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InfoNews Kamloops | Kamloops drone business expanding across Canada

October 28, 2021

A team of drone operators with a passion for technology continue to expand their operations across the country and increase the capabilities of their drones. Hummingbird Drones out of Kamloops has been working with wildfire fighting teams for about five years, using infrared technology to successfully locate, map and deliver information on hot spots.

Robert Atwood and Richard Sullivan started the company when they were students at Thompson Rivers University. They won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Start Up Canada in 2014. Read more