Drone Delivery Canada Corp. announced that with the\nassistance of Air Canada and the Pontiac\nGroup, it has entered into a commercial agreement dated June 4th, 2020 with The\nDavid McAntony Gibson Foundation o\/a GlobalMedic to deploy DDC’s patented drone\ndelivery solution to provide service to the Beausoleil First Nation Community in\nOntario. Funding for the project was received by donors, including from OEC\nGroup, a leading global logistics provider, servicing clients in all major\nindustries including aerospace, healthcare, global retail, automotive and\nmanufacturing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, DDC will enable a\ndefined two-way delivery flight route from\/to BFN mainland to\/from the BFN\nChristian Island utilizing the Sparrow drone and its DroneSpotTM takeoff and\nlanding zones as well as additional drone flight infrastructure as required.\nAll operations will be conducted in accordance with the Canadian Aviation\nRegulations and Transport Canada flight authorizations. Flights will be\nremotely monitored by DDC from its new commercial operations centre located in\nVaughan, Ontario. DDC will commence deployment of site infrastructure shortly\nand expects to begin providing drone delivery services under the Agreement in\nQ3 of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BFN will use DDC’s Sparrow drone solution to limit\nperson-to-person contact on its island ferry service by transporting COVID-19\nrelated cargo such as personal protection equipment (PPE), hygiene kits, test\nkits, test swabs, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Agreement provides for the payment of an up-front, fixed\nfee for managed services for the project. The term of the Agreement is six\nmonths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We are pleased to announce GlobalMedic as another paid\ncommercial drone logistics customer. The\nBeausoleil First Nation community will benefit from our drone delivery solution\nduring the COVID-19 pandemic by limiting person-to-person contact between the\nmainland and Christian Island, while keeping their supply chain open. Our\nsolution is ideal for this application and we look forward to seeing the\nbenefits for the Community,” said Michael Zahra, President & CEO of\nDDC. “To our knowledge this is the first announced COVID-19 related drone\nlogistics project working with a humanitarian aid agency in Canada. We are\ngrateful to GlobalMedic, OEC Group and other generous donors for their sincere\nconcern for First Nations communities, involvement in this project and\nembracing our drone technology as a solution.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“GlobalMedic is proud to be part of this program using\ndrones to deliver desperately needed aid to an isolated First Nations Community.\nThrough consultation with the Community we understand that supply chain issues\nexist and have been exacerbated by COVID19. We are excited to use drones as\npart of the solution to overcome these challenges. We have a well-known history\nof using drones to respond to crisis zones having deployed our drone teams to\ndozens of countries using our award winning RescUAV program. We thank the OEC\ngroup and other donors to help fund this project and look forward to seeing DDC\ndrones in the air delivering lifesaving aid to our friends in Beausoleil First\nNation,” said Rahul Singh, Executive Director at GlobalMedic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“DDC and OEC have been looking for an opportunity to\npartner. When the chance popped up to help the Beausoleil First Nation\ncommunity, it was an easy decision to make,” said Landon Bibeau, CMO of\nthe OEC Group. “The community is in a remote area where medical resources\nand services are limited. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic where human\nto human contact is sometimes difficult. We are truly grateful to be part of\nthis project and look forward to bringing essential goods to the Beausoleil\nFirst Nation.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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