The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine is using drones from Drone Delivery Canada to transport dangerous goods.

As part of the university’s Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative (DTI), it is using the drone logistics to enable a defined two-way delivery flight route. The Sparrow drone and its DroneSpot take-off and landing zones are transporting a variety of cargo for the benefit of the Stellat’en First Nation and the Village of Fraser Lake, located in central northern British Columbia, Canada.

All operations will be conducted in accordance with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Directorate approvals, the Canadian Aviation regulations and Transport Canada’s special flight operations certificates.

“This is another significant achievement by the organisation to be the only remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) operator that has been issued a TDG certificate,” said Steve Magirias, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada. “We’re very happy to further support the University of British Columbia with the flexibility of transporting dangerous goods via our drones. This makes DDC the only RPAS operator in Canada to conduct beyond visual line of sight and dangerous goods operations simultaneously. We want to thank Transport Canada for their continued support to the industry. We continue to demonstrate our leadership and innovative approach by offering the flexibility of transporting any types of goods, including medication and lab specimens classified as dangerous goods, for our customers.”

Drone Delivery Canada is an ISO 9001 certified, drone technology company focused on the design, development and implementation of its proprietary logistics software platform, using drones. The platform is intended to be used as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model for government and corporate organisations globally.