About Us

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Founded in 1989, Near North Laboratories Inc. provides a variety of essential environmental services to businesses and citizens of Central and Northern Ontario. The lab employs around 10 people year round and is a winner of the 2009 Northern Ontario Business Awards (Company of the Year 1-15 Employees. The company specializes in the areas of microbiological and chemical analyses of drinking water and wastewater. Located in North Bay, Ontario, Near North Laboratories is one of the few independently owned and operated environmental testing facilities in Canada thus ensuring our clients of third party objectivity.

Our testing services include microbiological, physical chemical, inorganic chemical, and some organic chemical analyses. Staff can assist with project designs and R&D efforts such as bench top treatability studies. We have qualified and experienced technologists for on-site sampling and field-monitoring programs if needed; some also hold the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) Water Quality Analyst (WQA) certification.

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