Happy New Year from the media-relations desk at TMX Equicom!  We ended a strong year of media hits with a flurry of activity in December.  Equicom clients were featured on television, in print and on the web in the final weeks of 2011.  Here’s a handful of highlights:

Dec 23 – SIR Royalty Income Fund (TSX: SRV.UN) got a nod of approval from The Globe & Mail’s “Small Cap Stocks to Watch” column after posting positive numbers for Q1 2012. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/small-caps/todays-small-cap-stocks-to-watch/article2281928/singlepage/#articlecontent

Dec 20 – In Saskatoon’s StarPhoenix, reporter Scott Larson wrote a feature about Karnalyte Resources Inc. (TSX: KRN), looking at Karnalyte’s progress on their Wynyard potash property. http://www.thestarphoenix.com/business/Karnalyte+advances+Wynyard+mine/5884704/story.html

Dec 20 – Robin Phinney, CEO of Karnalyte Resources Inc. (TSX: KRN), talked with Andy Bell, host of BNN’s Commodities, about plans for financing Karnalyte’s Wynyard carnalyte project. http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip588833

Dec 19 – Larry Sarbit, manager of the IA Clarington Sarbit US Equity Fund, talked with Kim Parlee on BNN’s Business Day PM about finding bargains in skittish markets. http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip589703

Dec 16 – John van Leeuwen, CEO of EcoSynthetix Inc. (TSX: ECO), discussed the benefits of biopolymers, with the Toronto Star’s cleantech reporter, Tyler Hamilton. http://www.thestar.com/business/cleanbreak/article/1103234--the-green-chemicals-opportunity-is-worthy-of-our-attention 

Dec 14 – Brad Radin, portfolio manager of the IA Clarington Global Equity Fund, talked with BNN’s Andy Bell, on Business Day PM, about savvy holiday-season investment strategies. http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip585793

Dec 14 – Kevin Norton, CEO of BIOX Corp. (TSX: BX), answered questions about the biofuels industry, during a live, online discussion hosted by The Globe & Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/building-innovation-in-canada/what-changes-are-driving-the-biofuels-industry/article2268204/

Dec 11 – Mad Money's Jim Cramer talked up SXC Heathcare Solutions Corp. (TSX: SXC), on CNBC.  http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000061450

Shaun Smith, Manager, Media Relations