Canadian last mile energy company Jaza Energy is developing a network of solar energy hubs across Tanzania that offer rental battery packs for lighting and other energy needs.
When Mike Morrison left his hometown of Fredericton, New Brunswick, for Calgary, Alberta, he assumed he’d never go back except to visit.
Morrison was following a well-trodden path of Atlantic Canadians heading west to find work rom which few returned. During the mid-aughts, Alberta was booming thanks to the high price of oil. To Morrison, migrating west seemed an easy choice. “If I stayed, my options were to be a supply teacher or work in a call center.”
| When it comes to mental health, now more than ever, every action counts! Earlier this month Bell kicked off the campaign to mark it’s11th annual Bell Let’s Talk Day, and hope you’ll join in this important conversation about mental health. The theme of the 2021 campaign is: When it comes to mental health, now more than ever, every action counts. As we are all facing difficult times together and demand for mental health support has increased during the COVID-19 crisis, we can collectively take action to support everyone’s mental health this Bell Let’s Talk Day. Bell surpassed more than 1.1 billion messages of support for mental health bringing the total commitment to $113,415,135, which includes the original $50 million anchor donation when Bell Let’s Talk launched in 2010, as well as the additional $5 million committed in response to the COVID-19 crisis. You’re invited to join in on January 28, 2021. On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Bell will donate more towards mental health initiatives in Canada by contributing 5¢ for every applicable text, call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk, social media video view and use of our Facebook frame or Snapchat filter. Now more than ever, mental health matters. With your support, Bell hopes to take the mental health conversation to new heights. |
Three New Brunswick tech CEO’s say the industry has been thriving since the onset of COVID-19, as ways to simplify working from home or alone on the field are needed now more than ever.
Ryan Groom, is the Co-Founder and CTO of Kognitiv Spark. He also Founded Trekk.it as a way to merge his passion of computers and the outdoors.
Ryan is a techy guy and admits that he is not good with a wrench; so when his ATV needed repair, he used Kognitiv’s RemoteSpark to get some assistance.
On Thursday November 26, 2020 Google is hosting a virtual Demo Day to celebrate the graduation of its inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator Canada cohort. This virtual event is designed to recognize the accomplishments of the 9 selected startups including Eyeread Inc. (developer of Squiggle Park and Dreamscape), and hear about the ways they are using technology to solve one of the most important challenges in education.
Back in September 2020, Google officially kicked off the inaugural cohort of startups selected into the Google for Startups Accelerator Canada. From hundreds of applicants, these 9 startups were selected based on their readiness for the program, their use of AI/ML to solve their business challenges, and a specific technical challenge that Google mentorship and advisorship could help progress.
During the event you will hear from the 9 founders founders on their impactful businesses and inspiring successes.
Register by visiting our event site.
Since the sales of Q1 Labs and Radian6 for more than a combined $1-billion nearly a decade ago, people in the industry have wondered when the next “unicorn,” or big Atlantic Canadian tech company, would come along. The new CEO of Propel says maybe we should be looking for, and nurturing, “Baby Unicorns” instead.
“If the past few weeks have taught us anything, it’s that organizations’ Diversity and Inclusion strategies really need to have the goal of driving systemic change, because that’s where society is driving us,” says MESH/diversity Co-Founder and CEO, Michael Wright. “That’s what we do – help organizations understand how their behaviour and culture engage with the ‘invisible system’ that exists holding up those things that keep people down: racism, sexism, heterosexism. Our program helps our clients take specific proven steps to drive a positive change in a systemic way.”
Amidst the uncertainties of Covid-19, FamilyConnect‘s technology helps build that bridge between families and the long-term care facilities looking after their loved ones.
“The big thing with FamilyConnect is realizing that the family needs to be brought in as a valued member of the care team and information does need to get to them and we need technology to help us in that way,” said Amanda Betts, founder of both FamilyConnect and New Brunswick health tech startup, eChart Healthcare.
A quick study of the Portfolio page on the East Valley Ventures website tells an interesting story about how the Saint John-based investment group has been quietly exiting some companies and investing in others.