Good things are growing in Ontario. Just ask David Graham, president of Mississauga-based Normiska Corporation. This thriving small business sells top grade horticultural peat, bark mulch and composted bark to customers in the landscape and nursery business. The company was founded by Graham and his associates in 1991. This group of entrepreneurs, who are also active in the mining business, wanted to start a business in a steady growth industry and saw an opportunity with aging baby boomers and their love of gardening and golf. The company has invested heavily in new equipment, expand its production operations and created 20 new full-and part-time positions. It also plans to add a research and development component to the project. This effort will draw heavily on Ontario's environmental and horticultural research facilities. This summer, horticultural grade peat moss will be harvested from the first 200 acres opened on Normiska's 900 acre leased Crown land near Fort Frances, Ontario. Most of these materials will be exported to the U.S. mid west. "Environmental responsibility continues to grow in the future," says Graham "As this population ages, more people are retiring to their green spaces such as gardens, golf courses and park lands. They are very aware of environmental concerns and wish to buy from responsible corporate citizens. Normiska management believe that businesses will need to find relative ways of producing products in an environmentally responsible manner, Graham says that, "We believe that Ontario's growing pool of R & D expertise will put the province in a good position to profit from this growing trend."