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WHY KWESST? HERE’S SOME GREAT REASONS
1. KWESST is a leader in defensive technologies that increase the capabilities of soldiers, including those of NATO and its allies.
2. These technologies make a critical difference to soldier safety and effectiveness.
3. The Leadership team experience spans decades and hundreds of millions of dollars in military and homeland security contracts.
4. KWESST develops next-generation systems for forces around the world, with a particular focus on special forces among NATO countries and their allies.
5. KWESST partners with globally recognized equipment manufacturers to integrate its systems into their solutions to create high value-add products for global customers.
General Hillier served as Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff CDS from February 4, 2005, to July 1, 2008.
He is noted for “getting stuff done” and was instrumental in securing additional funding and modernized equipment for the Canadian military in support of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan.
In November 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford appointed General Hillier to oversee the province’s vaccination task-force in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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at 12:27 PM on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
PlantX, a driving force for healthy online shopping is the growing impact of the plant-based community.
PlantX was born from a combination of the need for education in plant-based living and eating, and co-founder Sean Dollinger’s 20 plus years background in e-commerce
The concept, a one-stop-shop with more than 10,000 plant-based products that ship all over Canada and the USA, was created by merging the two to make a plant-based lifestyle more accessible to all
Besides COVID-19, climate change is one of the biggest challenges we’re facing this decade, but the good news is there is ample opportunity for innovation. Some companies have caught on, proving that some segments of the economy are actually thriving under the circumstances. Such is the case for sustainable and plant-based online grocery stores.
Sustainability focused products are growing 5.6 times faster than other products and generating the highest growth in the fast-moving consumer goods sector. One such enterprise is Trashless, a growing concept that delivers responsibly sourced products from local and national purveyors – from staples like grains and flours to pizza kits, dog food and personal care products – through a zero-waste process.
Trashless promotes sustainability by packaging items in multi-use glass and metal containers that are picked up, sanitized and reused. Everything is delivered right to your door observing safe social distance practices.
Trashless is now offering pizza kits made with locally-milled flour, organic vegetables and … [+] Trashless
Based in Austin, Texas, Trashless works with popular local producers such as Third Coast Coffee, Easy Tiger, Johnson’s Backyard Garden, Connie Jo Kirk and many others, making their goods either waste-free or more sustainable by upcycling packaging that can’t be reused or recycled.
“At the beginning of the pandemic, our customer base doubled, then tripled, as many were forced to change the way they shop for food,” says Yogesh Sharma, Co-Founder and CEO of Trashless. “Our service provides a safe solution for consumers, and much needed support for local makers who may not be able to meet their customers face to face right now. We provide the technology and infrastructure to procure, sell and deliver goods throughout Austin and have a passion for supporting local makers looking for avenues to reach customers and to make their processes more sustainable.”
Trashless has recently added a line of high-end pet products, as well as Magic Pizza Kits and a CO2 for You program as a convenient, affordable and environmentally friendly way to make your drinks fizzy, cutting out the long-distance transport and packaging and keeping cans and bottles out of the waste bin. Pizza is the food most often ordered for delivery, and pizza boxes aren’t recyclable because of the grease they soak up. Two billion pizza boxes are used in the U.S. alone each year.
As part of the CO2 for You line, Trashless offers artisanal syrup options from Austin’s a.k.a … [+]
Last year, Trashless began a StartEngine campaign to raise capital for expansion within Texas in early 2021, with goals for national growth in the second half of 2021. “We continue to grow rapidly, and are focused on building out our products and services to cover all household needs in a zero-waste way, providing exceptional customer service, scaling to other geographies and building the technology to support it all,” says Sharma.
“Local food used to be considered expensive, but we’ve been able to bring in efficiencies through technology and operations to help bring those costs down and with the added convenience and sustainability of those items not having to travel far. More people than ever are relying on subscription meal kits and takeout, which unfortunately increases the amount of single-use plastic that often doesn’t get recycled. “The time for sustainable grocers is now.”
Ben Simon, a former international campaigns consultant, wanted to combine his love of food and travel with his eco-conscious lifestyle. He focused on finding solutions to help people eat outside of the dominant industrial system and become more invested in producers who are making delicious products that are also beneficial for humanity and the planet. Last November he launched Ben to Table, a monthly subscription service that offers sustainable pantry ingredients from all over the world paired with inspirational ideas for both meat and plant-based eating.
Ben Simon founded Ben to Table as a means to share his love for world cuisines and sustainability.
“It started as a shift from the career I had built in issue advocacy; I’d done a bunch of work on food systems with Greenpeace, and one of the things we always talked about was how to help the folks producing food the ‘right’ – in an ecologically and socially beneficial – way to find more demand and customers. I wanted to see if I could be a part of making that happen,” says Simon.
Ben to Table is all about bringing home cooks the best pantry ingredients available through three different subscriptions with options for vegetarians, meat and plant-based eaters. The Pantry Essentials offers basics like heirloom beans, grits, grains and more from producers like Rancho Gordo, Geechie Boy, and Maine Grains, while Taste the World is an exploration of a different culture’s cuisine each month. Past months have focused on Ethiopia, Persia, Peru, Thailand, Sichuan, Greece and more, with Oaxaca and Andalucia coming this year. The Ben to Table Box puts both elements together.
Taste of Greece is Ben to Table’s flagship box from the Taste the World subscription. Rachel Steiner
“We’ve seen growth due to Covid,” says Simon. “Lots of folks looking for ways to keep the home-cooked meals interesting.”
Another driving force for healthy online shopping is the growing impact of the plant-based community. PlantX was born from a combination of the need for education in plant-based living and eating, and co-founder Sean Dollinger’s 20 plus years background in e-commerce. The concept, a one-stop-shop with more than 10,000 plant-based products that ship all over Canada and the USA, was created by merging the two to make a plant-based lifestyle more accessible to all.
“I’ve developed many successful e-commerce companies, but PlantX is different. This time, it is about giving back and helping people live healthier and happier lives through plant-based living,” says Dollinger. “Before the pandemic, online grocery shopping was already on the rise, so it only makes sense that this vertical took off during lockdown. Of course, we must compete against Amazon, Instacart and many other big players, but offering consumers the peace of mind of knowing that everything on the PlantX platform is 100% plant-based gives us a competitive advantage.”
PlantX co-founder Sean Dollinger wants to share his successful plant-based lifestyle with everyone. MARC ROCHETTE
Since PlantX has so many different verticals, it has seen tremendous growth from every angle. In addition to offering meal and indoor plant deliveries, plans are underway to expand the product lines to include cosmetics, clothing and its own water brand. At the beginning of the pandemic, people were having fun cooking at home with their families or in their bubbles. However, the novelty of cooking and cleaning started waning as the lockdown grew longer.
“Being able to order unique, healthy, pre-portioned meals directly to their home each week is something people are gravitating toward,” says Dollinger. “We have also noticed that by switching up our menu every 2 weeks, our customer base has continued to grow rapidly.”
In addition, their indoor plant sales have also taken off. Since the pandemic began, consumers have become even more health-conscious, so bringing plants indoors to clean the air, provide oxygen and help ease anxiety has changed the indoor plant industry. “We never thought that selling plants online would be this profitable.”
From fresh pressed juices to staples and even live indoor plants, PlantX is a one-stop shop for … [+] PlantX
“We always say that there is absolutely no judgment when it comes to PlantX. Of course, we are 100% plant-based, but we love how inviting the platform is. You can eat a steak for dinner, and then have some of our PlantX meals for lunch the very next day. We’re just here to help you add more plant-based options into your daily routine and to educate anyone and everyone that wants to learn.
We wanted to create a community around PlantX, and we believe that helping people during these unprecedented times through sharing recipes and plant-based knowledge is one of the most rewarding aspect. Through the combination of our web-based recipes and YouTube content, education about plant-based living is even more accessible to anyone and everyone that wants to learn.”
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TORONTO, ON / February 2, 2021 / AI/ML Innovations Inc. (CSE:AIML), a company focused on acquiring and furthering Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning technologies that address urgent societal needs, is pleased to introduce the following members of the Advisory Board for its subsidiary, Health Gauge:
Dr. Pierre Boulanger, P.Eng , PhD, University of Alberta
Dr. Boulanger is a Professor and Cisco Chair in Healthcare, at the University of Alberta. He holds a double appointment of Professor at the University of Alberta’s Department of Computing Science (where he is the Director of the Advanced Man-Machine Interface Laboratory) and the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging. He is also on the editorial board of two major academic journals and sits on several international academic committees.
Dr. Jacques Kpodonu, MD, FACC
Dr. Kpodonu is a triple US boarded cardiac and endovascular surgeon based at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and surgical faculty at Harvard Medical School. Additionally, he is a visionary clinician, medical scientist, and the lead author and editor of four medical textbooks as well as having regularly published work on topics including digital health, biomedical innovation, design of hybrid operating rooms and recently addressing health equity during the COVID19 pandemic.
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Portage County Sheriff’s department has selected Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence Smart Vital assessment platform to be used to pre-screen inmates and detainees before bringing them into detention.
Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence technology Smart Vital assessment platform and telehealth app can automatically detect with voluntary consent, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure body temperature, O2 saturation and more, all from a camera that takes seconds to attain the information.
Vital Intelligence Kiosk will pre-screen inmates and detainees before bringing them into their jail helping to ensure the health of their inmate and workforce population.
Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 02, 2021 – Draganfly Inc. (OTCQB: DFLYF) (CSE: DFLY) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer, today announced that Portage County Sheriff’s department has selected Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence Smart Vital assessment platform to be used to pre-screen inmates and detainees before bringing them into detention.
The Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Portage County, Ohio. In addition to providing law enforcement services, the Sheriff’s Office also maintains the county jail and provides security for the county’s courts. The Portage County Jail was opened in May of 1995 as a 24-hour-full-service facility located in the Portage County Justice Center.
Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence technology Smart Vital assessment platform and telehealth app can automatically detect with voluntary consent, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure body temperature, O2 saturation and more, all from a camera that takes seconds to attain the information.
The Vital Intelligence Kiosk will pre-screen inmates and detainees before bringing them into their jail helping to ensure the health of their inmate and workforce population.
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Vancouver, B.C, Feb 02, 2021 – Marble Financial Inc. (CSE: MRBL; OTC: MRBLF; FSE:2V0) (“Marble” or the “Company”) a financial technology company that empowers Canadians’ toward a positive financial future, is pleased to announce that it has a referral agreement with Smarter Loans offering their customers Marble’s AI-driven financial wellness SAAS platform, MyMarble.
Marble, a leading financial technology innovator, is expanding its referral program with Smarter Loans, a company that helps Canadians make smarter financial decisions through innovative products such as Marble’s AI-based software products on the MyMarble platform.
Smarter Loans is one of Canada’s largest loan and financial directories where every day, thousands of Canadians make smarter financial decisions, where they can learn about money matters and browse over 100 of Canada’s top financial companies. Exposure to Smarter Loans’ engaged customer base presents another new growth channel of opportunity for Marble to empower Canadians using its holistic personal finance fintech solution that provides precise expert curated recommendations, insights, and financial literacy.
According to Smarter Loans’ 2020 State of Fintech Lending in Canada Study, Canadians have stayed home longer, and the adoption of fintech products has accelerated dramatically with 71% of respondents indicated that they now manage more of their finances online than 12 months ago. This data has further cemented a need for a holistic and online financial wellness platform like MyMarble to offer them the solutions they are seeking.
“We are very pleased to be further expanding our engagement with Smarter Loans by offering the MyMarble platform to the Smarter Loans audience is fantastic for us,” says Marble Director of Marketing, Rich Elliott. “Smarter Loans are leaders in providing ethical and sustainable financial lending options for Canadians, something we also feel strongly about. This engagement further propels us in achieving our mission of connecting the underserved to the financial future they deserve.”
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Tulane University contracted as Research Organization to conduct its adjuvant Inactivated Polio Vaccine (“IPV“) study
Study will evaluate the ability of MVMD to promote dose-sparing, and therefore lower costs
Mountain Valley MD Holdings Inc.(the “Company” or “MVMD“) (CSE: MVMD) (FRA: 20MP) is pleased to announce it has contracted Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, as its Contract Research Organization (“CRO“) to conduct its adjuvant Inactivated Polio Vaccine (“IPV“) study, commencing in February, 2021.
As announced in its recent news release on January 20, 2021, the Company filed a POROUS ALUMINUM NANO-STRUCTURED ADJUVANT (“PANA“) patent to support its advanced vaccine dose sparing work and began immediately to undertake the study development and contracting of a qualified CRO. The study will compare existing Alhydrogel adjuvant to the Company’s recently invented stable nano-particulate adjuvant by both intramuscular injection and intradermal injection immunization, evaluating the antibody responses following vaccination with fractional doses of IPV comparing delivery types with IPV alone or adjuvanted.
The study is anticipated to take sixty-days and will be led by Dr. Elizabeth Norton, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Norton’s research focus is mucosal immunity and immunologic mechanisms of vaccination, with a particular concentration on how infection or vaccination can target specific cell populations involved in antigen transport and processing, enhance Th17 cell development and induce IgA production.
Dr. Norton was supported by the Company’s key scientific advisor, Dr. John Clements in the development and design of the adjuvant IPV study that would effectively determine the exact dose sparing achievement of its patent-pending approach. Dr. Clements is Emeritus Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Tulane University School of Medicine and has over 35 years of experience in vaccine, immunology and infectious diseases research and development, with a distinguished scientific career focused on developing and evaluating vaccines for a wide range of infectious diseases globally.
“Our study will evaluate the ability of MVMD’s new porous aluminum nanostructures to adjuvant injected IPV, promote dose-sparing, and therefore lower costs, and facilitate mucosal and herd immunity when compared to IPV,” stated Dr. John Clements, MVMD scientific advisor and Emeritus Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Tulane University School of Medicine. “Successful completion of these studies and subsequent human clinical studies could further demonstrate the potential of Mountain Valley MD’s porous aluminum nanostructures as an adjuvant in a modified IPV vaccine strategy and thereby take a major step toward achieving the global eradication of polio.”
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at 8:47 AM on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
Announced its charitable partnership with After-School All-Stars, a national non-profit organization in the United States that provides free and comprehensive programs designed to keep children safe, healthy, and to help them succeed in school and in life.
After-School All-Stars serves over 80,000 students in a typical school year, including 91% youth of colour, and 82% who qualify for the Federal Free or Reduced Lunch Program .
VANCOUVER, BC , Feb. 2, 2021 – PlantX Life Inc. (the ” Company ” or ” PlantX “) (CSE: VEGA ) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) is pleased to announce its charitable partnership with After-School All-Stars, a national non-profit organization in the United States that provides free and comprehensive programs designed to keep children safe, healthy, and to help them succeed in school and in life.
After-School All-Stars serves over 80,000 students in a typical school year, including 91% youth of colour, and 82% who qualify for the Federal Free or Reduced Lunch Program . After-School All-Stars participants live in communities hit hardest by COVID-19 and those most affected by systemic racism. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 35 million people, including 10 million children struggled with food insecurity in the United States . As a result of the pandemic, the amount of people effected increased to 50 million people, including 17 million children. Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, After-School All-Stars has continued to provide youth the opportunities to learn from caring mentors, experience positive outlets to address social-emotional needs, and participate in virtual experiences where youth share their voices, hone creative skills, and emerge as the next generation of leaders and advocates. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the organization has also served over 550,000 meals, completed thousands of community wellness checks on families, and continued to provide virtual, hybrid and in-person programming to students across the United States .
The partnership with After-School All-Stars is aligned with PlantX’s vision to make a difference and support communities in living healthier lives. PlantX will aim to facilitate donations to the organization to support students and their families during the pandemic and beyond. PlantX customers are now able to donate to After-School All-Stars before they submit their online payment on the Company’s U.S. and Canadian e-commerce platforms, www.PlantX.com & www.PlantX.ca .
“At PlantX, it is part of our mission and values to improve the world and invest in the next generation,” said Sean Dollinger , PlantX founder. “In these unprecedented times and beyond, we are proud of supporting After-School All-Stars and the students it serves to live better lives. We are committed to giving back in the best ways we can and contribute to the wellbeing of the communities that surround us.”
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at 8:36 AM on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
Updating historic Preliminary Economic Assessment
1st step toward bankable feasibility study
Outlining future Exploration plans for Kenbridge
Tartisan Nickel Corp. (CSE:TN)(OTC PINK:TTSRF)(FSE:A2D) (“Tartisan”, or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the historic Preliminary Economic Assessment Study, (“PEA”) on the Kenbridge Nickel Project, located in the Kenora Mining District is being updated by P&E Mining Consultants Inc. of Brampton, Ontario.
Mark Appleby, CEO of Tartisan states, “The updating of the Preliminary Economic Assessment is the first in a series of steps toward completing a full Bankable Feasibility Study on the Kenbridge Nickel Deposit. The PEA will feature the potential economic viability of Kenbridge and will identify the critical next steps.” Additionally, Appleby goes on to say, “Tartisan will be outlining future exploration plans for the Kenbridge Nickel Project shortly.”
P&E Mining Consultants Inc. recently completed a review and update of the historic NI 43-101 & 43-101F1 Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) of the Kenbridge Nickel Project, Atikwa Lake Area, Northwestern Ontario (press released September 17, 2020). The Updated Mineral Resource Estimate will be incorporated into the Kenbridge Project PEA. The Company believes that the Updated PEA should be completed in the second quarter of calendar 2021.
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at 8:26 AM on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
Signed an agreement with Thrive Market, a U.S.-based online retailer of wellness, nutrition and better-for-you food products.
The agreement opens another important gateway into the U.S. natural foods market.
VANCOUVER, BC , Feb. 2, 2021 – ELSE NUTRITION HOLDINGS INC. (BABY.V) (BABYF) (0YL.F) (“Else” or the “Company”) the plant-based baby, toddler and children nutrition company, announces today that it has signed an agreement with Thrive Market, a U.S.-based online retailer of wellness, nutrition and better-for-you food products. The agreement opens another important gateway into the U.S. natural foods market.
Parents across the United States seeking healthier plant-based nutrition alternatives for their children, will imminently be able to find Else’s Plant-Based Complete Nutrition for Toddlers on Thrive Market ( www.thrivemarket.com ).
“We’re excited to form a partnership with Thrive Market as it further advances E-commerce strategy,” said Hamutal Yitzhak , CEO and Co-Founder of Else Nutrition. “Thrive Market is a wonderful fit for our brand as we share the common values of expanding healthy living, through accessible whole food nutrition while taking care of our planet.,” she added.
Else Nutrition will be available in February 2021 to Thrive Market members.
About Thrive Market.
Thrive Market is the first socially conscious online store offering the world’s best-selling natural and organic products at wholesale prices, with a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for every American family, Thrive Market’s cataloge of over 6,000 of the highest quality healthy foods and products from the best-selling brands on the market is available at wholesale prices through a membership model. Thrive Market’s benefits are unique to the marketplace and offers true value proposition to the consumer with a huge selection of Paleo, Gluten-Free, Raw, Vegan, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Allergen-Free, Certified Organic, only Non-GMO foods, non-toxin baby product, home goods, supplements and vitamins.
Through the company’s Thrive Gives initiative, a unique take on one-to-one giving, every paid membership is matched with a free membership for a low-income family. Thanks to Thrive Gives, thousands of Americans who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford healthy and natural products will have easier access.
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at 8:15 AM on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
Announced a three-year partnership agreement with Footsteps to Freedom LLC and Black Voice Foundation Inc., to provide a white-label mobile AR app subscription platform.
This partnership will deliver immersive (AR) Augmented Reality experiences to bring history, primary source artifacts and the heroic stories of the Underground Railroad to ‘life’ for educational purposes.
This new AR subscription platform will be the central resource of history and primary source to experience papers, books and artifacts that are over 200 years old.
VANCOUVER , CANADA, ERIE, PA and RIVERSIDE, CA , Feb. 2, 2021 – ImagineAR, an Augmented Reality Company that enables businesses, organizations, and brands to instantly create their own mobile phone AR campaigns, is honored to announce a three-year partnership agreement with Footsteps to Freedom LLC and Black Voice Foundation Inc., to provide a white-label mobile AR app subscription platform. This partnership will deliver immersive (AR) Augmented Reality experiences to bring history, primary source artifacts and the heroic stories of the Underground Railroad to ‘life’ for educational purposes. This new AR subscription platform will be the central resource of history and primary source to experience papers, books and artifacts that are over 200 years old. Financial terms of this agreement have not been disclosed.
Hardy Brown II , Managing Principal Footsteps to Freedom and Chairman, Black Voice Foundation said; “ImagineAR is an advanced digital immersive communication platform which will deliver the impact of our work in historical empathy with next generation mobile experiences. We are expecting to introduce this AR program to over 50 school districts and over 1 million students in Southern California ( San Bernardino , Riverside and Los Angeles counties). We are truly excited to integrate AR into our exhibits and Underground Railroad tours.”
ImagineAR believes this multi-year partnership, as well as being recognized as a national sponsor for these programs, clearly demonstrates the company’s commitment to diversity, inclusion and more importantly, conversations of historical empathy and learning each others’ story.
