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Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV:FD), (OTCQX:FDVRF) is pleased to announce that, pursuant to a sales and support engagement, its wearable based contact-tracing platform TraceSCAN has been selected for deployment by Eden Lodge Nursery School (“Eden Lodge”), located in Bridgetown, Barbados. Eden Lodge selected TraceSCAN as a comprehensive app/web based solution for pre-screening and contactless drop-off as well as the contact-tracing solution for students. Eden Lodge was seeking a comprehensive

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: FD), a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem, today announced its year end fiscal 2020 (“Fiscal 2020”) operational and financial results. All financial results are reported in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated.Facedrive is a multi-faceted “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem offering socially-responsible services to local communities with a strong commitment to doing business fairly, equitably and sustainably. As part

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive” or the “Company”) (TSXV:FD) (OTCQX:FDVRF), a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem, is pleased to announce that its food delivery vertical Facedrive Foods is steadily growing with total customer delivery orders exceeding 5,000 per day during mid-April 2021, demonstrating a 5% month-over-month growth since February 2021. Restaurant partners are now nearing 5,000, with over 6,800 drivers and 280,000 active users registered on a platform that is operational i

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive” or the “Company”) (TSXV:FD) (OTCQX:FDVRF), a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem is pleased to provide this general corporate update and growth report as at the completion of the first fiscal quarter of 2021.Facedrive is a multi-faceted “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem offering socially-responsible services to local communities with a strong commitment to doing business fairly, equitably and sustainably. As part of this commitment, Facedrive’s vi

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Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV:FD) (OTCQX:FDVRF), a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem is pleased to announce that its contact-tracing platform TraceSCAN has achieved co-sell ready status on the Microsoft Partner Network. Achieving ‘co-sell ready’ status will provide Facedrive TraceSCAN with a significant scaling opportunity by gaining access to Microsoft global customer and partner base. Furthermore, ‘co-sell ready’ status will enable Facedrive and Microsoft teams to collabor

Facedrive Inc. ("Facedrive") (TSXV:FD) (OTCQX:FDVRF), a Canadian "people-and-planet first" technology ecosystem, is pleased to announce that TraceSCAN, the COVID-19 wearable contact-tracing solution developed by Facedrive Health, has been endorsed with an investment by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (the “Ministry”) to further its contact tracing effort amidst the province’s ongoing fight with the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 11, 2021, the parties entered

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Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD) (OTCQX:FDVRF), a Canadian “people-and-planet-first” technology ecosystem, is delighted to announce the launch of HiPanda, a platform developed by Facedrive’s wholly-owned subsidiary HiRide Share Ltd. (“HiRide”)—a socially-responsible peer-to-peer platform offering innovative transportation and communication solutions—and the University of Waterloo’s Engineering Wellness Program to raise awareness of mental health issues faced by the younger demographic dur

Facedrive Inc. ("Facedrive") (TSXV:FD) (OTCQX:FDVRF), a Canadian "people-and-planet first" technology ecosystem, is pleased to announce that TraceSCAN, the COVID-19 wearable contact tracing solution developed by Facedrive Health, has been adopted for reserve-wide use by the Waywayseecappo First Nation ("Waywayseecappo") located in Western Manitoba following a successful pilot project. Waywayseecappo is a Treaty 4 Ojibway First Nation. Many First Nation communities have been hit by the pandemic o

Facedrive Inc. ("Facedrive") (TSXV:FD) (OTCQX:FDVRF), a Canadian "people-and-planet first" technology ecosystem, is pleased to announce that TraceSCAN, the COVID-19 wearable contact tracing solution developed by Facedrive Health, has been adopted for reserve-wide use by the Waywayseecappo First Nation ("Waywayseecappo") located in Western Manitoba following a successful pilot project. Waywayseecappo is a Treaty 4 Ojibway First Nation. Many First Nation communities have been hit by the pandemic o

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV:FD) (OTCQX:FDVRF), a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem, is excited to announce the addition of a new member to its Advisory Board. Susan Uthayakumar, Global Leader of Sustainability Business Division at Schneider Electric, brings extensive knowledge of the ESG space and immense expertise in leading organizational sustainability transformation in light of Facedrive’s dynamic growth within its mobility, delivery and contact-tracing verticals.Susan

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV:FD) (OTCQX:FDVRF) , a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem, is honored to announce that TraceSCAN, Facedrive Health’s proprietary contact-tracing solution, has been endorsed by Labourers’ International Union of North America (“LiUNA”) for implementation across its construction sites. This endorsement comes on the heels of the Government of Ontario declaring an official state of emergency with additional measures of lockdown.In response to a signifi

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), (OTC: FD) a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem, is pleased to announce TraceSCAN V2, the latest version of its contact-tracing solution developed by Facedrive Health. The technology team at Facedrive Health has confirmed that TraceSCAN V2 is set to be released after passing all requisite testing and deployment procedures, and Facedrive anticipates the new devices and firmware being ready for release in February 2021.TraceSCAN V2 features an

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD) a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem is pleased to announce that its contact-tracing platform TraceSCAN, a unique wearable technology developed by Facedrive’s Health division, has been authorized by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) – a department of the Federal Government of Canada – for listing, and is now poised to extend its contact-tracing services to wider retail audiences across Canada.TraceSCAN is a standalon

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV:FD), Canada’s “people-and-planet first” technology ecosystem, is pleased to announce that after initial positive results and user feedback in a pilot, will be deploying more TraceSCAN wearable devices to Air Canada to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, expanding the scope of the pilot arrangement into 2021.“Keeping Canadians safe during this challenging time continues to be priority number one,” said Sayan Navaratnam, CEO of Facedrive Inc. Adding, “Air Canad

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD) a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem is pleased to announce that its contact-tracing platform TraceSCAN is completing cloud migration process to power its solution through Microsoft Azure. The move marks the first step in a collaboration between the two companies, which will allow businesses and individuals around the world to easily avail of TraceSCAN’s advanced COVID-19 contact-tracing wearable solution and extend to Microsoft’s enterprise

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive” or the “Company”) (TSXV: FD; OTCQX: FDVRF), a Canadian “people-and-planet first” technology ecosystem, is pleased to announce that its health services division, Facedrive Health, has successfully implemented TraceSCAN, its novel industry-specific contact tracing technology, with a number of Canadian and global industry leaders. TraceSCAN has received written expressions of interest from over 300 companies across various sectors, from manufacturing to sports entertainm

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV:FD), Canada’s “people-and-planet first” technology ecosystem, is pleased to announce that TraceSCAN, its contact tracing platform offering hardware and software solutions, has started a pilot project with Air Canada to provide an additional layer of protection against the spread of COVID-19.Air Canada announced today about the pilot project in a press release titled “Air Canada to Pilot Application of TraceSCAN Technology for COVID-19 Contact Tracing in the Wor

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), Canada’s “people-and-planet first” business and leading tech developer, is pleased to announce that its contact tracing solution, TraceSCAN (http://www.tracescan.ca/), has received media coverage in support of innovative use of wearable technologies for managing COVID-19 at construction sites in Ontario.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200827005271/en/(Photo: Business Wire)TraceSC

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Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem, is excited to announce that its food delivery vertical Facedrive Foods will be rolling out services in Scarborough and downtown Toronto over the next several days pursuant to Facedrive’s completion of a transaction announced on July 10, 2020.Facedrive Foods has made a strategic decision to start the roll out of its eco-friendly food delivery services in Scarborough, a popular area for Facedrive’s ridesh

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), Canada’s “people-and-planet first” business and leading tech developer, is pleased to announce that BLE Connect, a data transfer app using Bluetooth, is now available on Apple Store and Google Play Store to pair with TraceSCAN Wearables, contact tracing wearable technologies for COVID-19 containment efforts.BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) Connect is an app available on both iOS and Android which allows users to connect and upload data from their TraceSCAN wear

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), Canada’s “people-and-planet first” business and leading tech developer, is pleased to announce that its contact tracing solution, TraceSCAN (http://www.tracescan.ca/), has received media coverage for the innovative use of wearable technologies for COVID-19 containment efforts on Labourers’ International Union of North America’s (LiUNA’s) construction sites in Ontario.TraceSCAN was recently featured on Globe and Mail in the article titled “Ottawa agrees to

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), Canada’s “people-and-planet first” business and leading tech developer, is pleased to announce that TraceSCAN Wearables, Facedrive Health’s COVID-19 contact tracing wearable solution, is launching a pilot project with the partner of TraceSCAN, Labourers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) in early August.The pilot project will take place at a work site in Hamilton, ON, where every employee is assigned a dedicated wearable device for COVID-19 con

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), a Canadian “people-and-planet-first” tech ecosystem, is thrilled to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, HiRide Share Ltd. (“HiRide”), a socially-responsible business offering innovative transportation and communication solutions, has achieved over 500,000 downloads of its HiQ Social App within just one month of its release. HiQ (the “App”) is a mobile application aimed at promoting meaningful interest-based interactions during these difficult times

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD) a “people-and-planet first” business is pleased to announce that the company has applied to trade on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (“FWB”) Deutsche Börse AG and the OTCQX® Best Market operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM).The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is the 10th largest stock exchange in the world and the 3rd largest stock exchange in Europe by market capitalization (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stock_exchanges). Facedrive has applie

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), Canada’s “people-and-planet first” business and leading tech developer, is pleased to announce that TraceSCAN Wearables, Facedrive Health’s COVID-19 contact tracing wearable solution announced ready for market on July 7, 2020, is now available on Microsoft App Store.Facedrive’s TraceSCAN Wearables is a windows application that features Bluetooth wearable technology integration to enable contact tracing at workplaces across Ontario, such as sporting venues

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), a Canadian “people-and-planet-first” tech business ecosystem, is pleased to announce that HiQ, a recently social app developed by HiRide Share Ltd. (“HiRide”), Facedrive’s wholly owned subsidiary achieved over 250,000 user downloads within 2 weeks of launch.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200714005346/en/HiQ (the “App”) is a socialization and gaming mobile application that encour

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive” or the “Corporation”) (TSX-V: FD), a Canadian “people-and-planet-first” tech business ecosystem, today announced its financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2020 (“Q1 2020”). All financial results are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.First Quarter 2020 Highlights Revenue for Q1 2020 was $387,901, up from $36,027 in the first quarter of 2019 (“Q1 2019”).The Corporation’s gross fees from riders was $852,180, net revenue from riders wa

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), the first Canadian peer-to-peer, eco-friendly and socially responsible ridesharing network, is pleased to announce that on July 9th, 2020, the company closed the transaction (the “Acquisition Transaction”) to acquire certain assets of foodora Inc. (“foodora Canada”). Facedrive had initially disclosed the Acquisition Transaction on May 14, 2020, by announcing that it had entered into a binding term sheet with foodora Canada within the context of the propos

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), the first Canadian peer-to-peer, eco-friendly and socially responsible ridesharing network, is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) of its asset acquisition transaction (“Transaction”) with Foodora Inc. (“Foodora Canada”) on July 8th, 2020. Facedrive initially disclosed the Transaction on May 14, 2020, by announcing that it had entered into a binding term sheet with Foodora Canada i

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), Canada’s first sustainable ridesharing and delivery company and a leading tech developer on the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, is pleased to announce that the Government of Ontario has endorsed and supports the deployment of Facedrive’s newly launched COVID-19 contact tracing app, TraceSCAN.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200702005229/en/TraceSCAN COVID-19 Contact Tracing Ap

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Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), a “people-and-planet first” business, is pleased to announce the release of a Privacy White Paper (the “White Paper”) for “TraceSCAN”, the COVID-19 contact tracing platform that intends to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while protecting users’ personal data and privacy.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200604005310/en/The White Paper outlines the comprehensive safeguards put in pl

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), a “people-and-planet first” business is pleased to announce that its previously announced COVID-19 contact tracing platform, “TraceSCAN” (www.TraceScan.ca) has started to receive news coverage. Furthermore, Facedrive Health has engaged in conversations with several companies and government agencies to discuss how TraceSCAN can assist in their safety plans as more Canadians return to the workplace.The TraceSCAN technology roadmap incorporates contact traci

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), a “people-and-planet first” business, is pleased to announce “TraceSCAN”, the COVID-19 contact tracing platform which includes an application, wearables and artificial intelligence technology that helps to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and predict future outbreaks.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200528005281/en/TraceSCAN, a joint initiative by Facedrive Health and the Universit

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), a “people-and-planet first” business, is pleased to announce that the Labourers’ International Union of North America (“LiUNA”) will be adopting “TraceSCAN”, a digital COVID-19 contact-tracing app, in efforts to better protect the health and safety of LiUNA members.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200520005416/en/TraceSCAN is a joint initiative by Facedrive Health and the Universi

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Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive” or the “Corporation”) (TSX-V: FD), the first Canadian peer-to-peer, eco-friendly and socially responsible ride-sharing network, today announced its year end fiscal 2019 (“Fiscal 2019”) operational and financial results. All financial results are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.Fiscal 2019 Financial and Operational Highlights Revenue for Fiscal 2019 was $599,104, up from $13,579 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (“Fiscal 2018”).The Corpora

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), the first Canadian peer-to-peer, eco-friendly and socially responsible ride-sharing network and a “people-and-planet first” business, is pleased to announce that in collaboration with University of Waterloo, has developed “TraceScan”, a digital contact-tracing app designed to support nationwide efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200420005234/en

Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), the first Canadian peer-to-peer, eco-friendly and socially responsible ride-sharing network, has entered into a Share Exchange Agreement to acquire 100% of HiRide Share Ltd (“HiRide”), a socially responsible ride-sharing and car-pooling app which shares Facedrive’s “people and planet first” principles.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200320005127/en/This is a strategic acquisition

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Illinois American Water encourages customers to participate in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Residents are encouraged to drop off their unwanted medications at approved collection sites so they can be incinerated, which is the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recommended approach for pharmaceutical disposal. Flushing medications down the toilet and throwing them in the trash are discouraged. T

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