Mark Knapp

Clarus Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. Their research team covers a wide range of sectors and companies. The theme to all their efforts is the drive to find good investment ideas among the small- to medium-sized issuers in Canada. Clarus Securities' research focuses on growth opportunities in both traditional equities and the business trust sector. They cover a variety of sectors including: alternative energy, clean tech/power infrastructure, energy services, geothermal energy, industrial products, mining, oil and gas, solar energy, special situations and technology.

Located in Toronto, Fraser Mackenzie Ltd. is an independent investment dealer providing value-added and objective equity research on North American companies. They distribute research and facilitate trading for institutional investors and selected high net worth investors in North America and Europe. They also offer investment banking services targeting small and mid cap enterprises both private and public. The equity research group has three primary sectors the cover: energy, life sciences and technology. A significant focus is on renewable energy. The analysts research a diverse range of market capitalizations providing in depth analysis and a global perspective on developments.

Founded in 1934, Pope & Co. Ltd. is an independent brokerage firm and investment advisor located in Toronto. The firm is registered with the Ontario Securities Commission. Their clients include pension funds, corporations, institutions, endowments, foundations and high net-worth individuals.

Founded in 1934, Pope & Co. Ltd. is an independent brokerage firm and investment advisor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is registered with the Ontario Securities Commission. Their clients include pension funds, corporations, institutions, endowments, foundations and high net-worth individuals. Pope & Co. focuses on the small- and mid-cap markets. They provide a variety of research from trends in private equity markets and past transaction multiples to specific company and industry sector trends and peculiarities.

Founded by Robert Jennings in 1993, Jennings Capital, Inc. is an independent full-service booker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario with an additional office in Calgary, Alberta. The firm provides in-house research services covering a variety of sectors including: (1) oil and gas production and exploration companies (2) oil and gas service companies (3) electric power companies (4) base and precious metal companies (5) forest products (6) consumer and retail (7) industrial technology and (8) special situations. Their research coverage also includes other high-growth areas and companies as determined by the firm. Jennings Capital is a member of the CIPF and the IDAC. Jennings Capital is allied with Western Financial Group Inc. (TSX-WES), a large Western Canadian network based. Western Financial Group provides all forms of industrial, commercial, residential and car insurance, including disability and life insurance, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Western Life. Western Financial Group also holds 100% ownership in their subsidiary, Bank West.

Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Ltd. (LOM) is an independent Canadian broker/dealer firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1970, the firm combines objective research and value-added financing ideas with institutional sales, trading and investment banking. They are a provider of value-added North American research. LOM focuses exclusively on advising small and mid-cap companies, with a strong focus on select emerging growth companies in industries that include Technology, Healthcare, and Mining.