special situations   Raydan Manufacturing Inc. (TSX-V: RDN) is an Edmonton, Alberta-based global leader in the development and production of specialized suspensions and coupling systems, sliding kingpin systems for trailers and a wide array of chassis modifications for the global heavy transportation industry. Raydan exports its proprietary and innovative high-... find out more   THE SKOR FOOD GROUP INC. is a distributor of food service and retail products in the Ontario market. The short term corporate goals include expansion of sales and profitability through internal sale initiatives, and consolidation of specialty distribution companies that complement the existing distribution business. www.skorfoodgroup.com Finan... find out more   About TIO Networks Corp. TIO Networks Corp, a strategic investment of Hewlett Packard, is building the largest and most convenient national multi-retailer network of financial services kiosks for the ”cash preferred” consumer marketplace in North America. The company leverages its core competencies in self-service bill payment processing, financial... find out more   Eurocontrol Technics Inc. is a Canadian-based company trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “EUO”.  Eurocontrol is currently a minority owner of Global Fluids International S.A. (‘GFI’) (www.gfi-petromark.com) and is earning into a 51% interest.   Founded in 2001, Global Fluids International S.A ("GFI") is one of the worl... find out more

resource companies Verena Minerals Corporation is a Canadian company with an aggressive exploration strategy focused on gold in Brazil. Through its wholly owned Brazilian subsidiaries, the Company controls over 100,000 hectares of prospective exploration concessions covering major mineralized belts in Goias, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Norte, Tapajos and To... find out more   Largo Resources is a Canadian natural resource development and exploration company with two advanced stage projects: the Northern Dancer Tungsten-Molybdenum deposit in the Yukon and the Maracas Vanadium-PGM deposit in Brazil. Largo also has a large (60,000 hectare) land position and prospective gold exploration properties in Ecuador; one of which... find out more   Vast Exploration Inc. is a junior oil and gas exploration and production company focused on growth through acquisition, development, and exploration. The Company recently announced the execution of a joint venture agreement with the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement at Boyer, Alberta, to begin a 12 well winter drilling program (Q1 2005). As well, V... find out more   Stratabound Minerals Corp. is a Canadian natural resource company, exploring gold and base metal properties in northern New Brunswick, and gold/base metal and diamond/gold prospects in central and northwest Quebec. The Company has a proven record of mineral discovery and development. Since 1986, Stratabound’s exploration successes have resulted in... find out more   Silver in Canada and Mexico  On May 15th 2008 Castle Resources a Toronto based junior mineral exploration company acquire the rights to a majority land position within the Cobalt Ontario Silver Camp one of the most prolific silver mining camps in modern history. With this acquisition the company now has 3,000 hectares covering about 70% of Th... find out more   James Bay Resources Limited is a Canadian mineral exploration company with 19,700 hectares in the McFauld’s Lake area of the James Bay Lowlands. The property is located roughly 30 kilometres west-southwest of the “Eagle One” Ni-Cu-PGE discovery made by Noront Resources along the “Ring of Fire”, an emerging and potentially world-class base metal cam... find out more