As the week begins we are reminded that on  September 15, 1916 Canadian troops capture the ruined village of Courcelette in France, marking the first time Canadians use tanks in combat. Canada will suffer 24,000 casualties during the four-month Battle of the Somme.

Monday September 11

Earth Alive Clean Technologies Inc. (CSE: EAC), a leading Canadian Clean-Tech company, developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art microbial technology-based products for sustainable agriculture and mining, is pleased to report that it’s organic and patent-pending soil inoculant Soil Activator® has gained final registration for sale in Côte D’Ivoire. Côte D’Ivoire is highly dependent on the agricultural sector which represented 21.2% of the country’s total GDP in 2015, and employed two thirds of the active labor in the country.

Hill Top Security, Inc. and Big Wind Capital Inc. (CSE:BWC) announce that HTSI has signed service agreements with two companies, that have large government and commercial customers, to provide its military-grade, patented, cyber security platform. The Vauban platform, which became commercially-available in August, 2017, provides companies with a unique level of risk assessment to help prevent and respond to cyber security attacks, including ransomware, DDoS and malware.

Corby Marshall, CEO of Hill Top Security, said, “We are very pleased with the strong level of interest we have received, in the short time since launching our new cyber security platform. Most small and medium-sized businesses simply don’t have the resources or personnel to cope with the volume of cyber threats faced by companies today. Our unique threat assessment technology allows even small teams to identify, prioritize and react far more quickly when under cyber attack, and when it comes to protecting your business, speed and accuracy are vital.”

Predictive Data company RIWI Corp. (CSE: RIW) has signed its initial contract for more than $380,000 (US $315,000) under a long-term agreement with one of the top-20 biggest banks in the world (as measured by total assets).  “The finance community is increasingly discovering novel applications of RIWI’s patented global data collection tools and automated dashboards for real-time insights about what the world really thinks,” said Mr. Neil Seeman, Chief Executive Officer of RIWI.  In its Global Finance business line, RIWI works with heads of research and asset managers to deliver continuous, changing population sentiment data in order to predict consumer preferences, true economic indicators, geopolitical risk, and volatile demand for diverse products and currencies in all countries and regions of the world. 

Tuesday September 12

Sometimes second is better, Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (CSE:SNA) (CSE:SNA.CN) announces that Big Data Avionics Corp has placed an order for 10 Star-Airborne Data Service systems. This is the 2nd STAR-A.D.S. ® System order for Star and will be the largest ever so far.The order, at list price, is valued at USD $600,000, not including annual airtime and services costs.

The wins keep coming for mobile payment processor Glance Technologies Inc. (CSE:GET.CN) (OTCQB:GLNNF) (CSE:GET.WT) (FKT:GJT) who announced that it has signed its first restaurant in the United States, Ta’cul Mexican Cocina, located in California.  “Our US expansion is key to our strategy of signing large North American restaurant chains,” says Glance CEO Desmond Griffin.

Wednesday September 13

ePlay Digital Inc. (CSE:EPY), releases new demo alongside Apple’s Augmented Reality public release.  “With Apple’s announcements this week we get a sense of how big Apple thinks Augmented Reality will be, even before Christmas” says Trevor Doerksen, CEO of ePlay. “We are building our platform to disrupt traditional fantasy sports which forces users to build an NFL or NBA team by selecting a static headshot from list of static headshots – too boring for the 80% of sports fans that are not gamblers. I want to feel like I met the player, shared a fist pump, and a smile, after all if he’s going to be on my team – I want a selfie.”

NetCents Technology Inc. (CSE: NC)  announces the deployment of its own digital currency, NETCENTS, which utilizes the latest innovations in blockchain technology.  Beginning September 19, 2017, NetCents Currency will initially be available to NetCents registered users through a proprietary cryptocurrency exchange. 

“Our users have told us that they want the freedom to Pay Their Way. They wanted a dependable and trustworthy online platform that had the ability to transact or store various currencies in one place without switching platforms. And they wanted services cheaper and done with currencies that offered less risk or volatility. We have solved this, with the introduction of our own currency. We have the users, we have the merchants, now we have the currency to complete the full spectrum,” stated Clayton Moore CEO & Founder, NetCents Technology Inc. “The future is now. The use of digital currency and transacting online is here to stay. We just made it better, easier, cheaper and more accessible.”  

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Thursday September 14

Evolving Gold (CSE: EVG) (FSE: EV7) (OTCB: EVOGF) makes new discoveries during field exploration work on its Toro project. Dr. Remi Charbonneau, Ph.D., P.Geo #290, an expert on Quebec glacial geology, commented, “It is not uncommon to discover sulphide-rich boulders in the James Bay area of Quebec. However, the discovery of such a large oxidized boulder is very rare and may only be observed a few times over the entire career of a field geologist. Sulphide-rich oxidized boulders similar to the one discovered by EVG would be expected to break apart very quickly during transportation by the glacier. I therefore conclude that the bedrock source of the boulder is very close to its discovery location. The visible mineralization in this boulder indicates that there is much more happening in this section of the La Grande sub-province than was previously known, and warrants further investigation.”

Friday September 15

Namaste Technologies Inc. (CSE:N) (FRANKFURT:M5BQ) (OTCMKTS:NXTTF) announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Cannmart Inc. has signed a supply agreement with Israeli-based producer Cannbit Ltd. The Agreement, subject to approval by Health Canada, will supply medical cannabis products sourced from Cannbit in Israel, to be to be sold exclusively in Canada through CannMart and Namaste sales channels.

Dundee Sustainable Technologies Inc. (CSE: DST) and Radisson Mining (TSX-V:RDS) jointly announce the results of a pilot scale metallurgical test program utilizing DST’s arsenopyrite treatment approach, on a 5-tonne sample from Radisson’s O’Brien gold project.  DST successfully removed 92.2% of the arsenic content and demonstrated, at the pilot scale, that the refractory parcel of O’Brien gold material can undergo a pre-treatment to remove arsenic and create a mineral concentrate with levels of arsenic that are acceptable to the market and traditional gold recovery circuits. 

“These excellent piloting results demonstrate the efficiency of the arsenopyrite treatment approach developed by DST and, combined with the Company’s arsenic stabilization technology, provides a cost-effective alternative to POX and offsets market penalties for complex arsenopyrite bearing deposits.” says Brian Howlett, DST’s President & CEO.

The CSE Index closes the week up from 655.49 to 664.49 a 2-week high

AS the week closes, according to  The Soufan Group, a strategic security firm, contended in a note this week that the terror threat against the US is actually more pronounced today than it was before 9/11. Since September 11, 2001, “the global terror threat has compounded and cascaded,” said the note. We’re now facing “unprecedented terror concerns” that will likely persist for years to come, according to the firm.