Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Operating activities
Net income for the year	$ 4,101,589	$ 3,755,985
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash:
Stock based compensation	673,130	395,080
Depreciation and amortization	1,957,476	1,686,319
Gain on investments	(245,631)	(505,065)
Loss on sale of investment	353,076
Gain on sale of asset		(4,589)
Deferred income tax expense (recovery)	146,767	(250,917)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(1,853,042)	(393,199)
Inventories	244,694	3,284,541
Prepaid expenses and deposits	(416,670)	(1,230,626)
Long term deposits	(159,342)	(815,714)
Accounts payable	64,833	1,110,689
Accrued liabilities	119,026	(675,725)
Income taxes payable	652,077	(1,137)
Deferred revenue	(69,637)	(239,471)
Cash provided by operating activities	5,568,346	6,116,171
Investing activities
Sale of investment	2,000,000
Distributions received from equity investments	510,710	201,034
Proceeds from sale of asset		5,411
Purchase of property and equipment	(4,964,736)	(4,990,675)
Purchase of investments		(470,000)
Redemption of investments		200,000
Non-controlling interest of 317 Mendota		200,000
Cash used in investing activities	(2,454,026)	(4,854,230)
Financing activities
Advance (repayment) of line of credit	241,680	(1,008,112)
Repayment of long term debt	(1,517,500)	(725,823)
Proceeds of long term debt	2,162,412	2,686,682
Dividends paid	(1,255,053)	(626,777)
Distribution to non-controlling interest	(794,722)	(719,439)
Shares issued upon exercise of stock options	184,850	13,600
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(978,333)	(379,869)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash	188,160	10,653
Increase in cash and term deposits	2,324,147	892,725
Cash and term deposits, beginning of year	7,707,824	6,815,099
Cash and cash equivalents, ending	10,031,971	7,707,824
Cash and term deposits is comprised of:
Cash	7,631,055	5,017,583
Term deposits	2,400,916	2,690,241
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	52,367	119,319
Interest paid	$ 610,625	$ 498,666