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Indigenous-led Vancouver startup aims to automate data cleanup with AI agents. – Betakit
May 27, 2024 Vancouver-based technology startup Artemis has secured $2 million CAD ($1.5 million USD) in pre-seed funding to automate data preparation with artificial intelligence (AI) agents. The all-equity round closed in March and was led by Vancouver’s Raven Indigenous Capital Partners with support from San Francisco-based Telegraph Hill Capital, Toronto’s Ripple Ventures, and undisclosed […]
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CICE Announces $3 Million Investment Opportunity for Wildfire Technology Innovators
VANCOUVER, B.C., May 16, 2024 – On May 30th, 2024, the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is launching Canada’s first call for innovation focused on wildfire technologies. Up to $3 million in non-dilutive investment will be awarded to innovators across British Columbia that are commercializing technology in the following areas to advance wildfire […]
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High-speed internet coming to more northern B.C. communities
May 15, 2024 VICTORIA – People in Fort St. James, Williams Prairie Meadow 1A, Cluculz Lake area and Burns Lake areas are getting new infrastructure expanding access to high-speed internet services. “People in remote and rural areas need the same high-speed internet access as people do in urban centres,” said George Chow, Minister of Citizens’ […]
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First Nations in BC to benefit from improved access to internet
May 02, 2024 VANCOUVER – First Nations in BC will achieve improved health outcomes by advancing health, education and economic development as the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) partners with the All Nations Trust Company (ANTCO) to improve internet accessibility in BC. “People living in rural and remote communities deserve the peace of mind of […]
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Genesis Releases Carbon Credit Tool
Kelowna, British Columbia–(April 16, 2024) – Genesis AI Corp. (CSE: AIG) (OTCQB: AIGFF) (the “Company “) is pleased to announce the release of TrueForest, a Carbon offset analysis portal, a tool that allows the user to navigate the complex calculations involved in building a forest carbon offset project. The carbon offset market is expected to […]
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CRTC takes action to improve cellphone coverage in northern B.C.
From: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Today, the CRTC is taking action to improve cellphone service along 70 kilometres of highway in northern British Columbia. Through its Broadband Fund, the CRTC is providing funding to Rogers Communications to build new cell towers along Highway 37, which will help improve access to emergency services. This project […]
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BCIT’s Tamara Pongracz joins CFBC board of directors – Construct Connect
March 14, 2024 LANGFORD, B.C. – Educator and plumber Tamara Pongracz can now add board member to her resume. The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Trades Access chief instructor and interprovincial certified plumber has joined the board of directors of the Construction Foundation of BC (CFBC). Pongracz joined the trades in 1988 at the […]
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Governments of Canada and British Columbia working together to bring high-speed Internet to more than 7,500 households
From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada March 4, 2024 All Canadians need reliable and affordable high-speed Internet and mobile connectivity, no matter where they live. The governments of Canada and British Columbia are taking action to improve connectivity for underserved communities. Today, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible […]
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Project connects people of Lax Kw’alaams with high-speed internet
Feb. 9, 2024 LAX KW’ALAAMS – People living in Lax Kw’alaams on the northwestern coast of B.C. will be able to unlock new possibilities with a $1.1-million project to bring high-speed broadband internet access to more than 340 homes. “High-speed internet is a game-changer for the people of Lax Kw’alaams, providing the essential tools for […]
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Using AI to track salmon could be a ‘game-changer’ – The Narwhal
Jan. 10, 2024 Using AI means some communities are starting to collect quicker, more accurate data on salmon than the federal fisheries department The Heiltsuk Nation was able to confidently harvest sockeye salmon for the first time in years, distributing around 500 fish within the community — in large part due to a new monitoring […]
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