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3. Interest, Advances and Promissory Notes Payable | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Interest Advancesand Promissory Notes Payable [Abstract] |
Interest Advancesand Promissory Notes Payable | 3. Interest, Advances and Promissory Notes Payable a) Interest payable A summary of the interest payable activity is as follows:
Balance, December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 1,569,321 |
Interest incurred on promissory notes payable |  |  | 505,571 |
Other |  |  | 125 |
Balance, December 31, 2013 |  |  | 2,075,017 |
Interest incurred on judgement against Company (note 6(b)) |  |  | 29,583 |
Interest incurred on promissory notes payable |  |  | 386,679 |
Balance, September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |  | $ | 2,491,279 |
Interest payable is to the following:
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 (unaudited) |  |  | 2013 |
Relatives of directors |  | $ | 1,276,193 |  |  | $ | 1,046,523 |
Non-related parties |  |  | 1,215,086 |  |  |  | 1,028,494 |
|  | $ | 2,491,279 |  |  | $ | 2,075,017 |
Historically, all interest payable incurred is from interest incurred at the stated rate of promissory notes issued by the Company. The payment terms, security and any interest payable are based on the underlying promissory notes payable that the Company has outstanding. b) Advances payable A summary of the advances payable activity is as follows:
Balance, December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 105,613 |
Advances accrued |  |  | 30,000 |
Advances repaid from proceeds of line of credit |  |  | (20,000 | )
Transfer of balance to accounts payable |  |  | (115,613 | )
Balance, December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |  | $ | - |
c) Promissory notes payable: (Unaudited) d) Promissory notes payable to related parties: e) Interest expense During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company incurred interest expense of $4,335,619 (2013: $930,761) substantially as follows:
- | $416,261 (2013: $379,179) incurred on promissory notes payables as shown in note 3(c);
- | $547,249 (2013: $417,551) incurred on lines of credit payable;
- | $74,086 (note 6(b)) (2013: $131,987) incurred from the calculation of imputed interest on accounts payable outstanding for longer than one year, advances payable and promissory notes payable, which had no stated interest rate; and,
- | $3,296,342 (2013: $Nil) incurred on stock options granted to creditors.

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