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MAPLE LEAF DOUBLES GREENHOUSE CAPACITY AND SIGNS A 5-YEAR, 100 MILLION SEEDLING SALES CONTRACT WITH A GOVERNMENT ENTITY
Feb. 22, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- (TSX-V: MPE) L ast Close : February 18, 20...
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