TORONTO, July 15, 2021 /CNW/ - Drone Delivery Canada Corp.
(TSXV: FLT) (OTCQX: TAKOF) (Frankfurt: A2AMGZ or ABB.F) (the "Company" or
"DDC") is pleased to announce that, with the assistance of its
sales agent Air Canada (TSX: AC), it has signed a commercial,
definitive agreement, effective July
15th, 2021, with the University of British Columbia ("UBC") to deploy
DDC's patented drone delivery solution at the Stellat'en First
Nation for UBC's 'Remote Communities Drone Transportation
Initiative' ("DTI") program.
The project will enable defined-route deliveries utilizing DDC's
Sparrow drone and its DroneSpot® takeoff and landing zones as well
as additional drone flight infrastructure as required. The
solution will be used to transport a variety of cargo for the
benefit of the Stellat'en First Nation and the Village of Fraser Lake, located in
Central Northern British Columbia,
Canada.
DDC is expected to commence deployment of site infrastructure
summer of 2021 and expects to begin providing drone delivery
services under the agreement in the second half of 2021. The term
of the agreement is 12 months. This deployment will be DDC's fourth
First Nations project and its first in British Columbia.
All operations will be conducted in accordance with appropriate
Canadian regulations. Flights will be remotely monitored by DDC
from its Operations Control Centre located in Vaughan, Ontario.
"We're pleased to have finalized our contract with Drone
Delivery Canada and to be moving on to the next stage of this
project. As we transition into a new phase of the COVID-19
pandemic, and with the risk of wildfires, we are looking forward to
learning about how this innovative transportation technology can be
used to meet community needs and help address inequities in access
to health-care supplies and services," said Dr. Michael Allard, Vice Dean, Health Engagement,
UBC Faculty of Medicine."
"Based on the isolated location of our community and the needs
of our residents, drone transport may enhance our access to
COVID-19 testing and medication without traveling and endangering
other members of our community," said Chief Robert Michell of the Stellat'en First Nation,
located about 100 kilometres west of Prince George. "The futuristic potential of
this initiative is exciting. With drone technology, there is so
much you can do."
"We are pleased to sign this definitive agreement with UBC for
their 'Remote Communities Drone Transportation Initiative' at the
Stellat'en First Nation. The UBC Faculty of Medicine is a
recognized global leader and we applaud their initiative to embrace
drone delivery to benefit First Nations communities. We also look
forward to working with LifeLabs as an important partner in this
project. LifeLabs will be supporting the project to ensure an
end-to-end solution by participating in data evaluations, sample
logistics and training," said Michael
Zahra, President & CEO of DDC. "As an
award-winning global leader, DDC is pleased with our continued
business successes in the drone delivery industry."
"Improved delivery times of essential supplies to remote
locations can make all the difference in protecting the Stellat'en
First Nation community and saving lives," said Charles Brown, President and CEO of LifeLabs.
"We are proud to be participating in this project that will also
help to advance our knowledge for the future use of drone
technology to transport clinical materials and samples for lab
testing."
Additionally, the Company is pleased to announce that it is
working on the next generation Sparrow delivery drone, in response
to market demand. The current Sparrow has been successfully
implemented at numerous commercial projects and will continue to be
commercially available. The next generation Sparrow is already
well into development and is expected to have the same range of
30km and payload capability of 4.5kg, along with next generation
motor technology, next generation battery technology, touchless
cargo drop functionality, an optional public announcement system
and an optional aircraft parachute. The new functionality is
expected to further address customer demands and evolving
regulatory requirements.
The Company expects to reallocate Robin XL engineering resources
to focus on completing the next generation Sparrow and Condor
development, testing and commercialization as priorities, based on
expected market demand in Canada
and internationally. The Company will look to complete the
Robin XL commercialization as market demands may indicate.
About UBC's Drone Transport Initiative
For more
information, please see:
https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/ubc-receives-750k-td-ready-challenge-grant-to-deliver-health-care-supplies-by-drone-to-remote-b-c/
About the University of British
Columbia
For more information, please see:
https://www.ubc.ca
About Stellat'en First Nation
For more information,
please see: https://www.stellaten.ca
About LifeLabs
LifeLabs is Canada's leading provider of laboratory
diagnostic information and digital health connectivity systems,
enabling patients and health care practitioners to diagnose, treat,
monitor, and prevent disease. We support 20 million patient visits
annually and conduct over 100 million laboratory tests through
leading edge technologies and our 6,000 talented and dedicated
employees. We are a committed innovator in supporting Canadians to
live healthier lives, operating Canada's first commercial genetics lab, and
the country's largest online patient portal, with more than 5
million Canadians receiving their results online. LifeLabs is 100%
Canadian owned by OMERS Infrastructure, the infrastructure
investment manager of one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension
plans. Learn more at lifelabs.com .
About Drone Delivery Canada Corp.
Drone Delivery
Canada Corp. is an ISO 9001 certified, award-winning drone
technology company focused on the design, development, and
implementation of its proprietary logistics software platform,
using drones. The Company's platform is used as a Software as a
Service (SaaS) model for government and corporate organizations
globally.
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. is a publicly listed company trading
on the TSX.V Exchange under the symbol FLT, on the U.S. OTC QX
market under the symbol TAKOF and on the Frankfurt exchange in Germany under the symbol A2AMGZ or ABB.F .
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