Laporte's vows to rebuild

A long-established North Bay garden centre has suffered a major setback after several of its greenhouses collapsed recently under the weight of snow.“It breaks my heart,” says Lori Laporte, of the damage to her business – Laporte’s Nursery & Greenhouses on Lakeshore Drive.The third-generation owner says six metal-framed, 60-foot long greenhouses, which are used as retail space in the spring and summer months, gave way under the weight of heavy snow about two weeks ago