Business


PITCH 2016 Profiles: Hexic Monitoring Systems

On Thursday, April 28th we attended PITCH 2016 hosted by NORCAT  and it was a really great event! There were four companies pitching – Hexic Monitoring Systems, FORMid, REPerformance, and HapSys. Today we are introducing you to Daryl Dominique, owner of Hexic Monitoring Systems who won the “People’s Choice Award” at PITCH 2016. Hexic Monitoring Systems is a young startup that has created a prototype that can detect whether a genetic nut and bolt fastener is failing from under or over tightening and general wear and tear. How did you get involved in PITCH 2016? PITCH has been an event on......

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PITCH 2016 Profiles: HapSys

On Thursday, April 28th we attended PITCH 2016 hosted by NORCAT  and it was a really great event! There were four companies pitching – Hexic Monitoring Systems, FORMid, REPerformance, and HapSys. All four pitches were really interesting and it was great to see so much innovation in one room! We are already looking forward to attending next year’s event. Today we are introducing you to Kacey Cayen, the brilliant mind behind HapSys. Kacey has a Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour with a minor in Biology from McMaster University. He is currently on a leave of absence......

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Crater Hangouts: Kadence Music Therapy

Did you know that Sudbury has its first official music therapy program? The Our Crater co-founders got to hang out with Kylie Klym, registered psychotherapist, accredited music therapist and owner of Kadence Music Therapy, to learn all about the program! Find out why Kylie decided to become a music therapist, and how Kadence Music Therapy is benefiting individuals and organizations in Sudbury and Northern Ontario. Website: www.kadencemusictherapy.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/Kadence-Music-Therapy Twitter: @kadencemt  ...

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Northern Ontario PR Celebrates 1 Year

Publicity/media relations, social media management and event planning are a few of the services offered by Northern Ontario PR – a public relations company based in Sudbury servicing Northern Ontario. After 5 years experience in the media industry, Michelle TenHave decided it was time to be her own boss and start her PR company. Northern Ontario PR celebrated 1 year in business earlier this month and we had a chance to sit down with Michelle to learn more about Northern Ontario PR and what she’s been working on lately! What’s the story behind Northern Ontario PR? I have worked in the......

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