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By: Nick Liard

The province is supporting local small businesses by investing 224 thousand dollars for new innovative projects.

The money is split up through four businesses, Jannatec Technologies, MND Equipment Resources, My Vegibox/Larose Dejardins Farms and Staffstat Inc.

Jannatec Technologies, which is receiving $60,126 to develop a wearable communications system that will help cool a miner’s body and monitor for collision avoidance, resulting in improved employee safety and comfort and three new jobs.

– MND Equipment Resources is receiving $13,266 to establish itself as an exclusive dealer of Waldon heavy equipment, including compact articulating loaders and forklifts, as well as offering services such as rental, repair and training. This will create three new jobs.

– My VegiBox/Larose Desjardins Farms is receiving $56,250 to establish a community-shared agriculture system where members pay at the beginning of the growing season and receive weekly shares of vegetables and fruit in a produce box. One new employee is being added.

– Staffstat Inc. is receiving $94,500 to develop scheduling software for health care workers, allowing them to focus on patient safety. This will create two new jobs.

The funds are through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation.

Since 2003, the province has invested over one billion dollars through the NOHFC to over seven thousand projects.