2012 Winners

Christine Fortin

Christine Fortin could easily be forgiven if she were bitter. Her son Patrick, a hemophiliac, contracted HIV through blood infusions in the 1980s at the age of seven.

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Dr. Susan Griffis

Diabetes is growing at near-epidemic proportions in Northern Ontario.

Getting on top of, and staying ahead of, this chronic disease is the life's work of Dr. Susan Griffis.

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Vicky Wydra

When Vicky Wydra makes a decision, she goes for it. That was the thought process when she impulsively decided to open up a pizza franchise in Sudbury.

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Genevieve Knauff

A lot of novice entrepreneurs may not have decided to leave a management role in a company to start a new business during one of the worst recessions northwestern Ontario has ever faced. But Genevieve Knauff is not the average businesswoman.

Irene Smit

Opening up her own real estate brokerage in Callander, near North Bay, six years ago wasn't easy for Irene Smit.

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Barb Courte

When Barb Courte first met her husband more than two decades ago, she admits she was in the dark about his profession.

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Carly Verville

Several years ago, a tragic accident impacted the life of Carly Verville's biggest role model.

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