 75 days prior written notice to
the Borrower. The Holder may allocate which of the equity of the Company deemed
beneficially owned by the Holder shall be included in the 4.99% amount described
above and which shall be allocated to the excess above 4.99%.

                                   ARTICLE III

                                EVENT OF DEFAULT

         The occurrence of any of the following events of default ("Event of
Default") shall, at the option of the Holder hereof, make all sums of principal
and interest then remaining unpaid hereon and all other amounts payable
hereunder immediately due and payable, upon demand, without presentment, or
grace period, all of which hereby are expressly waived, except as set forth
below:

         3.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest. The Borrower fails to pay any
installment of principal or interest hereon when due and such failure continues
for a period of ten (10) days after the due date. The ten (10) day period
described in this Section 3.1 is the same ten (10) day period described in
Section 1.1 hereof.

         3.2 Breach of Covenant. The Borrower breaches any material covenant or
other term or condition of this Note in any material respect and such breach, if
subject to cure, continues for a period of twenty (20) days after written notice
to the Borrower from the Holder.

         3.3 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any material
representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein, in the Subscription
Agreement entered into by the Holder and Borrower in connection with this Note,
or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto
or in connection therewith shall be false or misleading in any material respect
as of the date made and the Closing Date (as defined in the Subscription
Agreement).

         3.4 Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower shall make an assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver
or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business; or such
a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.

         3.5 Judgments. Any money judgment, writ or similar final process shall
be entered or filed against Borrower or any of its property or other assets for
more than $100,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a
period of forty-five (45) days.

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         3.6 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation
proceedings or other proceedings or relief under any bankruptcy law or any law
for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower and if
instituted against Borrower are not dismissed within 45 days of initiation.

         3.7 Delisting. Delisting of the Common Stock from the American Stock
Exchange or such other principal exchange on which the Common Stock is listed
for trading; failure to comply with the requirements for continued listing on
the American Stock Exchange for a period of three consecutive trading days; or
notification from the American Stock Exchange or any Principal Market that the
Borrower is not in compliance with the conditions for such continued listing on
the American Stock Exchange or other Principal Market and the Common Stock does
not at the time of such notification comply with the initial listing
requirements of the American Stock Exchange.

         3.8 Concession. A concession by the Borrower, after applicable notice
and cure periods, under any one or more obligations in an aggregate monetary
amount in excess of $100,000.

         3.9 Stop Trade. An SEC stop trade order or Principal Market trading
suspension that lasts for five or more consecutive trading days.

         3.10 Failure to Deliver Common Stock or Replacement Note. Borrower's
failure to timely deliver Common Stock to the Holder pursuant to and in the form
required by this Note and Section 9 of the Subscription Agreement, or if
required a replacement Note.

         3.11 Non-Registration Event. The occurrence of a Non-Registration Event
as described in Section 10.4 of the Subscription Agreement.

         3.12 Cross Default. A default by the Borrower of a material term,
covenant, warranty or undertaking of any other agreement to which the Borrower
and Holder are parties, or the occurrence of a material event of default under
any such other agreement, in each case, which is not cured after any required
notice and/or cure period.

         3.13 Guaranteed Return. In the event that by the Anniversary Date, the
Holder shall not have received the minimum Guaranteed Return specified in
Section 4.8 of this Note.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part
of Holder hereof in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or
of any other right, power or privilege. All rights and remedies existing
hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies
otherwise available.

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         4.2 Notices. Any notice herein required or permitted to be given shall
be in writing and may be personally served or sent by fax transmission (with
copy sent by regular, certified or registered mail or by overnight courier). For
the purposes hereof, the address and fax number of the Holder is as set forth on
the first page hereof. A Conversion Notice shall be deemed delivered on (i) the
business day it is received by facsimile or otherwise by the Borrower if such
notice is received prior to 11:00 A.M. New York time, or (ii) the immediately
succeeding business day if it is received by facsimile or otherwise after 11:00
A.M. New York time on a business day or at any time on a day which is not a
business day. The address and fax number of the Borrower shall be Commercial
Consolidators Corp., 5255 Yonge Street, Suite 1010, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6P4,
Canada, attn: Michael Weingarten, Chairman, telecopier number: (416) 512-8348.
Both Holder and Borrower may change the address and fax number for service by
service of notice to the other as herein provided. Notice of Conversion shall be
deemed given when made to the Borrower pursuant to the Subscription Agreement.

         4.3 Amendment Provision. The term "Note" and all reference thereto, as
used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument as originally
executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or
supplemented.

         4.4 Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its
successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Holder and its
successors and assigns, and may be assigned by the Holder.

         4.5 Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note,
Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof reasonable costs of collection, including
reasonable attorneys' fees.

         4.6 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Any action brought by either
party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the
federal courts located in the state of New York. Both parties and the individual
signing this Agreement on behalf of the Borrower agree to submit to the
jurisdiction of such courts. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover
from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

         4.7 Maximum Payments. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in
excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of
interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum
permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited
against amounts owed by the Borrower to the Holder and thus refunded to the
Borrower.

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         4.8 Guaranteed Minimum Return on Investment. The Holder of this Note
shall have received in cash, by a date which shall be not later than one (1)
year from the date of this Note (the "Anniverary Date"), a cash amount equal to
120% of the principal amount of this Note (the "Guaranteed Return").
Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Guaranteed Return shall, for all purposes of
this Note, the Subscription Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Security
Agreement given as collateral to secure the Borrower's obligations under this
Note, be deemed to have been paid to the Holder if, by such Anniversary Date,
the sum of (a) all cash interest payments received under this Note, (b) all
payments of principal and/or Premium on this Note paid in connection with any
Optional Redemption or Mandatory Redemption, (c) an amount equal to the closing
price of the Common Stock on each Conversion Date multiplied by the number of
shares of Common Stock received by Holder in connection with each such
Conversion Date, or (d) any combination of the foregoing, shall equal or exceed
$300,000, inclusive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may comply with
the provisions of this Section 4.8 by tendering payment to the Holder, in
exchange for any then outstanding principal amount of this Note, of an amount
equal to $300,000, less all cash previously received by the Holder or otherwise
calculated in accordance with clauses (a), (b) and (c) above. The tender must be
made within five business days of the Anniversary Date. If the Holder elects not
to accept the tender, then the Lender waives the right to receive the Guaranteed
Return.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its
name by its ___________________ on this 26th day of February, 2002.

                                           COMMERCIAL CONSOLIDATORS CORP.

                                           By:________________________________
                                              Name:
                                              Title:

WITNESS:

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                              NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(To be executed by the Registered Holder in order to convert the Note)

         The undersigned hereby elects to convert $_________ of the principal
and $_________ of the interest due on the Note issued by COMMERCIAL
CONSOLIDATORS CORP. on February ____, 2002 into Shares of Common Stock of
COMMERCIAL CONSOLIDATORS CORP. (the "Company") according to the conditions set
forth in such Note, as of the date written below.

Date of Conversion:_____________________________________________________________

Conversion Price:_______________________________________________________________

Shares To Be Delivered:_________________________________________________________

Signature:______________________________________________________________________

Print Name:_____________________________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________________________

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.36

                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

Dear Subscriber:

         You (the "Subscriber") hereby agree to purchase, and Commercial
Consolidators Corp., an Alberta, Canada corporation (the "Company") hereby
agrees to issue and to sell to the Subscriber (a) $1,000,000 principal amount of
8% Secured Convertible Notes ("Note") convertible in accordance with the terms
thereof into shares of the Company's no par value common stock (the "Common
Stock") and common stock purchase warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of Common
Stock ("Warrants") for aggregate consideration of $1,000,000, as set forth on
the signature page hereof ("Purchase Price"). The form of Secured Note is
annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The form of Warrant is annexed hereto as Exhibit B.
(The Common Stock included in the Securities (as hereinafter defined) is
sometimes referred to herein as the "Shares", "Company Shares", "Common Shares"
or "Common Stock"). (The Notes, the Company Shares and the Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants are collectively referred to herein as, the
"Securities"). Upon acceptance of this Agreement by the Subscriber, the Company
shall issue and deliver the Note against payment, by federal funds wire transfer
of the Purchase Price. All references to "dollars" or "$" in this Agreement
shall mean United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.

         The following terms and conditions shall apply to this subscription.

         1. Subscriber's Representations and Warranties. The Subscriber hereby
represents and warrants to and agrees with the Company that:

            (a) Investment Purpose. The Subscriber is acquiring the Securities,
for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view towards, or
for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except
pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act; provided, however,
that by making the representations herein, the Subscriber does not agree to hold
the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to
dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the 1933 Act and in compliance with
applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration.

            (b) Information on Company. The Subscriber, and its advisors, if
any, have been furnished with written information relating to the business of
the Company and such other information concerning its operations, financial
condition and other matters as the Subscriber has requested. The Subscriber and
its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the
Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations
conducted by the Subscriber or its advisors, if any, or their representatives
shall modify, amend or affect the Subscriber's right to rely on the Company's
representations and warranties contained in Section 2 below. The Subscriber
understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of
risk. The Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has
considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its
acquisition of the Notes and the Company Shares. The Subscriber has considered
all factors the Subscriber deems material in deciding on the advisability of
investing in the Securities (such information in writing is collectively, the
"Written Information").

            (c) Information on Subscriber; Accredited Investor Status. The
Subscriber is an "accredited investor", as such term is defined in Regulation D
promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"), is experienced in investments and business matters, has made
investments of a speculative nature and has purchased securities of United
States publicly-owned companies in private placements in the past and, with its
representatives, has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax and other
business matters as to enable the Subscriber to utilize the information made
available by the Company to evaluate the merits and risks of and to make an
informed investment decision with respect to the proposed purchase, which
represents a speculative investment. The Subscriber has the authority and is
duly and legally qualified to purchase and own the Securities. The Subscriber is
able to bear the risk of such investment for an indefinite period and to afford
a complete loss thereof.

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            (d) Compliance with Securities Act. The Subscriber understands and
agrees that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in a private
placement in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements
of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is
relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Subscriber's compliance
with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and
understandings of the Subscriber set forth herein in order to determine the
availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Subscriber to
acquire such securities.

            (e) No Governmental Review. The Subscriber understands that no
United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the
Securities, or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities,
nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of
the Securities.

            (f) No Broker Commissions or Finder Fees. To the best of its
knowledge, the Subscriber has taken no action which would give rise to any claim
by any person for brokerage commissions, finders' fees or the like relating to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby except as described in
Section 6 hereof.

            (g) Buyer Liquidity. The Subscriber has adequate means of providing
for its current needs and foreseeable financial contingencies.

            (h) Transfer or Resale of Securities. The Subscriber understands
that except as provided herein (i) the Securities have not been and are not
being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be
offered for sale, sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the
Subscriber unless (a) subsequently registered under the 1933 Act and state
securities laws, if applicable, (b) the Subscriber shall have delivered to the
Company an opinion of counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Company, to the effect that such securities to be sold, assigned,
transferred or otherwise disposed of may be sold, assigned, transferred or
otherwise disposed of pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (c)
the Subscriber provides the Company with written customary assurance that such
securities can be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant
to Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) ("Rule
144"); and (ii) any sale of such securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be
made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is
not applicable, any resale of such securities under circumstances in which the
seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an
underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance
with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the
SEC thereunder.

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            (i) Company Shares Legend. The Company Shares and shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall bear the following legend:

            "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
            UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE
            SECURITIES LAWS. THE SHARES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
            PURPOSES ONLY AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED,
            ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
            REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
            OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN
            OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO COMMERCIAL
            CONSOLIDATORS CORP., THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID
            ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO
            RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT."

            (j) Note Legend. The Note shall bear the following legend:

            "THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE
            NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
            APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE
            UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
            PURPOSES ONLY AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED,
            ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
            REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
            OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN
            OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO COMMERCIAL
            CONSOLIDATORS CORP., THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID
            ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO
            RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT."

            (k) Warrants Legend. The Warrants shall bear the following legend:

            "THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT
            HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
            AMENDED. THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS
            WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED
            IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS
            WARRANT UNDER SAID ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY
            SATISFACTORY TO COMMERCIAL CONSOLIDATORS CORP., THAT SUCH
            REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."

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            (l) Communication of Offer. The offer to sell the Securities was
directly communicated to the Subscriber. At no time was the Subscriber presented
with or solicited by any leaflet, newspaper or magazine article, radio or
television advertisement, or any other form of general advertising or solicited
or invited to attend a promotional meeting otherwise than in connection and
concurrently with such communicated offer.

            (m) Powers; Authorization; Enforceability. The Subscriber has all
corporate or company power and authority to enter into and perform this
Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered on behalf of the Subscriber and is a valid and binding agreement of
the Subscriber enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity and bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws
relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, applicable creditors'
rights and remedies.

            (n) Conflicts. To the best knowledge of Subscriber, the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Subscriber and the
consummation by the Subscriber of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
(i) conflict with or violate its organizational charters or by-laws, or (ii)
conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of
time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement,
indenture or instrument to which the Subscriber is a party.

            (o) Correctness of Representations. The Subscriber represents that
the foregoing representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date
hereof and, unless the Subscriber otherwise notifies the Company prior to the
Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), shall be true and correct as of the
Closing Date. The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive the
Closing Date.

         2. Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents
and warrants to and agrees with the Subscriber that:

            (a) Due Incorporation. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the respective jurisdictions of their incorporation and have the requisite
corporate power to own their properties and to carry on their business as now
being conducted. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
where the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, other than those jurisdictions in which the failure to
so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, operations
or financial condition of the Company.

            (b) Outstanding Stock. All issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Company and each of its subsidiaries has been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.

            (c) Authority; Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding
agreement enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and
to general principles of equity; and the Company has full corporate power and
authority necessary to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder and all other agreements entered into by the Company relating hereto.

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            (d) Additional Issuances. Except as described in the Reports or
Other Written Information or as set forth on Schedule 2(d), there are no
outstanding agreements or preemptive or similar rights affecting the Company's
common stock or equity and no outstanding rights, warrants or options to
acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, or agreements or
understandings with respect to the sale or issuance of any shares of common
stock or equity of the Company or other equity interest in any of the
subsidiaries of the Company.

            (e) Consents. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court, governmental agency or body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the
Company, or any of its affiliates, the NASD, NASDAQ, the American Stock
Exchange, Inc. ("Amex") or the Company's Shareholders is required for execution
of this Agreement, and all other agreements entered into by the Company relating
thereto, including, without limitation issuance and sale of the Securities, and
the performance of the Company's obligations hereunder.

            (f) No Violation or Conflict. Assuming the representations and
warranties of the Subscriber in Paragraph 1 are true and correct and the
Subscriber complies with its obligations under this Agreement, neither the
issuance and sale of the Securities nor the performance of its obligations under
this Agreement and all other agreements entered into by the Company relating
thereto by the Company will:

                (i) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute
a default (or an event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or
both would be reasonably likely to constitute a default) under (A) the
certificate of incorporation, charter or bylaws of the Company, (B) to the
Company's knowledge, any decree, judgment, order, law, treaty, rule, regulation
or determination applicable to the Company of any court, governmental agency or
body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
affiliates or over the properties or assets of the Company or any of its
affiliates, (C) the terms of any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of
indebtedness, or any agreement, stock option or other similar plan, indenture,
lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Company or any
of its affiliates is a party, by which the Company or any of its affiliates is
bound, or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its affiliates
is subject, or (D) the terms of any "lock-up" or similar provision of any
underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company, or any of its affiliates
is a party except the violation, conflict, breach, or default of which would not
have a material adverse effect on the Company; or

                (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance upon the Securities or any of the assets of the Company, or any of
its affiliates.

            (g) The Securities. The Securities upon issuance:

                (i) are, or will be, free and clear of any security interests,
liens, claims or other encumbrances, subject to restrictions upon transfer under
the 1933 Act and State laws;

                (ii) have been, or will be, duly and validly authorized and on
the date of issuance and on the Closing Date, as hereinafter defined, and the
date the Note is converted, the Securities will be duly and validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable (and if registered pursuant to the 1933 Act, and
resold pursuant to an effective registration statement will be free trading and
unrestricted, provided that the Subscriber complies with the Prospectus delivery
requirements);

                (iii) will not have been issued or sold in violation of any
preemptive or other similar rights of the holders of any securities of the
Company; and

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                (iv) will not subject the holders thereof to personal liability
by reason of being such holders.

            (h) Litigation. There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of
the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any
court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the
Company, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries that would affect the
execution by the Company or the performance by the Company of its obligations
under this Agreement, and all other agreements entered into by the Company
relating hereto. Except as disclosed in the Reports or Other Written
Information, there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company,
threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court,
governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company,
or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, which litigation, if adversely
determined could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

            (i) Reporting Company. The Company is a publicly-held company
subject to reporting obligations pursuant to Sections 15(d) and 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") and has a class of
common shares registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act. The
Company's common stock is trading on the American Stock Exchange ("Amex").
Pursuant to the provisions of the 1934 Act, the Company has filed all reports
and other materials required to be filed thereunder with the Securities and
Exchange Commission during the preceding twelve months except as set forth in
the Reports.

            (j) No Market Manipulation. The Company has not taken, and will
not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might
reasonably be expected to, cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of
the price of the common stock of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of
the Securities or affect the price at which the Securities may be issued.

            (k) Information Concerning Company. The Reports contain all
material information relating to the Company and its operations and financial
condition as of their respective dates which information is required to be
disclosed therein. Since the date of the financial statements included in the
Reports, and except as modified in the Other Written Information or in the
Schedule hereto, there has been no material adverse change in the Company's
business, financial condition or affairs not disclosed in the Reports. The
Reports do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact in light of the circumstances when made required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

            (l) Dilution. The number of Shares issuable upon conversion of
the Notes may increase substantially in certain circumstances, including, but
not necessarily limited to, the circumstance wherein the trading price of the
Common Stock declines prior to conversion of the Note. The Company's executive
officers and directors have studied and fully understand the nature of the
Securities being sold hereby and recognize that they have a potential dilutive
effect. The board of directors of the Company has concluded, in its good faith
business judgment, that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company.
The Company specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Company
Shares upon conversion of the Note is binding upon the Company and enforceable,
except as otherwise described in this Subscription Agreement or the Note,
regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of
other shareholders of the Company.

            (m) Stop Transfer. The Securities are restricted securities as
of the date of this Agreement. The Company will not issue any stop transfer
order or other order impeding the sale and delivery of the Securities, except as
may be required by federal securities laws.

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            (n) Defaults. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in
violation of its Certificate of Incorporation or ByLaws. Neither the Company nor
any of its subsidiaries is (i) in default under or in violation of any other
material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of
its properties are bound or affected, which default or violation would have a
material adverse effect on the Company, (ii) in default with respect to any
order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or subject to or party to
any order of any court or governmental authority arising out of any action, suit
or proceeding under any statute or other law respecting antitrust, monopoly,
restraint of trade, unfair competition or similar matters, or (iii) to its
knowledge in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental
authority which violation would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

            (o) No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or
indirectly made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security under circumstances that would cause the offering of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by
the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval
provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of
Amex nor will the Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries take any
action or steps that would cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated
with other offerings. The Company has not conducted and will not conduct any
offering other than the transactions contemplated hereby that will be integrated
with the offer and issuance of the Securities.

            (p) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor to its knowledge, any person acting on its or their behalf, has
engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the
meaning of Regulation D under the Act) in connection with the offer or sale of
the Securities.

            (q) Listing. The Company's Common Stock is quoted on, and listed for
trading on the Amex. As of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the
Amex is the Principal Market as defined in Section 7(b) of this Agreement.
Except as disclosed in the Other Written Information, the Company has not
received any oral or written notice that its Common Stock will be delisted from
the Amex or that the Common Stock does not meet all requirements for the
continuation of such listing.

            (r) No Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company has no liabilities or
obligations which are material, individually or in the aggregate, which are not
disclosed in the Reports and Other Written Information, other than those
incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's business since September 30,
2001 and which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition.

            (s) No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances. Since the most recent
quarterly or annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"), no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to
the Company or its businesses, properties, operations or financial condition,
that, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or
announcement prior to the date hereof by the Company but which has not been so
publicly announced or disclosed in the Reports.

            (t) Capitalization. The authorized and outstanding capital stock of
the Company as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date are set forth
on Schedule 2(t) hereto. Except as set forth in the Reports and Other Written
Information and Schedule 2(t), there are no options, warrants, or rights to
subscribe to, securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable
for or giving any right to subscribe for any shares of capital stock of the
Company. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been
duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.

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            (u) Correctness of Representations. The Company represents that the
foregoing representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date
hereof in all material respects, will be true and correct as of the Closing Date
in all material respects, and, unless the Company otherwise notifies the
Subscriber prior to the Closing Date, shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the Closing Date. The foregoing representations and warranties
shall survive the Closing Date.

         3. Regulation D Offering. This Offering is being made pursuant to
the exemption from the registration provisions of the 1933 Act afforded by Rule
506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. On the Closing Date, the Company
will provide an opinion reasonably acceptable to Subscriber from the Company's
legal counsel opining on the availability of the Regulation D exemption as it
relates to the offer and issuance of the Securities. A form of the legal opinion
is annexed hereto as Exhibit C. The Company will provide, at the Company's
expense, such other legal opinions in the future as are reasonably necessary for
the conversion of the Note.

         4. Reissuance of Securities. The Company agrees to reissue
certificates representing the Securities without the legend set forth in
Sections 1(e) and 1(f) above at such time as (a) the holder thereof is permitted
to and disposes of the Securities pursuant to Rule 144(d) and/or Rule 144(k)
under the 1933 Act in the opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, or (b) upon resale subject to an effective registration statement after
the Securities are registered under the 1933 Act. The Company agrees to
cooperate with the Subscriber in connection with all resales of Securities
pursuant to Rule 144(d) and Rule 144(k) and provide legal opinions necessary to
allow such resales provided the Company and its counsel receive all reasonably
requested written representations from the Subscriber and selling broker, if
any. Provided the Subscriber provides required certifications and representation
letters, if any, if the Company fails to remove any legend as required by this
Section 4 (a "Legend Removal Failure"), then beginning on the tenth (10th) day
following the date that the Subscriber has requested the removal of the legend
and delivered all items reasonably required by the Company to be delivered by
the Subscriber, the Company continues to fail to remove such legend, the Company
shall pay to Subscriber or assignee holding shares subject to a Legend Removal
Failure an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the Purchase Price of the Common
Stock subject to a Legend Removal Failure per day that such failure continues.
If during any twelve (12) month period, the Company fails to remove any legend
as required by this Section 4 for an aggregate of thirty (30) days, each
Subscriber or assignee holding Securities subject to a Legend Removal Failure
may, at its option, require the Company to purchase all or any portion of the
Company Shares subject to a Legend Removal Failure held by such Subscriber or
assignee at a price per share equal to 130% of the applicable Purchase Price.

         5. Warrants.

            (a) In partial consideration of the Purchase Price, on the Closing
Date, the Company will issue and deliver to the Subscriber a Warrant entitling
the Subscriber to purchase 200,000 shares of Common Stock. The per share
"Purchase Price" of Common Stock as defined in the Warrant shall be 105% of the
closing price of the Common Stock on the Amex on the trading day immediately
preceding the Closing Date. The Warrants shall be exercisable for three years
after the Issue Date (as defined in the Warrant).

            (b) All the representations, covenants, warranties, undertakings,
remedies, liquidated damages, indemnification, rights in Section 9 hereof, and
other rights including but not limited to registration rights made or granted to
or for the benefit of the Subscriber are hereby also made and granted to the
Subscribers in respect of the Warrants and Company Shares issuable upon exercise
of the Warrants.

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         6. Fees.

            (a) The Company shall pay to counsel to the Subscriber its fees of
$20,000 for services rendered to Subscribers in connection with this Agreement
for the aggregate subscription amounts of up to $1,000,000 of principal amount
of Notes (the "Initial Offering") and acting as escrow agent for the Initial
Offering. The Company will pay to Libra Finance, S.A. ("Finder") a cash fee
equal to seven percent (7%) of the Purchase Price of the Notes ("Finder's Fee").
The Finder's Fee in connection with the Initial Offering must be paid on the
Closing Date. The legal fees will be payable out of funds held pursuant to a
Funds Escrow Agreement to be entered into by the Company, Subscriber and Escrow
Agent.

            (b) The Company on the one hand, and the Subscriber on the other
hand, agree to indemnify the other against and hold the other harmless from any
and all liabilities to any persons claiming brokerage commissions or finder's
fees other than Libra Finance, S.A. on account of services purported to have
been rendered on behalf of the indemnifying party in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and arising out of such
party's actions. The Company and Subscribers represent that there are no other
parties entitled to receive fees, commissions, or similar payments in connection
with the offering described in this Subscription Agreement.

         7. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with
the Subscriber as follows:

            (a) Stop Orders. The Company will advise the Subscriber, promptly
after it receives notice of issuance by the Securities and Exchange Commission,
any state securities commission or any other regulatory authority of any stop
order or of any order preventing or suspending any offering of any securities of
the Company, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Common Stock of
the Company for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any
proceeding for any such purpose.

            (b) Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the
Company Shares and Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants upon each
national securities exchange, or automated quotation system, if any, upon which
shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance)
and shall maintain such listing so long as any Notes are outstanding. The
Company will maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the Amex, the NASDAQ
SmallCap Market, NASDAQ National Market System, New York Exchange or OTC
Bulletin Board (whichever of the foregoing is at the time the principal trading
exchange or market for the Common Stock (the "Principal Market"), and will
comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other
obligations under the bylaws or rules of the National Association of Securities
Dealers ("NASD") and such other exchanges or markets, as applicable. The Company
will provide the Subscriber copies of all notices it receives notifying the
Company of the threatened or actual delisting of the Common Stock from any
Principal Market provided the provisions of such information to the Subscriber
would not violate the provisions of Regulation FD under the 1933 Act.

            (c) Market Regulations. The Company shall notify the SEC, NASD, the
Principal Market and applicable state authorities, in accordance with their
requirements, if any, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may be required and
permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal and valid
issuance of the Securities to the Subscriber and promptly provide copies thereof
to Subscriber.

            (d) Reporting Requirements. From the Closing Date and until at least
three (3) years after the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form
F-1 or such other registration statement described in Section 10.1(iv) hereof,
the Company will (i) cause its Common Stock to continue to be registered under
Sections 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, (ii) comply in all respects with
its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act, (iii) comply with
all reporting requirements that is applicable to an issuer with a class of
Shares registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and (iv) comply
with all requirements related to any registration statement filed pursuant to
this Agreement. The Company will use its best efforts not to take any action or
file any document (whether or not permitted by the Act or the Exchange Act or
the rules thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate
or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under said Acts until the later
of three (3) years after the actual effective date of the registration statement
on Form F-1 or such other registration statement described in Section 10.1(iv)
hereof. Until the earlier of the resale of the Company Shares by the Subscriber
or at least three (3) years after the Warrants have been exercised, the Company
will use its best efforts to continue the listing of the Common Stock on the
Amex and will comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and
other obligations under the bylaws or rules of Amex.

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            (e) Use of Proceeds. The Company undertakes to use the proceeds of
the Subscriber's funds solely for the purposes of reducing high interest rate
indebtedness owed to certain bridge lenders incurred in 2000 and 2001, and
payment of accrued professional fees incurred in connection with the Company's
listing on the Amex.

            (f) Reservation of Common Stock. The Company undertakes to reserve,
pro rata on behalf of each holder of a Note or Warrant, from its authorized but
unissued Common Stock, at all times that Notes remain outstanding, a number of
Common Shares equal to not less than the amount of Common Shares necessary to
allow each such holder to be able to convert all such outstanding Notes, at the
then applicable Conversion Price, and one share of Common Stock for each Common
Share issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

            (g) Taxes. The Company will promptly pay and discharge, or cause to
be paid and discharged, when due and payable, all lawful taxes, assessments and
governmental charges or levies imposed upon the income, profits, property or
business of the Company; provided, however, that any such tax, assessment,
charge or levy need not be paid if the validity thereof shall currently be
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and if the Company shall have
set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto, and provided,
further, that the Company will pay all such taxes, assessments, charges or
levies forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any lien
which may have attached as security therefore.

            (h) Insurance. The Company will keep its assets which are of an
insurable character insured by financially sound and reputable insurers against
loss or damage by fire, explosion and other risks customarily insured against by
companies in the Company's line of business, in amounts sufficient to prevent
the Company from becoming a co-insurer and not in any event less than 100% of
the insurable value of the property insured; and the Company will maintain, with
financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance against other hazards and
risks and liability to persons and property to the extent and in the manner
customary for companies in similar businesses similarly situated and to the
extent available on commercially reasonable terms.

            (i) Books and Records. The Company will keep true records and books
of account in which full, true and correct entries will be made of all dealings
or transactions in relation to its business and affairs in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.

            (j) Governmental Authorities. The Company shall duly observe and
conform in all material respects to all valid requirements of governmental
authorities relating to the conduct of its business or to its properties or
assets.

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            (k) Intellectual Property. The Company shall maintain in full force
and effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises and all licenses and
other rights to use intellectual property owned or possessed by it and
reasonably deemed to be necessary to the conduct of its business.

            (l) Properties. The Company will keep its properties in good repair,
working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and from time to
time make all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and
improvements thereto; and the Company will at all times comply with each
provision of all leases to which it is a party or under which it occupies
property if the breach of such provision could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect.

            (m) Confidentiality. The Company agrees that it will not disclose,
and will not include in any public announcement, the name of any Subscriber,
unless expressly agreed to by such Subscriber or unless and until such
disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation, and then only to the
extent of such requirement.

            (n) The Company and Subscriber agree that until the Company either
obtains shareholder approval of the issuance of the Securities, or an exemption
from Amex's corporate governance rules as they may apply to the Securities, and
an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to Subscriber that Amex's corporate
governance rules do not conflict with nor may result in a delisting of the
Company's common stock from the Amex ("the Approval") upon the conversion of the
Notes, each Subscriber may not receive more than the number of common shares
designated on the Signature Page hereto ("Section 7 Shares"). The Company
represents that this number of Company Shares together with the aggregate of
such amounts designated for all investors in the Initial Offering is not greater
than 19.9% of the shares of Company's common stock outstanding on the Closing
Date. The Company covenants to obtain the Approval, if required, pursuant to the
Amex's corporate governance rules to allow conversion of all the Notes and
interest thereon and exercise of the Warrants. The Company further covenants to
file the preliminary proxy statement relating to the Approval with the
Commission on or before thirty days after the Approval becomes necessary ("Proxy
Filing Date"). The Company further covenants to obtain the Approval no later
than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Proxy Filing Date ("Approval
Date"). The Company's failure to (i) file the proxy on or before the Proxy
Filing Date; or (ii) the Company's failure to obtain the Approval on or before
the Approval Date (each being an "Approval Default") shall be deemed an Event of
Default under the Note, but only to the extent the Notes and interest thereon
that may not be converted in compliance with Amex's corporate governance rules,
due to the Company's failure to obtain the Approval. Anything to the contrary in
this Section 7(n) notwithstanding, there shall be no limitation on the amount of
Notes that may be converted by the Subscriber and the amount of Company Shares
that may be issued upon conversion of the Notes provided the Subscriber elects a
Conversion Price (as defined in the Note) equal to the closing price of the
Common Stock on the Closing Date. At any meeting at which the Company's
shareholders will vote on the Approval, Company Shares issued upon conversion of
the Notes may be counted for the purpose of obtaining a quorum but may not be
voted on the Approval resolution.

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         8. Covenants of the Company and Subscriber Regarding Indemnification.

         8.1 Company Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify, hold
harmless, reimburse and defend Subscriber, Subscriber's officers, directors,
agents, affiliates, control persons, and principal shareholders, against any
claim, cost, expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including
reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon Subscriber or
any such person which results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any material
misrepresentation by Company or breach of any warranty by Company in this
Agreement or in any Exhibits or Schedules attached hereto, or other agreement
delivered pursuant hereto; or (ii) after any applicable notice and/or cure
periods, any breach or default in performance by the Company of any covenant or
undertaking to be performed by the Company hereunder, or any other agreement
entered into by the Company and Subscribers relating hereto.

         8.2 Subscriber Indemnification. Subscriber agrees to indemnify, hold
harmless, reimburse and defend the Company and each of the Company's officers,
directors, agents, affiliates, control persons against any claim, cost, expense,
liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees) of any
nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Company or any such person which
results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any material misrepresentation by
Subscriber in this Agreement or in any Exhibits or Schedules attached hereto, or
other agreement delivered pursuant hereto; or (ii) after any applicable notice
and/or cure periods, any breach or default in performance by Subscriber of any
covenant or undertaking to be performed by Subscriber hereunder, or any other
agreement entered into by the Company and Subscribers relating hereto.

         8.3 Procedures. The procedures and limitations set forth in Section
10.6 shall apply to the indemnifications set forth in Sections 8.1 and 8.2
above.

         9. Conversion of Note.

         9.1 Mechanics of Conversion.

            (a) Upon the conversion of the Note or part thereof ("Conversion"),
the Company shall, at its own cost and expense, take all necessary action
(including the issuance of an opinion of counsel) to assure that the Company's
transfer agent shall issue stock certificates in the name of Subscriber (or its
nominee) or such other persons as designated by Subscriber and in such
denominations to be specified at Conversion representing the number of shares of
common stock issuable upon such Conversion. The Company warrants that no
instructions other than these instructions have been or will be given to the
transfer agent of the Company's Common Stock and that the Company Shares will be
unlegended, free-trading, and freely transferable, and will not contain a legend
restricting the resale or transferability of the Company Shares provided the
Company Shares are being sold pursuant to an effective registration statement
covering the Shares to be sold or are otherwise exempt from registration when
sold and, if applicable, Subscriber complies with prospectus delivery
requirements.

            (b) Subscriber will give notice of its decision to exercise its
right to convert the Note or part thereof by telecopying an executed and
completed Notice of Conversion (a form of which is annexed to Exhibit A hereto)
to the Company via confirmed telecopier transmission. The Subscriber will not be
required to surrender the Note until the Note has been fully converted or
satisfied. Each date on which a Notice of Conversion is telecopied to the
Company in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be deemed a Conversion
Date. The Company will itself or cause its transfer agent to transmit the
Company's Common Stock certificates representing the Company Shares issuable
upon conversion of the Note to the Subscriber via express courier for receipt by
such Subscriber within five (5) business days after receipt by the Company of
the Notice of Conversion (the "Delivery Date"). In the event the Company Shares
are DTC eligible or otherwise electronically transferable, then delivery of the
Company Shares must be made by electronic transfer provided request for such
electronic transfer has been made by the Subscriber. A Note representing the
balance of the Note not so converted will be provided to the Subscriber, if
requested by Subscriber provided an original Note is delivered to the Company.
To the extent that a Subscriber elects not to surrender a Note for reissuance
upon partial payment or Conversion, the Subscriber hereby indemnifies the
Company against any and all loss or damage attributable to such non-surrender
arising from a third-party claim in an amount in excess of the actual amount
then due under the Note.

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            (c) The Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the
Company Shares in the form required pursuant to Section 9 hereof, or the
Mandatory Redemption Amount described in Section 9.2 hereof, beyond the Delivery
Date or Mandatory Redemption Payment Date (as hereinafter defined) could result
in economic loss to the Subscriber. As compensation to the Subscriber for such
loss, the Company agrees to pay late payments to the Subscriber for late
issuance of Company Shares in the form required pursuant to Section 9 hereof
upon Conversion or late payment of the Mandatory Redemption Amount, in the
amount of $100 per business day after the Delivery Date or Mandatory Redemption
Payment Date, as the case may be, for each $10,000 of Note principal amount
being converted or redeemed. The Company shall pay any payments incurred under
this Section 9 in immediately available funds upon demand. Furthermore, in
addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Subscriber, in the
event that the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Company
Shares by the Delivery Date or make payment by the Mandatory Redemption Payment
Date, the Subscriber will be entitled to revoke all or part of the relevant
Notice of Conversion or rescind all or part of the notice of Mandatory
Redemption by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Company whereupon the
Company and the Subscriber shall each be restored to their respective positions
immediately prior to the delivery of such notice, except that late payment
charges described above shall be payable through the date notice of revocation
or rescission is given to the Company.

            (d) Nothing contained herein or in any document referred to herein
or delivered in connection herewith shall be deemed to establish or require the
payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum
permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest or dividends
required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by
such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against
amounts owed by the Company to the Subscriber and thus refunded to the Company.

         9.2. Mandatory Redemption at Subscriber's Election. In the event the
Company is prohibited from issuing Company Shares, or fails to timely deliver
Company Shares on a Delivery Date, or upon the occurrence of any other Event of
Default (as defined in the Note) or for any reason other than pursuant to the
limitations set forth in Section 9.3 hereof, then at the Subscriber's election,
the Company must pay to the Subscriber ten (10) business days after request by
the Subscriber or on the Delivery Date (if requested by the Subscriber) a sum of
money determined by (i) multiplying up to the outstanding principal amount of
the Note designated by the Subscriber by 130%, plus accrued interest on the
outstanding principal amount of the Note, or (ii) multiplying the number of
Shares otherwise deliverable upon conversion of an amount of Note principal
designated by the Subscriber (with the date of giving of such designation being
a Deemed Conversion Date) at the then Conversion Price that would be in effect
on the Deemed Conversion Date by the highest closing price of the Common Stock
on the principal market from the Deemed Conversion Date until the day prior to
the receipt by the Subscriber of the Mandatory Redemption Payment, whichever is
greater, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon ("Mandatory
Redemption Payment"). The Mandatory Redemption Payment must be received by the
Subscriber on the same date as the Company Shares otherwise deliverable or
within ten (10) business days after request, whichever is sooner ("Mandatory
Redemption Payment Date"). Upon receipt of the Mandatory Redemption Payment, the
corresponding Note principal and interest will be deemed paid and no longer
outstanding.

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         9.3. Maximum Conversion. The Subscriber shall not be entitled to
convert on a Conversion Date that amount of the Note in connection with that
number of shares of Common Stock which would be in excess of the sum of (i) the
number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Subscriber and its
affiliates on a Conversion Date, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of the Note with respect to which the determination
of this provision is being made on a Conversion Date, which would result in
beneficial ownership by the Subscriber and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company on such Conversion Date.
For the purposes of the provision to the immediately preceding sentence,
beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder.
Subject to the foregoing, the Subscriber shall not be limited to aggregate
conversions of only 4.99% and aggregate conversion by the Subscriber may exceed
4.99%. The Subscriber shall have the authority and obligation to determine
whether the restriction contained in this Section 9.3 will limit any conversion
hereunder and to the extent that the Subscriber determines that the limitation
contained in this Section applies, the determination of which portion of the
Notes are convertible shall be the responsibility and obligation of the
Subscriber. The Subscriber may void the conversion limitation described in this
Section 9.3 upon 75 days prior written notice to the Company. The Subscriber may
allocate which of the equity of the Company deemed beneficially owned by the
Subscriber shall be included in the 4.99% amount described above and which shall
be allocated to the excess above 4.99%.

         9.4. Injunction - Posting of Bond. In the event a Subscriber shall
elect to convert a Note or part thereof, the Company may not refuse conversion
based on any claim that such Subscriber or any one associated or affiliated with
such Subscriber has been engaged in any violation of law, or for any other
reason, unless, an injunction from a court, on notice, restraining and or
enjoining conversion of all or part of said Note shall have been sought and
obtained and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Subscriber
in the amount of 130% of the amount of the Note, which is subject to the
injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of
arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable
to such Subscriber to the extent Subscriber obtains judgment.

         9.5. Buy-In. In addition to any other rights available to the
Subscriber, if the Company fails to deliver the Company Shares to the Subscriber
by the Delivery Date and if ten (10) days after the Delivery Date the Subscriber
or a broker on behalf of the Subscriber, purchases (in an open market
transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a
sale by such Subscriber of the Company Shares which the Subscriber anticipated
receiving upon such conversion (a "Buy-In"), then the Company shall pay in cash
to the Subscriber (in addition to any remedies available to or elected by the
Subscriber) the amount by which (A) the Subscriber's total purchase price
(including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so
purchased exceeds (B) the aggregate principal and/or interest amount of the Note
for which such conversion was not timely honored, together with interest thereon
at a rate of 15% per annum, accruing until such amount and any accrued interest
thereon is paid in full (which amount shall be paid as liquidated damages and
not as a penalty). For example, if the Subscriber purchases shares of Common
Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to
an attempted conversion of $10,000 of note principal and/or interest, the
Company shall be required to pay the Subscriber $1,000, plus interest. The
Subscriber shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts
payable to the Subscriber in respect of the Buy-In.

         9.6 Adjustments. The Conversion Price and amount of Company Shares
issuable upon Conversion of the Note shall be subject to equitable and pro-rata
adjustment to offset the effect of stock splits, stock dividends and pro rata
distributions of property or equity interests to the Company's shareholders.

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         9.7. Optional Redemption at Company's Election.

            (a) Subject to the Optional Conversion Conditions set forth in this
Section 9.7(a), the Company will have the option of redeeming all or any portion
of the outstanding Notes ("Optional Redemption") by paying to the Subscriber a
sum of money equal to 130% of the principal amount of the Note to be redeemed
("Premium") together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon and any and all
other sums due, accrued or payable to the Subscriber arising under this
Subscription Agreement relating to the Note, the Note or any other document
delivered herewith ("Redemption Amount") outstanding on the day notice of
redemption ("Notice of Redemption) is given to a Subscriber ("Redemption Date").
The Subscriber may elect within five (5) business days after receipt of a Notice
of Redemption to give the Company Notice of Conversion in connection with some
or all of the Note principal and interest which was the subject of the Notice of
Redemption provided the Conversion Price elected by the Subscriber is the
Maximum Base Price set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i) of the Note. A Notice of
Redemption must be accompanied by a certificate signed by the chief executive
officer or chief financial officer of the Company stating that the Company has
on deposit and segregated ready funds equal to the Redemption Amount. The
Redemption Amount must be paid in good funds to the Subscriber no later than the
tenth (10th) business day after the Redemption Date ("Optional Redemption
Payment Date"). On the Optional Redemption Payment Date, the Company must
deliver a common stock purchase warrant representing the right to purchase one
share of Common Stock for each five dollar ($5.00) of Redemption Amount
("Redemption Warrant"). The Redemption Warrant will be identical to the Warrant
except that the Purchase Price (as defined in the Warrant) shall be 120% of the
closing price of the Common Stock on the Redemption Date. The Redemption Warrant
will be exercisable for three years from the Optional Redemption Payment Date.
In the event the Company fails to pay the Redemption Amount by the Optional
Redemption Payment Date, then the Redemption Notice will be null and void and
the Company will thereafter have no further right to effect an Optional
Redemption, and at the Subscription's election, the Redemption Amount will be
deemed a Mandatory Redemption Payment and the Optional Redemption Payment Date
will be deemed a Mandatory Redemption Payment Date. Such failure will also be
deemed an Event of Default under the Notes. A Notice of Redemption may be given
by the Company pursuant to this Section 9.7(a), provided (i) no Event of
Default, as described in the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii)
the Company Shares issuable upon conversion of the entire outstanding Note
principal are included for unrestricted resale in a registration statement
effective as of the Redemption Date, and (iii) the Conversion Price for the ten
(10) trading days prior to a Redemption Date is less than $1.50 (the "Optional
Conversion Conditions").

            (b) If no Event of Default (as defined in the Note) has occurred and
is continuing, then until ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the
Company may elect at its option to exercise the Optional Redemption Rights
described in Section 9.7(a) except that (i) the Premium shall be 140%, (ii) no
other Optional Conversion Conditions shall be applicable, (iii) the Subscriber
shall not have the right to elect to convert any portion of the Note into Common
Stock for which a Conversion Notice has not already been given, and (iv) the
Subscriber will not receive any Redemption Warrants.

         9.8. Redemption. The Company may not redeem or call the Note without
the consent of the holder of the Securities except as otherwise described in
Section 9.7 above.

         9.9. Elimination of Floor Price. Subject to the provisions of
Section 9.10 below, the $1.50 per share Floor Price limitation on the Conversion
Price described in Section 2.1(b)(ii) of the Note shall not apply in the event
that either: (i) the registration statement described in Section 10.1(c) shall
not have been declared effective by the SEC on or before one hundred and eighty
(180) days after the Closing Date, or (ii) there shall occur a Projection
Default as described in Section 9.10.

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         9.10. Projection Default. Annexed hereto as Schedule 9.10 is a
schedule of the projections of the consolidated net income after taxes expressed
in Canadian dollars (the "Projected Net Income") of the Company and its
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, for the fiscal quarters ending November
30, 2001, February 28, 2002, May 31, 2002, and August 31, 2002 (each a "Subject
Fiscal Quarter"). In the event the actual consolidated net income after taxes
expressed in Canadian dollars (the "Actual Net Income") of the Company and its
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is not at least ninety (90%) percent of the
Projected Net Income for any such Subject Fiscal Quarter, then a "Projection
Default" hereunder shall be deemed to have occurred. Following the occurrence of
a Projection Default, Company may elect to exercise the Optional Redemption
described in Section 9.7(a) and on the same terms as set forth in said Section
9.7(a); provided that in such event the Company must pay the full Redemption
Amount to the Subscriber within thirty (30) days from the Income Notification
Date described below following such Projection Default. In the event that the
Company shall not timely pay such full Redemption Amount, the $1.50 per share
Floor Price limitation on Conversion set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii) of the Note
shall no longer be applicable. The Company or the Company's accountants Mintz &
Partners or another recognized accounting firm shall notify the Subscriber of
the actual Net Income (in Canadian dollars) as reconciled with United States
dollars and United States generally accepted accounting principles ("the Net
Income Reconciliation"), as reported on the Company's forms 6-K or 20-F to be
filed with the Commission for each such Subject Fiscal Quarter. Such Net Income
Reconciliation shall be delivered to the Subscriber within five days after the
required filing date of such Form 6-F or Form 20-F for the applicable Subject
Fiscal Quarter, including any timely permissible notifications of late filing
but in any case not later than sixty (60) days after the end of each Subject
Fiscal Quarter (the "Income Notification Date"). If, for any reason, the Net
Income Reconciliation shall not be delivered to the Subscriber by such Income
Notification Date, the Company must deliver such Net Income Reconciliation
within five (5) days following written notice from the Subscriber or its
representative; failing which the $1.50 per share Floor Price limitation on
Conversion set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii) of the Note shall no longer be
applicable, irrespective of whether or not there has been a Projection Default.
The Income Notification Date shall be accelerated to any date on which the
Subscriber notifies the Company that, based on the Company's filings with the
Commission or press releases issued by the Company a Projection Default has
occurred.

         10. Registration Rights.

         10.1. Registration Rights Granted. The Company hereby grants the
following registration rights to holders of the Securities.

            (a) On one occasion, for a period commencing 121 days after the
Closing Date, but not later than three years after the Closing Date ("Request
Date"), the Company, upon a written request therefor from any record holder or
holders of more than 50% of the aggregate of the Company's Shares actually
issued and issuable upon Conversion of the Notes issued in the Initial Offering
(the Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Notes or issuable by
virtue of ownership of the Notes and issuable upon exercise of the Warrants,
being the "Registrable Securities"), shall prepare and file with the Commission
a registration statement under the Act covering the Registrable Securities which
are the subject of such request, unless such Registrable Securities are the
subject of an effective registration statement or included for registration in a
pending registration statement. In addition, upon the receipt of such request,
the Company shall promptly give written notice to all other record holders of
the Registrable Securities that such registration statement is to be filed and
shall include in such registration statement Registrable Securities for which it
has received written requests within 10 days after the Company gives such
written notice. Such other requesting record holders shall be deemed to have
exercised their demand registration right under this Section 10.1(a). As a
condition precedent to the inclusion of Registrable Securities, the holder
thereof shall provide the Company with such information as the Company
reasonably requests. The obligation of the Company under this Section 10.1(a)
shall be limited to one registration statement.

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            (b) If the Company at any time proposes to register any of its
securities under the Act for sale to the public, whether for its own account or
for the account of other security holders or both, except with respect to
registration statements on Forms S-4, S-8 or another form not available for
registering the Registrable Securities for sale to the public, provided the
Registrable Securities are not otherwise registered for resale by the Subscriber
or Holder pursuant to an effective registration statement, each such time it
will give at least 25 days' prior written notice to the record holder of the
Registrable Securities of its intention so to do. Upon the written request of
the holder, received by the Company within 15 days after the giving of any such
notice by the Company, to register any of the Registrable Securities, the
Company will cause such Registrable Securities as to which registration shall
have been so requested to be included with the securities to be covered by the
registration statement proposed to be filed by the Company, all to the extent
required to permit the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities
so registered by the holder of such Registrable Securities (the "Seller"). In
the event that any registration pursuant to this Section 10.1(b) shall be, in
whole or in part, an underwritten public offering of common stock of the
Company, the number of shares of Registrable Securities to be included in such
an underwriting may be reduced by the managing underwriter if and to the extent
that the Company and the underwriter shall reasonably be of the opinion that
such inclusion would adversely affect the marketing of the securities to be sold
by the Company therein; provided, however, that the Company shall notify the
Seller in writing of any such reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions, or Section 10.4 hereof, the Company may withdraw or delay or suffer
a delay of any registration statement referred to in this Section 10.1(b)
without thereby incurring any liability to the Seller.

            (c) The Company shall file with the Commission not later than thirty
(30) days after the Closing Date (the "Filing Date"), and use its reasonable
commercial efforts to cause to be declared effective a Form F-1 registration
statement (or such other form that it is eligible to use) in order to register
the Registrable Securities (as defined herein) for resale and distribution under
the 1933 Act. The registration statement described in this paragraph must be
declared effective by the Commission by one hundred and twenty days (120) of the
Closing Date (the "Effective Date"). The Company will register not less than a
number of shares of Common Stock in the aforedescribed registration statement
that is equal to 200% of the Company Shares issuable at the Conversion Price
that would be in effect on the Closing Date or the date of filing of such
registration statement (employing the Conversion Price which would result in the
greater number of Shares), assuming the conversion of 100% of the Notes and one
share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants. The Registrable Securities shall be reserved and set aside
exclusively for the benefit of the Subscriber, and not issued, employed or
reserved for anyone other than the Subscriber. Such registration statement will
immediately be amended or additional registration statements will be immediately
filed by the Company as necessary to register additional Company Shares to allow
the public resale of all Common Stock included in and issuable by virtue of the
Registrable Securities. No securities of the Company other than the Registrable
Securities will be included in the registration statement described in this
Section 10.1(c) except as described on Schedule 10.1.

         10.2. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company is
required by the provisions hereof to effect the registration of any shares of
Registrable Securities under the 1933 Act, the Company will, as expeditiously as
possible:

            (a) prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement
with respect to such securities and use its best efforts to cause such
registration statement to become and remain effective for the period of the
distribution contemplated thereby (determined as herein provided), and promptly
provide to the holders of Registrable Securities ("Sellers") copies of all
filings and Commission letters of comment;

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            (b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective
until the latest of: (i) twenty-four months after the latest Maturity Date of a
Note; (ii) until twelve months after all the Company Shares are eligible for
resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the 1933 Act; or (iii) until such registration
statement has been effective for a period of not less than 365 days, and comply
with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all of the
Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement in accordance with
the Seller's intended method of disposition set forth in such registration
statement for such period;

            (c) furnish to the Seller, such number of copies of the registration
statement and the prospectus included therein (including each preliminary
prospectus) as such persons reasonably may request in order to facilitate the
public sale or their disposition of the securities covered by such registration
statement;

            (d) use its best efforts to register or qualify the Seller's
Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement under the
securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Seller, provided,
however, that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify
generally to transact business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction
where it is not so qualified or to consent to general service of process in any
such jurisdiction;

            (e) list the Registrable Securities covered by such registration
statement with any securities exchange on which the Common Stock of the Company
is then listed;

            (f) immediately notify the Seller when a prospectus relating thereto
is required to be delivered under the Act, of the happening of any event of
which the Company has knowledge as a result of which the prospectus contained in
such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of
a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances then existing;

            (g) make available for inspection by the Seller, and any attorney,
accountant or other agent retained by the Seller or underwriter, all publicly
available, non-confidential financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Company's officers,
directors and employees to supply all publicly available, non-confidential
information reasonably requested by the seller, attorney, accountant or agent in
connection with such registration statement.

         10.3. Provision of Documents. At the request of the Seller, provided
a demand for registration has been made pursuant to Section 10.1(a) or a request
for registration has been made pursuant to Section 10.1(b), the Registrable
Securities will be included in a registration statement filed pursuant to this
Section 10. In connection with each registration hereunder, the Seller will
furnish to the Company in writing such information and representation letters
with respect to itself and the proposed distribution by it as reasonably shall
be necessary in order to assure compliance with federal and applicable state
securities laws. In connection with each registration pursuant to Section
10.1(a) or 10.1(b) covering an underwritten public offering, the Company and the
Seller agree to enter into a written agreement with the managing underwriter in
such form and containing such provisions as are customary in the securities
business for such an arrangement between such underwriter and companies of the
Company's size and investment stature.

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         10.4. Non-Registration Events. The Company and the Subscriber agree
that the Seller will suffer damages if any registration statement required under
Section 10.1(a) or 10.1(b) above is not filed within 30 days after written
request by the Holder and not declared effective by the Commission within 90
days after such request [or the Filing Date and Effective Date, respectively, in
reference to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 or such other form described
in Section 10.1(c)], and maintained in the manner and within the time periods
contemplated by Section 10 hereof, and it would not be feasible to ascertain the
extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly, if (i) the Registration
Statement described in Sections 10.1(a) or 10.1(b) is not filed within 30 days
of such written request, or is not declared effective by the Commission on or
prior to the date that is 90 days after such request, or (ii) the registration
statement on Form F-1 or such other form described in Section 10.1(c) is not
filed on or before the Filing Date or not declared effective on or before the
sooner of the Effective Date, or within five business days of receipt by the
Company of a written or oral communication from the Commission that the
registration statement described in Section 10.1(c) will not be reviewed, or
(iii) any registration statement described in Sections 10.1(a), 10.1(b) or
10.1(c) is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be
effective (without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration
statement filed and declared effective) for a period of time which shall exceed
30 days in the aggregate per year but not more than 20 consecutive calendar days
("year" being defined as a period of 365 days commencing on the date the
Registration Statement is declared effective) (each such event referred to in
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 10.4 is referred to herein as a
"Non-Registration Event"), then, for so long as such Non-Registration Event
shall continue, the Company shall pay, at the Subscriber's option, in cash or
stock at the applicable Conversion Price, as Liquidated Damages to each holder
of any Registrable Securities an amount equal to two (2%) percent per month or
pro rata part thereof for each month or part thereof thereafter during the
pendency of such Non-Registration Event, of the principal of the Notes issued in
the Initial Offering and principal and interest of the Notes converted into
Company Shares, then owned of record by such holder or issuable as of or
subsequent to the occurrence of such Non-Registration Event. Payments to be made
pursuant to this Section 10.4 shall be due and payable within ten (10) business
days after demand in immediately available funds. In the event a Mandatory
Redemption Payment is demanded from the Company by the Holder pursuant to
Section 9.2 of this Subscription Agreement, then the Liquidated Damages
described in this Section 10.4 shall no longer accrue on the portion of the
Purchase Price underlying the Mandatory Redemption Payment, from and after the
date the Holder receives the Mandatory Redemption Payment. It shall also be
deemed a Non-Registration Event if at any time a Note is outstanding, there is
less than 125% of the amount of Common Shares necessary to allow full conversion
of such Note at the then applicable Conversion Price registered for unrestricted
resale in an effective registration statement.

         10.5. Expenses. All expenses incurred by the Company in complying
with Section 10, including, without limitation, all registration and filing
fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and independent
public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses (including reasonable
counsel fees) incurred in connection with complying with state securities or
"blue sky" laws, fees of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.,
transfer taxes, fees of transfer agents and registrars, and costs of insurance
are called "Registration Expenses". All underwriting discounts and selling
commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, including any fees
and disbursements of any special counsel to the Seller, are called "Selling
Expenses". The Seller shall pay the fees of its own additional counsel, if any.
The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the
registration statement under Section 10. All Selling Expenses in connection with
each registration statement under Section 10 shall be borne by the Seller and
may be apportioned among the Sellers in proportion to the number of shares sold
by the Seller relative to the number of shares sold under such registration
statement or as all Sellers thereunder may agree.

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         10.6. Indemnification and Contribution.

            (a) In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities
under the Act pursuant to Section 10, the Company will indemnify and hold
harmless the Seller, each officer of the Seller, each director of the Seller,
each underwriter of such Registrable Securities thereunder and each other
person, if any, who controls such Seller or underwriter within the meaning of
the 1933 Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which the Seller, or such underwriter or controlling person may
become subject under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in any registration statement under which such Registrable Securities
was registered under the Act pursuant to Section 10, any preliminary prospectus
or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof,
or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances when made, and
will subject to the provisions of Section 10.6(c) reimburse the Seller, each
such underwriter and each such controlling person for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be liable to the Seller to the extent that any such
damages arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or omission made in
any preliminary prospectus if (i) the Seller failed to send or deliver a copy of
the final prospectus delivered by the Company to the Seller with or prior to the
delivery of written confirmation of the sale by the Seller to the person
asserting the claim from which such damages arise, (ii) the final prospectus
would have corrected such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or such
omission or alleged omission, or (iii) to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity
with information furnished by any such Seller, or any such controlling person in
writing specifically for use in such registration statement or prospectus.

            (b) In the event of a registration of any of the Registrable
Securities under the Act pursuant to Section 10, the Seller will indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Act, each officer of the Company who signs the
registration statement, each director of the Company, each underwriter and each
person who controls any underwriter within the meaning of the Act, against all
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Company
or such officer, director, underwriter or controlling person may become subject
under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in
the registration statement under which such Registrable Securities were
registered under the Act pursuant to Section 10, any preliminary prospectus or
final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company and each such
officer, director, underwriter and controlling person for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, provided, however,
that the Seller will be liable hereunder in any such case if and only to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information pertaining to
such Seller, as such, furnished in writing to the Company by such Seller
specifically for use in such registration statement or prospectus, and provided,
further, however, that the liability of the Seller hereunder shall be limited to
the gross proceeds received by the Seller from the sale of Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement.

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            (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of
notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder,
notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify
the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have
to such indemnified party other than under this Section 10.6(c) and shall only
relieve it from any liability which it may have to such indemnified party under
this Section 10.6(c), except and only if and to the extent the indemnifying
party is prejudiced by such omission. In case any such action shall be brought
against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in
and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof
with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, and, after notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and
undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to
such indemnified party under this Section 10.6(c) for any legal expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel
so selected, provided, however, that, if the defendants in any such action
include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be reasonable
defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party or if the interests of the indemnified party
reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying
party, the indemnified parties shall have the right to select one separate
counsel and to assume such legal defenses and otherwise to participate in the
defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate
counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the
indemnifying party as incurred.

            (d) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in the
event of joint liability under the Act in any case in which either (i) the
Seller, or any controlling person of the Seller, makes a claim for
indemnification pursuant to this Section 10.6 but it is judicially determined
(by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction
and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal)
that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the
fact that this Section 10.6 provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii)
contribution under the Act may be required on the part of the Seller or
controlling person of the Seller in circumstances for which indemnification is
provided under this Section 10.6; then, and in each such case, the Company and
the Seller will contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or
liabilities to which they may be subject (after contribution from others) in
such proportion so that the Seller is responsible only for the portion
represented by the percentage that the public offering price of its securities
offered by the registration statement bears to the public offering price of all
securities offered by such registration statement, provided, however, that, in
any such case, (y) the Seller will not be required to contribute any amount in
excess of the public offering price of all such securities offered by it
pursuant to such registration statement; and (z) no person or entity guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 10(f) of the Act)
will be entitled to contribution from any person or entity who was not guilty of
such fraudulent misrepresentation.

         11. Favored Nations Provision. In the event that at any time a Note
is outstanding, the Company shall for any reason (other than in connection with
employee stock options or as full or partial consideration in connection with
any merger, consolidation or purchase of the securities or assets of any
corporation or other entity (an "Acquisition") issue any Common Stock or
securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock to any
person, firm or corporation at price per share or conversion or exercise price
per share which shall be lower than the Conversion Price of the Common Shares
issuable upon conversion of the Note, then and in such event the per share
Conversion Price set forth in the Note shall be automatically reduced to such
lower per share purchase price, exercise price or conversion price, as the case
may be.

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         12. Security Interest. The Subscriber will be granted a security
interest in certain assets of the Company to be memorialized in a General
Security Agreement. A shareholder of the Company ("Shareholder") will also grant
the Subscriber a security interest in 500,000 shares of the Company's Common
Stock. The security interest granted by the Shareholder will be memorialized in
a Stock Pledge Agreement. The Company and Shareholder will execute such other
agreements, documents and forms UCC-1 to be filed at the Company's expense with
such jurisdictions, states and counties designated by the Subscribers. The
Company will also execute all such documents reasonably necessary in the opinion
of Subscriber to memorialize and further protect the security interest described
herein. A form of General Security Agreement is annexed hereto as Exhibit D. A
form of Stock Pledge Agreement is annexed hereto as Exhibit E.

         13. Miscellaneous.

            (a) Notices. All notices or other communications given or made
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or deemed
delivered the first business day after being telecopied (provided that a copy is
delivered by first class mail) to the party to receive the same at its address
set forth below or to such other address as either party shall hereafter give to
the other by notice duly made under this Section: (i) if to the Company, to
Commercial Consolidators Corp., 5255 Yonge Street, Suite 1010, Toronto, Ontario
M2N 6P4, Canada, attn: Michael Weingarten, Chairman, telecopier number: (416)
512-8348, with a copy by telecopier only to: Greenberg Traurig, LLP, 200 Park
Avenue, New York, NY 10166, attn: Stephen A. Weiss, Esq., telecopier number:
212-801-6400, and (ii) if to the Subscriber, to the name, address and telecopy
number set forth on the signature page hereto, with a copy by telecopier only to
Grushko & Mittman, P.C., 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1601, New York, New York 10176,
telecopier number: (212) 697-3575. Any notice that may be given pursuant to this
Agreement, or any document delivered in connection with the foregoing may be
given by the Subscriber on the first business day after the observance dates in
the United States of America by Orthodox Jewry of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, the
first two days of the Feast of Tabernacles, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, the
first two and final two days of Passover and Pentecost, with such notice to be
deemed given and effective, at the election of the Subscriber on a holiday date
that precedes such notice, however the Company's time to respond to such notice
shall commence from the actual date such notice is given. Any notice received by
the Subscriber on any of the aforedescribed holidays may be deemed by the
Subscriber to be received and effective as if such notice had been received on
the first business day after the holiday.

            (b) Closing. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein shall take place at the offices of Grushko & Mittman, P.C., 551 Fifth
Avenue, Suite 1601, New York, New York 10176, upon the satisfaction of all
conditions to Closing set forth in this Agreement. The closing date shall
respectively be the dates that subscriber funds representing the net amount due
the Company from the Purchase Price are transmitted by wire transfer to the
Company (the "Closing Date"). In the event that the Closing Date shall not have
occurred by January 15, 2002, either the Company or the Subscriber may terminate
this Agreement without any further obligation or liability to the other.

            (c) Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement represents the
entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and may be amended only by a writing executed by both parties. No right
or obligation of either party shall be assigned by that party without prior
notice to and the written consent of the other party.

            (d) Execution. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile
transmission, and in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original.

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            (e) Law Governing this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without
regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party
against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts
located in the state of New York. Both parties and the individuals executing
this Agreement and other agreements on behalf of the Company agree to submit to
the jurisdiction of such courts and waive trial by jury. The prevailing party
shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees
and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other
agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any
applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed
inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed
modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which
may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement.

            (f) Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and
Subscriber acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the
event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is
accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and
to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, this being
in addition to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or
equity. Subject to Section 13(e) hereof, each of the Company and Subscriber
hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court,
that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that
the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing in this Section
shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law.

            (g) Automatic Termination. This Agreement shall automatically
terminate without any further action of either party hereto if the Closing shall
not have occurred by the tenth (10th) business day following the date this
Agreement is accepted by the Subscriber.

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         Please acknowledge your acceptance of the foregoing Subscription
Agreement by signing and returning a copy to the undersigned whereupon it shall
become a binding agreement between us.

                                          COMMERCIAL CONSOLIDATORS CORP.
                                          An Alberta, Canada Corporation

                                          By:_________________________________
                                             Name:
                                             Title:

                                          Dated: January 24, 2002

Purchase Price and Note Principal: $1,000,000.00

Section 7 Shares: 3,728,520

ACCEPTED: Dated as of January 24, 2002

ALPHA CAPITAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT - Subscriber
A Lichtenstein corporation
Pradafant 7
9490 Furstentums
Vaduz, Lichtenstein
Fax: 011-423-232-3196

By:______________________________________

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