'Sky is the limit:' Pilot project using drones to send medical supplies, COVID tests
by Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press
Posted Jan 2, 2021 10:00 am EDT
Last Updated Jan 2, 2021 at 10:14 am EDT
MORLEY, Alta. — The windswept foothills of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains are the setting for a pilot project using drones to deliver medical supplies and personal protective equipment to remote communities.
Researchers at the University of Calgary, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Alberta Health Services and Alberta Precision Laboratories partnered with the three reserves that are part of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation last summer.
A large drone, looking very much like a small helicopter and able to carry up to 45 kilograms, delivered equipment and COVID-19 test kits on its maiden voyage to the Morley reserve west of Calgary.