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A cool innovation: Sask. entrepreneur launches first made-for-workplace fridge

January 17, 2021 ahlimosa ArticShelf, ArticShelf

Like most new and innovating business ventures, where the concept is driven out of necessity, the ArticShelf fridge is no different. After returning to the University of Saskatchewan from an internship in Calgary, the idea came to ArticShelf CEO Dawson Norrish, and it’s consumed his mind ever since. “At the internship, I was able to keep food in the fridge at work, which allowed me to eat healthier,” Norrish said. “When I came back to school I didn’t have access to one, which was very frustrating. I was just like, why, with every workplace on the planet having a […]

Quebec company launches new Health Canada-compliant surgical mask for hearing loss community

December 9, 2020 ahlimosa anti-fog mask, anti-fog mask

A Quebec-based company is launching a first of its kind in Canada. Entreprise Prémont in Louiseville officially kicked off production on Wednesday of its Humask Pro-Vision, a surgical mask with a transparent window designed to allow those with hearing loss to read lips. A shortage of surgical masks was what prompted a group of entrepreneurs to launch the company just six months ago. Luc Girard, is one of those entrepreneurs. For Girard, developing a mask to help those with hearing loss was a priority. “One of my daughters has a hearing problem,” he said during a press conference on […]

Y Drive Ptbo launches as Peterborough’s first ridesharing service

November 26, 2020 ahlimosa News, Drive

Competition is already heating up as another ridesharing program in Peterborough launched Thursday. Locally developed Y Drive Ptbo began service Thursday, one day ahead of the launch planned by Uride based out of Thunder Bay. Y Drive managing partner Rob Davidson says their service took a year and a half of developing. The company initially began as a designated driving service and has expanded roles, including food delivery, when the coronavirus pandemic began. “It’s been a long 18 months of development, testing, working with our insurance company and also with the city,” he said. Read more: Peterborough’s first ridesharing […]

City of Winnipeg launches redesigned ‘more widely accessible’ websites

October 20, 2020 ahlimosa Brian Bowman, accessible

The City of Winnipeg has launched a new, redesigned website it says will be easier to navigate on both mobile devices and home computers. The city’s new website and a redesigned 311 self-service website went live Tuesday morning. Read more: Winnipeg working on new approach to manage, protect city’s tree canopy — ‘We need a plan’ “The launch of the redesigned homepage and 311 self-service website will help modernize the City’s online interactions with residents and businesses,” Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman said in a city release. “Analytics were used to identify the most used parts of the City website […]

City of Edmonton launches mobile-friendly website – Edmonton

September 26, 2016 ahlimosa City of Edmonton, City

The City of Edmonton has redesigned its website to have a responsive design, which will resize to fit any size screen. This is what it looks like on a smartphone.

A new week brings a new look to the City of Edmonton’s website, which received a big update on Monday. “Today, 60 per cent of our visits to the website are from smartphones or tablets. Therefore, it only made sense for our website to be mobile friendly,” an explanation of the change said. The City of Edmonton has redesigned its website to have a responsive design, which will resize to fit any size screen. This is what it looks like on a smartphone. For the redesign the city partnered with Yellow Pencil Inc., a local web design, development and hosting firm. The […]

City of Edmonton launches mobile-friendly website

September 26, 2016 ahlimosa City of Edmonton, City

A new week brings a new look to the City of Edmonton’s website, which received a big update on Monday. “Today, 60 per cent of our visits to the website are from smartphones or tablets. Therefore, it only made sense for our website to be mobile friendly,” an explanation of the change said. The City of Edmonton has redesigned its website to have a responsive design, which will resize to fit any size screen. This is what it looks like on a smartphone. For the redesign the city partnered with Yellow Pencil Inc., a local web design, development and hosting […]

A cool innovation: Sask. entrepreneur launches first made-for-workplace fridge

Quebec company launches new Health Canada-compliant surgical mask for hearing loss community

Y Drive Ptbo launches as Peterborough’s first ridesharing service

City of Winnipeg launches redesigned ‘more widely accessible’ websites

City of Edmonton launches mobile-friendly website – Edmonton

City of Edmonton launches mobile-friendly website

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