Canadian pumpers take home young entrepreneur award

The owners of Northern Disposal & Sanitation are still basking in the glow of receiving the 2011 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award presented by the Northern Ontario Business Awards. The family-run business is located in Katrine, Ontario, about 150 miles north of Toronto and offers septic pumping, septic system repair and maintenance, portable restroom rentals and waste disposal dumpsters. “Starting a new business is enough of a challenge,” says co-owner Katy Bailey. “Starting one when you’re younger presents additional challenges. I sometimes feel that I need to work twice as hard to convince a potential client that we have the expertise