GameSquare Esports Inc has announced that TimTheTatman, one of the most popular esports personalities with more than 18 million social media followers, has joined Complexity Gaming, a top-tier competitive esports team and a part of the GameSquare group of companies. GameSquare said TimTheTatman brings immediate revenue opportunities to Complexity through merchandise sales, marketing activations, personal appearances, and branded content. It is expected that TimTheTatman will increase viewership and engagement with the team and it positions Complexity as a leading streaming organization.
CO2 GRO Inc (TSX-V:GROW, OTCQB:BLONF) said it demonstrated its commitment to introducing CO2 Delivery Solutions to Mexico’s large agriculture market by participating in two-back-to conferences and joining the Asociación Mexicana de Horticultura Protegida (AMHPAC) annual congress. The Toronto-based company’s CO2 Delivery Solutions technology is revolutionizing the global 600 billion square foot protected agriculture industry. It creates a saturated CO2 solution that when misted onto plants provides growers that cannot gas with CO2 the opportunity to increase plant yields by up to 30% and profits by up to 100%. “Having attended the GreenTech Americas conference the previous week, this provided for deeper dialogues as a number of the same potential customers were at both the GreenTech Americas conference and AMHPAC congress,” said the company.
Marvel Discovery Corp said it has filed initial permits for the first phase of exploration on the company’s Hope Brook project in Newfoundland, which will include high resolution magnetic gradiometry surveys. The company noted the Hope Brook project is strategically located contiguous to Sokoman-Benton joint venture, Falcon Gold and First Mining's ground, which is optioned to Big Ridge Exploration.
Logiq Inc. (NEO:LGIQ.AQN, OTCQX:LGIQ) has entered into a preliminary agreement with Novaji Introserve, a value-added IT and financial services company, to provide home delivery and mobile financial services to millions of the underserved, underbanked, and unbanked in Nigeria. As a government-licensed value-added services and fintech provider, Logiq said Lagos-based Novaji will deploy its GoLogiq and PayLogiq platforms to offer home delivery services, mobile digital wallet, and point of sale, micro-lending, and other mobile fintech products and services. Logiq is working with Novaji’s business and technology teams to determine product and feature offerings, as well as the necessary integrations and setup required to support a nationwide deployment. A pilot program is being planned for launch before the end of the year, which would set the stage for a full rollout in 2022.
GlobeX Data (CSE:SWIS, OTCQB:SWISF) Ltd said it will be part of FMW Media’s New to The Street TV show airing tonight, Monday, September 20, 2021 at 10:30 PM PT on Fox Business Network. Company CEO Alain Ghiai, will give host Jan King and viewers an update about the ever-growing corporate fundamentals at GlobeX Data, Ltd and its Sekur cybersecurity products. He will also further explain why the company continues to grow because they don’t use big tech platforms for internet connectivity, don’t have open-source codes, and more importantly, NEVER mine your data “FOR SALE.” Since its inception in 2007, Mr. Ghiai, has built a technology company which focuses on data security. Ghiai will also give a brief history of the company and its stock listings on the OTC Market, Canadian Stock Exchange, and the Frankfurt Exchange.
OTC Market Group's released the agenda for its upcoming Financial Services Virtual investor Conference being held Tuesday, September 21st. Individual investors, institutional investors, advisors, and analysts are invited to listen to investor presentations from executive management teams of community banks and FinTech companies. It is recommended that investors pre-register and run the online system check to expedite participation and receive event updates. There is no cost to log-in, attend live presentations or ask questions. To register use the following link
Tocvan Ventures Corp said it has signed a definitive assignment agreement with Millrock Resources Inc regarding Tocvan’s El Picacho gold project in the Caborca orogenic belt, Sonora state, Mexico. The agreement comes after a previously announced Letter of Commitment and the successful completion of a 60-day due diligence period by Tocvan. Additionally, Millrock has reinstated a previously held Option Agreement with concession owners, the Suarez Brothers, and has now assigned the option rights and obligations to Tocvan.
Todos Medical Ltd revealed that it has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a trademark covering the company’s proprietary 3CL protease inhibitor oral antiviral drug candidate NLC-V-01, also known as Tollovir. A notice of allowance is normally a written notification from the USPTO saying a specific mark has survived the opposition period following publication in the Official Gazette and has consequently been allowed. In a statement, Todos Medical CEO Gerald E Commissiong said the USPTO “moved quickly” to authorize Tollovir’s trademark so that there would be a “clear regulatory and marketing distinction” with the company’s dietary supplement product Tollovid.
Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE:AGN, OTCQB:AGNPF) said that it plans to file a pre-Investigational New Drug (IND) meeting request with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its repurposed drug NP-120 (Ifenprodil) in a Phase 2 chronic cough study. The Vancouver-based clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company said the decision to expand its Ifenprodil research program was based on positive trending interim data received by the company from the chronic cough part of its 20-patient Phase 2 idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic cough study being conducted in Australia and New Zealand. Algernon said the interim analysis examined 24-hour and waking cough counts measured using an ambulatory cough monitor at baseline and after 4 and 12 weeks of treatment with Ifenprodil, 20 mg three times daily. “The data showed a trend to a relative reduction in cough count when compared to each patient’s baseline measurement control,” said the company.
Camino Corp, the Peru-focused copper explorer, said it had completed its Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) disclosure submission with UK-based Digbee Ltd. Digbee is a new mining-focused expert network and ESG disclosure platform, which aims to provide improved disclosure and better access to capital markets for mining companies involved with strong ESG practices. It has been endorsed by leading financial firms such as Blackrock, BMO, and Dundee Corporation.
American Manganese Inc said it has filed the final short form base shelf prospectus and an amended technical report for its Rocher Deboule mineral property. The company has also filed and an amended annual information form for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2020. As a result of a prospectus review by the British Columbia Securities Commission, certain revisions were made to the technical report for the property which was originally published on October 25, 2020. The Amended Technical Report contains no material differences to the original technical report for the Rocher Deboule Project. The Amended AIF incorporates the executive summary from the Amended Technical Report and is thus accordingly amended; it contains no material differences from the original annual information form filed.
BioVaxys Technology Corp said it has engaged life sciences and healthcare communications firm 6 Degrees to handle its strategic communications planning, public and media relations, and social media presence. Located in the US biopharmaceutical hub of New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania, 6 Degrees has worked with an extensive roster of companies ranging from emerging publicly traded biotech companies to Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies, BioVaxys noted. “We believe 6 Degrees has the relationships and expertise to further raise our public awareness and visibility,” BioVaxys Technology president Kenneth Kovan said in a statement.
Vox Royalty (TSX-V:VOX) Corp said its chief investment officer Spencer Cole has been interviewed by Ellis Martin of the Ellis Martin Report. To listen to the interview, please visit: https://www.abnnewswire.net/press/en/107063/vox. Vox is a high growth precious metals royalty and streaming company with a portfolio of over 50 royalties and streams spanning eight jurisdictions.
LQwD Fintech Corp said its CEO Shone Anstey will present live at VirtualInvestorConferences.com on September 21, 2021 at 4 PM EDT. Details can be found here: https://bit.ly/2YIjl0E. This will be a live, interactive online event where investors are invited to ask the company questions in real-time. If attendees are not able to join the event live on the day of the conference, an archived webcast will also be made available after the event. It is recommended that investors pre-register and run the online system check to expedite participation and receive event updates. Learn more about the event at www.virtualinvestorconferences.com.
Recruiter.com Group, Inc, a sector leader in on-demand recruiting solutions, said its artificial intelligence software now indexes over 150 million profiles. The milestone is cited as; “Empowering employers with the capacity to automate candidate campaigning and engagement to a massive network of talent profiles.” Servicing both large and small businesses, Recruiter.com is leveraging AI and video technology, and the world's largest network of recruiters to develop a robust and diverse talent pool.
Adcore Inc (TSX:ADCO) (TSX:ADCO) announced that it has established Adcore US Inc, a wholly-owned Delaware-based subsidiary, as part of its strategic plan to expand its operations to address increasing demand for digital marketing solutions in the US market. Since becoming a public company, the e-commerce advertising management and automation platform said it has rapidly expanded its global operations and broadened its reach by providing its digital marketing technologies and services to local customers in key geographical locations. It has existing offices in Toronto, Tel Aviv, Melbourne, Hong Kong and Shanghai. As part of its global expansion strategy, it said it made the strategic decision to focus more on the US market, which is projected to reach $304 billion in digital ad spend by 2025. The establishment of the new subsidiary will set the foundation for a much larger activity in this important market, it added.
AIM ImmunoTech Inc (NYSE:AIM) (NYSE:AIM). provided a status update on its Phase 2a Human Challenge Trial (HCT) to test the company’s flagship drug Ampligen as a potential intranasal prophylactic therapy using a human rhinovirus (HRV-16), which is a common cold virus, and influenza A virus (H3N2). The Ocala, Florida-based immuno-pharma company said the proposed protocol for its sponsored study was submitted to the Oxford Research Ethics Committee (REC)/Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on September 10, 2021. “A meeting is scheduled to review the study on September 24, and the response is expected by mid-November,” said the company. Ampligen is partnering with contract research organization hVIVO on the landmark trial which will enroll 64 participants for the single center, placebo-controlled study.
Genprex Inc said its CEO Rodney Varner will be presenting at the Benzinga Healthcare Small Cap Conference on September 29, 2021 at 1:15 PM EDT. Details can be found here: https://www.benzinga.com/events/small-cap/healthcare/september-29-track-2/. Varner will also be presenting at the CEO Roadshow Webinar on September 22, 2021 at 11:00 AM EDT. Access will be granted here: https://bit.ly/3eoHeie. Varner will be available for questions following each company presentation. The presentations will be recorded and available for replay on Genprex’s website for a period of time.
PsyBio Therapeutics Corp said its CEO Evan Levine will participate in the Maxim Group Advances in Mental Health Virtual Conference on September 22, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT. Registration details can be found here: https://m-vest.com/events/advances-in-mental-health. Levine will also be presenting at the Benzinga Virtual Global Healthcare Small Cap Conference on September 30 at 2:20 PM EDT.
Registration details can be found here: https://www.benzinga.com/events/small-cap/healthcare/. The PsyBio management team will be available for one-on-one meetings for the duration of both conferences. To schedule a meeting or for more information on the conferences, please contact your Maxim or Benzinga representative, or KCSA Strategic Communications by emailing valter@kcsa.com.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) Inc has been awarded a total of about $50 million in contract awards during the third quarter of 2021. In a statement, the nuclear services company and leading provider of nuclear and mixed waste management services said the contract awards will be recognized over the next 18 to 24 months. CEO Mark Duff: “These new contracts, supporting the U.S. government, significantly enhance our project backlog within the Services Segment, now estimated at $74 million heading into the fourth quarter, and further validate our technical and service capabilities, as well as illustrate the success of our efforts to enhance our bidding organization.”
Xigem Technologies (CSE:XIGM, OTCQB:XIGMF) Corporation announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire up to 22% of the common shares of iDealer, Inc in an all-cash transaction valued at up to $874,896. iDealer is a software as a service (SaaS) based transportation, dispatch and routing management system which is built on a proprietary artificial intelligence technology. It automates dispatching, delivers optimal routing and manages changes in real-time for automotive dealers and their on-duty drivers when shuttling customers and parts, a mission-critical “last mile” operation. “iDealer extends and complements Xigem's growing portfolio of SaaS platforms for the remote economy with an entrée into the trillion-dollar automotive dealer market, and enhances Xigem’s ability to enter other verticals where the real-time monitoring of and communication with fleets is fundamental to their success,” chief technology officer Anton Tikhomirov said. "This investment is a strong fit with our strategy of aggregating a portfolio of technologies that are capable of disrupting traditional business models.”
Mindset Pharma Inc (CSE:MSET, OTCQB:MSSTF, FRA:9DF) (CSE:MSET, OTCQB:MSSTF, FRA:9DF) has announced that preclinical proof-of-concept data comparing its clinical candidate, MSP-4018, against 5-MeO-DMT further demonstrate strong efficacy and an improved safety profile as a next generation psychedelic medicine. The drug discovery and development company focused on creating next-generation psychedelic medicines to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders said due to the strong preclinical efficacy and safety data in support of MSP-4018, combined with its expedited manufacturing process, it believes its Family 4 clinical candidate has the potential to provide a safer and more scalable therapeutic alternative to first-generation 5-MeO-DMT. “We believe this preclinical data will enable us to quickly advance this novel compound into human clinical trials,” CEO James Lanthier said in a statement.
Kootenay Silver Inc. (TSX-V:KTN), an exploration company actively engaged in the discovery and development of mineral projects in the Sierra Madre Region of Mexico and in British Columbia, said its shareholders approved a plan of arrangement that will result in the spin-out of 80% of its Canadian exploration assets. At its annual general meeting and special meeting of investors on September 15, 2021, shareholders also passed all resolutions placed before them, including fixing the number of board directors at five and electing Kenneth Berry, James McDonald, Brian Groves, Jon Morda and Antonio Reda as directors; the re-appointment of MNP LLP as auditor; the ratification of the company's stock option plan; and the adoption of a share unit plan and deferred share unit plan for the company. The plan of arrangement remains subject to Court and final TSX Venture Exchange approvals.
Kenorland Minerals Ltd (TSX-V:KLD) said it has entered into a property option agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation for Kenorland’s South Uchi gold property in the Red Lake district of Northwestern, Ontario. The agreement will grant Barrick, a sector major, the option to acquire up to an 80% interest in the South Uchi Project located within the highly prospective Birch-Uchi greenstone Belt. In accordance with the option deal, Barrick can earn an initial 70% interest in South Uchi through an expenditure of aggregate $6-million in mineral exploration before the sixth anniversary of the option agreement, of which $3-million must be guaranteed expenditures within the first three years.
LexaGene Holdings Inc. (TSX-V:LXG, OTCQB:LXXGF), a molecular diagnostics company developing fully-automated rapid pathogen detection systems, has announced the adoption of new corporate governance charters and policies. The company said its board of directors adopted a new audit committee charter, a compensation committee charter, a nominating and corporate governance charter, a cyber security policy, and a code of business conduct and ethics. “The board reviewed our existing charters and policies and felt it was time to modernize them,” CEO and founder Dr Jack Regan said in a statement. LexaGene also announced that it has filed and obtained receipt for a final base shelf prospectus allowing it to offer up to $25,000,000 of common shares, warrants, subscription receipts, debt securities or units or any combination thereof, from time to time during the 25-month period that the shelf prospectus is effective.
Delta 9 Cannabis Inc. (TSX:DN) said it will open its sixteenth retail store, and eleventh cannabis store in the Province of Manitoba as it expands its retail operations. The Winnipeg outlet is scheduled to open on Thursday, September 23. The vertically integrated cannabis company said the new store is 3,200 square feet and is located at 2081 Pembina (NYSE:PBA) Highway in the Southwest corner of Winnipeg, the focal point for over half a million square feet of retail businesses making it one of the city’s larger shopping destinations. Other tenants within a 5-kilometre radius include Shoppers Drug, Home Depot, Walmart Super Center, Canadian Tire, Dollarama, and Real Canadian Super Store. "We expect to continue expanding our retail portfolio across Canada through organic growth and strategic acquisitions in the coming months,” CEO John Arbuthnot said in a statement. “This growth strategy has worked well in the past and has been a successful part of the company’s overall vertical integration strategy.”
Enveric Biosciences (NASDAQ:ENVB, FRA:SLZ) Inc said its CEO Dr Joseph Tucker is taking part in two upcoming investor conferences. Maxim's Advances in Mental Health Virtual Conference is on Wednesday, September 22 at 10am ET and the panel is called: 'Next Gen Psychedelics: Novel Chemical Entities' Register HERE. https://m-vest.com/events/advances-in-mental-health. Benzinga's Healthcare Small Cap Virtual Conference is on Thursday, September 30 at 3:40 pm ET. Register HERE.
PyroGenesis Canada Inc has announced that its stock will be included in both the FTSE Global Total Cap Index and FTSE Global Micro Cap Index at the start of trading today. The FTSE Global Total Cap Index is a market-capitalization weighted index that represents the performance of large, mid and small-cap stocks across emerging and developed companies, while the FTSE Global Micro Cap Index is comprised of micro-cap stocks.
Altaley Mining Corporation (TSX-V:ATLY) said its common shares are now trading on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol ATLYF. Its shares will also continue to trade on the TSX Ventures Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The OTCQX Best Market is the highest market tier of OTC markets on which 10,000 US and global securities trade. Altaley said trading on the exchange will enhance its visibility and accessibility to US investors. "We are pleased to reach the milestone of trading on OTCQX, as this will provide our valued US investors with greater liquidity and execution services through OTCQX,” CEO Ralph Shearing said in a statement. “This is an important step in the evolution of the company. With greater visibility afforded to investors through the mandated disclosure requirements of the OTCQX market, we anticipate that this upgrade will strengthen confidence in Altaley by retail and institutional investors alike."
TomaGold Corporation told investors it has expanded its previously announced drill program at the Obalski project in Quebec to 11,500 metres (m) from 10,000m following a reassessment of the targets. The program kicked off on July 10 this year and as at September 6, eight holes and two hole extensions had been sunk, for a total of 4,693m, with 751 samples collected and sent to a lab in Val-d'Or for analysis. The current program consists of ongoing exploration of the A-Po Zone on sections spaced every 50 metres between sections 120+00 E and 450+00 E, at vertical depths ranging from 300 to 500 metres.
Victory Resources Corporation, a diversified minerals company with assets around North America, updated shareholders on its recent developments at its Smokey Lithium property in Nevada. The explorer also highlighted the rising price of lithium as a sector catalyst, with values of the battery metal climbing to a three-year high this month. A rapid surge in electric vehicle demand is behind the accelerated growth, last year the market reached a critical milestone of 10 million electric vehicles on the road globally.
Mason Graphite Inc (TSX-V:LLG, OTCQX:MGPHF). has announced the appointment of Harry Swan as board chairman of Black Swan Graphene Inc. Black Swan Graphene is a private company jointly owned by Mason Graphite (66.7%) and Thomas Swan & Co Ltd (33.3%) that is focused on the large-scale production and commercialization of patented high-performance low-cost graphene products. Swan is currently the CEO of Thomas Swan and represents the fourth generation of the Swan family to lead the company. He joined Thomas Swan in 2002 in order to launch a new Carbon Nanomaterials business and took over as managing director in 2006 and became CEO in 2018.
Gevo Inc (NASDAQ:GEVO) announced the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory recently partnered with it to perform a critical lifecycle analysis of its next-generation technology. Using data provided by Gevo, a Colorado-based producer of energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable premium gasoline, the company said Argonne’s Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies (GREET) Model is expected to yield results regarding the carbon footprints of these fuels within a few months. The effort is funded by the DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office, which is part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
FPX Nickel Corp (TSX-V:FPX) revealed that drilling programs at its flagship Decar Nickel District property in British Columbia had been completed, with ten holes, for 2,710 meters (m), sunk at the Baptiste deposit. Here, the work was designed to upgrade the near-surface inferred resources to the higher confidence indicated category ahead of an initial preliminary feasibility study. Elsewhere, at the project's Van target, 2,689m of drilling in nine widely-spaced diamond drill holes was completed in a bid to test the sub-surface potential for mineralization in areas below and adjacent to prospective samples of outcropping bedrock.
QC Copper and Gold Inc announced that the initial mineral resource estimate for its Opemiska Deposit in Chapais, Quebec is significant, demonstrating a high degree of confidence in the project. The company said it sees few comparable copper-gold deposits that offer the combination of substantial size, robust grades, and excellent on-site infrastructure all located in the province. Following over 1 million metres of drilling completed by it and previous operators, 82% of the current mineral resource reported to the measured and indicated (M&I) classification. The deposit consists of 81.7 million tons at 0.88% copper equivalent (CuEq) of pit constrained M&I mineral resources and 21.3 million tons at 73% CuEq of M&I measured resources. “We emphasize that this is just the initial mineral resource for Opemiska and that all mineral resources we are reporting here are constrained to an optimized open pit,” CEO Stephen Stewart said in a statement.
Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp. (CSE:CANN, OTCQX:HERTF) said it has granted a total of 13,875,000 incentive stock options under its stock option plan to directors, officers, and employees and/or consultants. The options are exercisable at $0.10 per share and will expire September 17, 2026. A third of the options vest on the grant date, with another third vesting 12 months later and the balance vesting 24 months from the date of grant.
Electric Royalties Ltd (TSX-V:ELEC, OTC:ELECF) announced that its stock will begin trading on the OTCQB Venture Market in the US today under the symbol ‘ELECF’ after qualifying for listing on the OTC Markets Group-operated stock exchange. Electric Royalties said to be eligible for trading on the OTCQB Venture Market, companies must be current in their reporting and undergo an annual verification and management certification process.
Neo Lithium Corp (TSX-V:NLC) has had its target price lifted by broker Stifel GMP to reflect the latter's assumption that the lithium price will increase in the long term. The company is advancing its wholly-owned 3Q project in Argentina and the broker has lifted its target on the stock to C$5.80 from C$4.10 previously, to reflect its long-term price assumption on lithium carbonate increasing to US$13,500 per tonne from US$12,000 per tonne. "We have revised our long-term lithium carbonate price assumption to reflect the acceleration in global EV sales, which in turn reflects the introduction of tougher carbon emissions regulations and greater commitments being made by leading OEM's towards electrifying their fleets," said Stifel analysts. The broker also repeated a 'Buy' rating on the stock, which closed on Friday at C$4.55 a share.
NEO Battery Materials Ltd said a third-party engineering consulting firm has completed its due diligence for the selected semi-commercial facility in South Korea. The Vancouver-based battery metals and materials company is focused on producing silicon anode materials through its proprietary single-step nanocoating process. NEO expects to receive a comprehensive report regarding the due diligence assessment in the next week and will use that data to finalize a decision regarding the site.
Safe-T Group (NASDAQ:SFET) Ltd., a global provider of cybersecurity and privacy solutions to consumers and enterprises, has announced the launch of a new enterprise data collection solution, enabling unlimited collection of online, public, web-based data. The company said the new product will be an addition to its enterprise privacy business unit solutions portfolio which continues to focus on expanding its presence in the large and growing data collection market. Delivered as a Data Collection-as-a-Service (DCaaS) and powered by Safe-T’s unique hybrid enterprise privacy network which is utilized by hundreds of business customers around the world, the web data collector solution will allow enterprises to gather information at any scale from any public-facing website.
Endexx Corporation said it will be presenting at booth #3448 at the Natural Products Expo East taking place on September 23-25 2021 in Philadelphia. Endexx will introduce its exciting new Brand Blesswell All-Natural Men’s Grooming Line by DJ Khaled. As well, Endexx’s CBD Unlimited Heritage Line will display its updated suite of premium products as well as the company’s latest value line products in health and wellness. Natural Products Expo East is the world's largest natural and organic products event, gathering an inspired community of more than 86,000 attendees from 136 countries, all working to drive positive change in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) and organic wellness industry.
PlantX Life Inc said it has started selling its products on Walmart Marketplace in the US. The company noted its product selection on Walmart Marketplace will include 500 plant-based grocery items ranging from a variety of brands such as Oatly, Nature's Path, Made in Nature, and Simply Organic.
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ZYNE) Inc has announced that its CEO Armando Anido will participate in a fireside chat during the 2021 Cantor Virtual Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, September 27, 2021 at 11:20 AM EDT. Investors interested in arranging a virtual meeting with the company’s management during the conference should contact the Cantor conference coordinator. A webcast of the fireside chat will be available under the Events & Webcasts tab of the Investors section of the Zynerba website at www.zynerba.com. An archived replay will be available on the company’s website following the event for 60 days.
Agra Ventures Ltd, a growth-oriented and diversified company focused on the international cannabis industry, has changed its auditor from Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton Labonte LLP to Baker Tilly LLP effective September 17, 2021. Separately, on September 2, 2021, the company was served with a petition in the British Columbia Supreme Court seeking an order granting the petitioner leave of the court to commence a civil claims in the name and on behalf of the company against certain proposed defendants. The company takes the allegations contained within the claim seriously and has engaged legal counsel to investigate the alleged matters and to respond to the proposed petition.