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When you hear “delivery drone,” you probably think of a quadcopter lugging six or eight pounds across a handful of miles. But Drone Delivery Canada is testing a much bigger bird. It can haul 400 pounds of cargo up to 124 miles.

The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has given way to social distancing becoming the new normal. To encourage this, the delivery of goods such as groceries, vital medicines and other cargo has become even more important than ever before.

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) says it could take as little as two weeks for the company to roll out a basic drone-delivery system to transport blood tests, deliver blood samples, or haul medical supplies as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

The company is working with Moose Cree First Nation — located on James Bay — to test its first remote community drone trip. The community is awaiting final funding approval from the federal government to help expedite this project, though there’s no confirmed start date.

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) is advancing several programs for cargo drones, including plans to launch revenue-generating package deliveries this month from DSV Panalpina A/S’s 1.1 million-square-foot import/export distribution center near Toronto.