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Shawn and Brenda Whitney are launching a one-of-a-kind kayaking accessory that tows extra gear for extended paddling trips. (Photo supplied)
Terrace Bay entrepreneurs take kayak cargo carrier to marketIt was garbage left behind by careless paddlers on the Slate Islands in Lake Superior that planted the seed for an innovative idea in an entrepreneurial Terrace Bay couple.

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Video game studio delves into speech therapy
Dwayne Hammond wants to bring a video game designer's mentality toward creating a new therapists' tool that helps stroke victims recover their speech.
Sault entrepreneurs use galvanized steel in deck product
Two Sault Ste. Marie entrepreneurs are heading to market this summer with an eco-friendly deck product made from recycled steel.
New tools for entrepreneurial immigrants
Business succession planning in North Bay is taking on an international flavour.
BacTech splits company
 Less than two years into its plan to look at recovering silver from the ample mine tailings in the Cobalt camp, BacTech Mining Corporation is reaching out to potential partners, and restructuring the company to better fund its efforts.
• Mining innovator adds more hardware to trophy case
• NORCAT to expand innovation and commercialization park
• Thunder Bay DNA lab involved in Amelia Earhart investigation
• Minimizing broadband downtime
• Dryden Mobility to expand wireless service in northwestern Ontario
• Thunder Bay start-up company named province's most innovative
• Sudbury entrepreneur knows a bit about horses
• Dryden makes its web presence felt
• Global robotics conference shines a light on Sudbury
• Getting real about going global

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Been there, done that, says Ring of Fire Coordinator
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Chiefs want to electrify their communities
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Ursa suspends Webbwood operations
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Ministry seeking nominations for apprenticeship awards
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Energy minister tours Sault College
Provincial Energy Minister Chris Bentley visited Sault College Feb. 2 for an introduction to the school's Renewable Energy and Green Construction Techniques program.
North Bay company one of Top 100 Employers
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First Nation, miner begin negotiations
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Quadra FNX signs MOU with Atikameksheng
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