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“fiscal irresponsibility” and
Catalena countered with
suits against EPI.

Catalena’s suits claimed
EPI defamed the West
Vancouver company and
sought an injunction to
prevent EPI from marketing

tapes of the Tom Jones
Show.

However the companies
reached an agreement
August 18 to allow for
continued production of the

show. But that was before
the lock-out.

McLennan said Catalena’s
financial problems have
been blown way out of
proportion.

“We have been caught up
in a°cash flow problem,” he
said, but not as serious as has
been claimed by Clancy
Grass and by the producers
of Let's Make a Deal and
Pitfall, two popular game
shows produced at
Panorama. ;

“We have been victimized
by a smear campaign,”

McLennan said.

Producers of  Pitfah
haven't been paid since the
beginning of August,
McLennan admitted, but
added that “30 days is not an
extraordinarily long period
of time.”

Catalena’s financial woes
were caused by too quick an
expansion, said McLennan,
and are beginning to be
sorted out.

Catalena’s employees will
be paid-on Monday and the
company’s other debts will

be paid off gradually, said”

THE SIGN tells it all. Tom Jones Show Production Manager Gerry Evans and
Lighting Director Barry Reid, along with the rest of the crew, found themselves
locked out of Panorama Studios Wednesday. It took a court order to open the doors
again on Thursday. (Eric Eggertson photo)

N. Shore council agendas

Agenda highlights 9 for
Mondays meetings of North
Shore councils include the
following items

NORTH VANCOUVER

DISTRICT

(4 OOpm)
Lower Pemberton  arca
initiative

Notice of public hearing
St Simon's Anghcan Church
requests siting amendment
fo construct elderly citizen's
housing

NORTH VANCOUVER
CILY

Neat meeting scheduled for
September &

WEST VANCOUVER
Next meeting scheduled for
September &

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McLennan.

Catalena Productions was
founded last year amid much
ballyhoo about the talent
and shows it would bring to
West Vancouver. The
company rented Panorama
Film Studios from Panorama
Estates (it is now trying to
buy the studios) and began
production of the popular
Let's Make a Deal t.v. game
show.

But production of Let’s
Make a Deal has been
suspended because Catalena
doesn't want to pay the costs

of -producing new shows
until they are ready tor
airing, and = Catalena’s

# finances have been put into

the hands of a
appointed receiver.
According to a television
news réport, the company’s
debts include: .

ey

¢ $250,000 owed to Monty
Hall, host of Let’s Make a
Deal

e $313,000 to a
contractor for a
built parking lot

’ court:

paving
recently

© $49,200 to Pitfall host Alex

‘Trebeck

Panorama
Estates for rent of Panorama
Studios

© $280 000 for studio lighting

e $20,000 to Pitfall
coproducer John Barton.

McLennan said Catalena
will begin to produce new

Shenshi Group

All -

programming ino Uectober,
after taping of 24 Tom Jones
Shows. The outlook for the

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West Vancouver production
company should) improve
then, he said.

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