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Nipissing MPP Monique Smith News Release ************************ The Ontario government is helping a young North Bay entrepreneur expand his business from still photography to include full videography services, Nipissing MPP Monique Smith announced
Kate Adams
Nipissing MPP Monique Smith
News Release

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The Ontario government is helping a young North Bay entrepreneur expand his business from still photography to include full videography services, Nipissing MPP Monique Smith announced today.

The NOHFC is providing $25,000 to Ed Regan Productions to purchase video production equipment to support the new direction the company is taking. Ed Regan Productions launched as a still photography service in 2001. The new services will strive to cater to mining, forestry, construction, manufacturing and agriculture clients.

“The government is always looking to invest in new and exciting businesses that will contribute to the northern economy,” said Nipissing MPP Monique Smith. “Ed Regan Productions will be the only specific video production business in his market area, providing one-of-a-kind services that others do not.”

“The NOHFC has helped many young entrepreneurs create new business opportunities in a variety of niches,” said Bartolucci, who also chairs the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). “The North is brimming with talented and ambitious minds, and we are proud to offer incentives to keep them here.”

This is just one more example of how, working together, Ontarians have achieved results in the North. Other examples include:

• Investing $1 million towards a new research complex, including new labs, research equipment and classrooms, at Nipissing University

• Providing $1.5 million through the Enterprises North Job Creation Program to Rotacan, a North Bay manufacturer of rotary drill bits for the mining industry, to help it upgrade its facilities

• Providing $1 million toward the cost of revitalizing North Bay’s downtown core, including upgrades to municipal services on Oak Street including sewer, water and electrical distribution systems.

These initiatives are part of the government’s Northern Prosperity Plan. It has four pillars: Strengthening the North and its Communities; Listening to and Serving Northerners Better; Competing Globally; and Providing Opportunities for All.

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