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  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 it...

'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 par...

January 2, 2021 January 2, 2021 Topics SAIT holds 50,000 square feet of research labs and facilities, including the Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems, which developed the gas-powered Cirus 01 drone. (Photo: SAIT, Twitter) 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 Labora...

Bill Graveland A sign in Stoney and English proclaims holiday wishes in Morley, Alta., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh December 28, 2020 - 7:00 AM MORLEY, Alta. - A First Nation in Alberta is turning to its youth to help spread the message to older members about the dangers of COVID-19. Three reserves in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains make up the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, where there have been only a couple of outbreaks of the novel coronavirus since the pandemic began. CEO Ryan Robb said the First Nation, including Morley about 70 kilo...

'The value of your elders': First Nation using youth to spread COVID-19 message By: Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 9:07 AM CST Monday, Dec. 28, 2020 MORLEY, Alta. - A First Nation in Alberta is turning to its youth to help spread the message to older members about the dangers of COVID-19. A sign in Stoney and English proclaims holiday wishes in Morley, Alta., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh MORLEY, Alta. - A First Nation in Alberta is...