GPR

• Over the past year I have worked at University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills (UnBQ) as the Indian Residential School Coordinator.
• There, I spent time speaking with survivors of Indian Residential Schools and I also helped conduct a search for grave sites of missing children.
• Listening to the truths of residential school survivors was a stark reminder that we need to continue educating people about what happened at these schools, both for Indigenous and non-Indigenous folks.
• Despite the irrefutable evidence, there are still those who deny or refuse to acknowledge the abuse and deaths of Indigenous children in residential schools.

Survivor testimonies help lead the search

• Our initial findings released publicly on April 19 identified 19 “reflections of interest” on 1.29 acres of land.
• The term “reflections of interest” is used to describe traits that are similar in ground penetrating radar data (GPR).
• This is only the start of the search process as UnBQ is located on 240 acres of land.

Addressing residential school denialism

• In-depth measuring of the deaths of residential school students is critical to research and communities to help provide clearer understandings of the lives of these children across Canada.
• Denialists may argue that uncovering a certain number of graves is not indicative of problematic conditions in the schools.
• Indigenous scholars, leaders and survivors have long known that the number of deaths of children in residential schools was substantial.

Compassion as we mourn

• I honour his wish by learning, unlearning and educating in systems that were not made for me.
• Education is healing and it offers people an opportunity to understand, unlearn and relearn the truths of this country.
• The intergenerational trauma of residential schools has interrupted and challenged our Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.
• We need to be more compassionate with one another, as people, but also as practitioners working with Indigenous families.
• Mental health support is available through the Hope for Wellness chatline at 1-855-242-3310 or using the chat box at hopeforwellness.ca.

• “We have always taken great pride in being a leader in the industry and providing our clients with the best-in-class utility locating services by leveraging the most modern technologies,” stated Bob Freed, President of South Shore.
• Operating in the state of Ohio and its surrounding areas, South Shore’s overarching objective has been to enhance the quality of its deliverables, expand its service portfolio, and establish itself as a technology leader in utility locating throughout Ohio.
• “We are transforming an industry that is well entrenched in old and antiquated business practices”, stated Page Tucker, CEO of ProStar.
• “That is a tall order and only made possible through the adoption of our solution by companies like South Shore that are willing to be a driver in change and help lead the way.”

• Based on this new method, the scientists calculated a snow depth of 9.5 ± 1.2 meters at the summit, considerably different from previous estimates of 0.9 to 3.5 meters.
• Changes in snow accumulation and drift, driven by weather variations, significantly influence total snow depth.
• Prof. YANG Wei noted that the STEP team plans to continue leveraging this innovative radar method to study snow stratigraphy and snowpack properties on Mount Qomolangma's summit.
• Title of original paper: Brief communication: How deep is the snow on Mount Everest?

• GPR, Inc., the world’s only provider of Ground Positioning Radar™, has appointed Dr. Ingo Stuermer to its Advisory Board.
• View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230601005201/en/
  “GPR solves so many problems that we’re currently facing in creating reliable solutions for assisted driving and higher levels of autonomy,” Stuermer said.
• "I am very encouraged by Ingo's conviction about GPR being the missing piece in sensor modality for everything that moves autonomously.
• GPR recently announced it had secured an undisclosed amount of Series A funding led by top technology investor Rhapsody Venture Partners.