By James Langton

(January 22 -10:15 ET) – This morning the Toronto Stock Exchange announced the delisting of a trio of interesting firms.

All three firms are being delisted for failure to met continued listing requirements, a routine move on the part of the exchange But today’s names are more interesting than the usual crop of small caps.

Golden Rule Resources Ltd. will be suspended from trading as of the market close on February 21. The firm is notable because its CEO Glen Harper was convicted of illegal insider trading in the firm’s shares last year by the Ontario Securities Commission in Ontario court. The firm also settled a U.S. class action suit last year.

As well the TSE says the shares of William Multi-Tech Inc. will be suspended from trading effective at the opening on March 8. This stock is notable because it frequently is responsible for huge trading volumes on the TSE. For example, in the past month the stock has averaged 3.6 million shares in daily trading.

Also due to be suspended March 8 is SKG Interactive Inc. The firm was one of the first to make the switch from junior mining company to dot-com darling.

Formerly known as Sikaman Gold, the firm reconstituted itself as the operator of online shopping mall, NorstarMall.ca. Last fall it announced that it had, “refined its business focus as an emerging application and wireless application service provider, able to offer total solutions capability on 2-D, 3-D and wireless platforms to facilitate electronic and mobile commerce, by leveraging both the technology and the strategic relationships we have developed, to produce a profitable, market-leading company.”

As a result of this change in business, the TSE requested that SKG meet all of the original listing requirements of the exchange. It was granted an extension until Dec. 31, 2000 by the TSE in order to meet all of the original listing requirements.