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.
The project was the brainchild of Wade Hawkins, lead researcher at SAIT’s Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems, and Dr. John Conly, medical director of the Cumming School of Medicine s research and innovation centre.
Brandon Sun By: Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press Posted:
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, SAIT, Alberta Health Services and Alberta Precision Laboratories have partnered with three reserves that are part of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation to test the use of drones to deliver medical supplies and COVID-19 test kits as shown in this handout image provided by the University of Calgary. The pilot project has drawn international attention, including from the World Health Organization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of Calgary-Riley Brandt MANDATORY CREDIT
Vancouver Indigenous actor and playwright Taran Kootenhayoo dies
Last Updated Jan 3, 2021 at 10:26 am PDT
(Courtesy GoFundMe/in-memory-of-taran-kootenhayoo)
Summary
Tarn s sister Cheyanna is remembering her brother as funny, forgiving, fearless
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) Taran Kootenhayoo “danced into every room,” according to his sister Cheyanna.
Taran a 27-year-old Indigenous artist, actor, advocate, poet, and playwright passed away suddenly on New Year’s Eve.
Donations and tributes are pouring in from Vancouver’s creative community, with a GoFundMe raising tens of thousands of dollars in mere hours in order to “bring him home to Alberta, and lay our beloved Taran to rest.”
We’ve just heard of the passing of Taran Kootenhayoo. Taran was an incredibly talented poet, writer, and actor, who we were fortunate enough to work with in 2019 on Redpatch. pic.twitter.com/M0G0DonRQ9