By Rajitha Sivakumaran
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W
hen Pete Beaucage started Tim-
mins-based Praztek Construc-
tion in 2003, it was only meant
to be a part-time venture.Working on a four
days on, four days off schedule as a project
manager, he only wanted more time doing
hands-on work. But the undertaking be-
came too much of a large-scale enterprise
for Beaucage to devote enough time to his
day job, and a decision had to be made. He
chose the riskier path of entrepreneurship,
but the choice for him was an obvious one.
A carpenter by trade, Beaucage is a third-
generation entrepreneur. Before him, both
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