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Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. Opens the Market at PDAC 2020

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The CSE welcomed Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. (CSE:WUC) to open the market from PDAC 2020 in Toronto on March 3rd, 2020.

Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. is a Colorado-based uranium and vanadium conventional mining company that is focused on low cost near-term production of uranium and vanadium in the western United States, and the development and application of kinetic separation. In addition, the company offers other minerals including brown coal and oxides. Through its acquisitions in 2014 and 2015, Western Uranium & Vanadium has gained uranium and vanadium mineral assets in Western Colorado and eastern Utah, as well as additional uranium properties and ablation technology, respectively. Currently, the company has expanded its horizons and is servicing customers in Canada.

When asked about what it meant to open the market during PDAC, CEO George Glasier remarked, “This is great. We’ve been listed on the CSE for five years and to be able to ring the bell was a real pleasure. Thank you.”

On recent company milestones, he stated, “We actually opened five mines just last summer. And we just finished building the ore patch of these mines and we start moving ore out. We mined ore last summer; we’re ready to start shipping ore. The market is coming back.”

Joining Glasier at the Market Open were fellow members of Western Uranium & Vanadium’s executive team, including Chairman Bryan Murphy and Chief Financial Officer Robert Klein.

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Rockcliff Metals Corp. Opens the Market at PDAC 2020

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The CSE was happy to welcome Rockcliff Metals Corp. (CSE:RCLF) to a special Market Open at PDAC 2020 in Toronto on March 4th, 2020.

Founded in 2005, Rockcliff Metals Corp. is a Canadian resource exploration company based in the Snow Lake area of Manitoba. The company is focused on base metals, gold, and royalties in this area. Currently, Rockcliff Metals is the largest junior landholder of the Flin Flon-Snow Lake greenstone belt, which is home to the largest Paleoproterozoic VMS district in the world, hosting mines and deposits that contain copper, zinc, gold, and silver. The company intends to transform from a junior explorer to a near-term high-grade copper-zinc producer, and it is scheduled to conduct over 70,000 metres of exploration drilling to be completed by the end of 2020.

“For us, it’s actually a nice rounding of nearly our first year in this new form. We were very excited to list on the CSE. They made it very easy for us to regenerate ourselves in this form and, the more we’ve worked with the CSE, it’s been building up nicely as our story has grown. So to be here during PDAC especially, fits very well with us,” remarked CEO Alistair Ross.

When asked about recent accomplishments and upcoming milestones, he stated, “We’ve promised a lot to the markets about timing that has us with a construction decision due in front of the board in December of this year. And all the milestones we need to get there have so far been hit.”

“And what’s even more important, the drill bit is still hitting the good stuff in the ground, so it doesn’t get better than that at the moment,” he added.

Other key members of the Rockcliff Metals team were also present at the Market Open to join in the ringing the opening bell.

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XTM Inc. Opens the Market at the CSE Media Centre

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The CSE was happy to welcome XTM Inc. (CSE:PAID) to open the market at the CSE Media Centre on March 10th, 2020.

XTM Inc. (CSE:PAID) is a FinTech company based in Toronto, Canada that provides digital solutions for the financial needs of businesses across Canada and the US. Utilizing mobile apps and web portals to service their clients, XTM Inc. is a global prepaid card issuer, payment specialist, API provider, and marketing solutions company. They introduce and integrate external brands to their own payment ecosystem, creating new revenue and new opportunities.

“Opening the market today is really fulfilling and an important day for us. As an entrepreneur, you’re always looking for liquidity – I don’t mean that necessarily in literal terms of cash, but a point where someone values your company and says this is what it’s worth,” said XTM Inc. CEO Marilyn Schaffer.

“We’ve decided our focus is the hospitality sector. We saw a real need in that sector and an opportunity to solve a big problem. We don’t use cash anymore – most of us,” she remarked. “Somehow, in the restaurant space, patrons are using digital but we’re paying our servers with cash.”

She added, “We’ve got restaurants across Canada on our platform. We’ve got servers who are thrilled to suddenly have a digital app and a payment mechanism that makes their job more career-oriented and less like a quick ‘grab cash and go’ type of thing.”

In addition to Schaffer, other key members of the XTM Inc. team were also in attendance at the Market Open.

View the podcast on this Market Open featuring Marilyn Schaffer here.

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Peekaboo Beans Inc. Opens the Market at the CSE Media Centre

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The CSE proudly welcomed Peekaboo Beans Inc. (CSE:BEAN) for a Market Open at the CSE Media Centre on March 9th, 2020.

Peekaboo Beans Inc. is a children’s apparel brand with a focus on environmentally responsible clothes that are intentionally designed to inspire play. Headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, the company places great emphasis on its company values of respect, quality, and community. Peekaboo Beans works to promote a playful lifestyle for children by designing comfortable clothes that are built to last. Through an omni-channel approach, Peekaboo Beans engages sellers through social platforms – including Instagram and Facebook – as well as online retailers, to maximize revenue and build brand loyalty.

“To open up the market on International Women’s Day is just a complete honour. I feel extremely proud to be one of the only publicly traded companies in Canada that has a majority female board,” remarked Peekaboo Beans Founder and CEO Traci Costa. “So, it’s one step forward, and we’re really, really excited and proud about that.”

“I really, honestly believe that, with any decisions that are made within companies or within the world, there needs to be diversity and, specifically, there needs to be women voices within that. Women bring empathy; they bring compassion, they bring strength and power, and love, and kindness. And [they] collaborate,” she added.

Joining Costa at the momentous Market Open were other key members of Peekaboo Beans’ female-driven team, including Sarah Bundy and Tamara Mimran from the company’s Board of Directors.

View the podcast on this Market Open featuring Traci Costa here.

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California Gold Mining Inc. Opens the Market at the CSE Media Centre

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The CSE proudly welcomed California Gold Mining Inc. (CSE:CGM) for a Market Open at the CSE Media Centre on February 12th, 2020.

Headquartered in Toronto, California Gold Mining Inc.’s core business involves the development of high-quality gold resources, as well as the cultivation and processing of high-CBD industrial hemp. The company currently focuses its gold resource exploration initiatives on its 100%-owned Fremont property in Mariposa County, California, which is comprised of 3,351 acres of historically producing gold mines. In addition, California Gold Mining Inc. is in the process of establishing an outdoor, high-CPD industrial hemp biomass cultivation operation on its newly acquired Grove Road Farm property in Kendall County, Illinois. This 100%-owned property is comprised of 82 acres of farmland, on which 130,000 industrial hemp plantlets have been sown thus far.

“We’re very honoured that we were invited today to ring the bell, and we are very happy to be here,” remarked Vishal Gupta, CEO at California Gold Mining Inc.

Referring to their hemp cultivation initiatives, he added, “Just a couple weeks back, we signed agreements for our isolates and distillates. And we’re days away from achieving our first sales, and consequently, our first revenues. The one unique thing about California Gold is, from our very first revenue stream, we will be able to generate an operating profit, which sets us a little apart from the rest of the hemp and cannabis field.”

Along with Gupta, other key members of the California Gold Mining Inc. team were also in attendance at the Market Open.

Listen to the podcast on this Market Open featuring Vishal Gupta here.

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Cultivar Holdings Inc. Opens the Market at the CSE Media Centre

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The CSE was excited to welcome Cultivar Holdings Inc. to open the market at the CSE Media Centre on January 29th, 2020.

Cultivar Holdings Inc. is an early stage cannabis company based in Toronto, Canada. The company cultivates cannabis in Jamaica, and has a variety of offerings in the industry, ranging from cannabis derived products, to proprietary artificial intelligence technology that can help workplace safety and law enforcement detect cannabis impairment. Its products include consumable health goods, natural cosmetics, and genetic tools for opioids and cannabis dependency. With its ongoing research and development efforts, Cultivar Holdings’ vision is to be a global leader in the cannabis space.

“It’s a pleasure being here, [ringing] the bell today,” remarked COO Dr. Rahul Kushwah. “It’s a journey that started over two and a half years ago. And our stronghold is really our impairment technology, because when you look at the landscape, impairment – whether it’s cannabis or alcohol – is actually a huge concern. But especially in the cannabis space, there is nothing out there that can identify impairment.”

He added, “there’s actually a lot which is in the pipeline, which I can’t disclose right now. What I can say is that we are developing our entire business around AI and impairment technology. And as this year progresses, there are going to be a lot of developments which should be disseminating, so it’s a great space to watch.”

CEO Sheldon Kales and other key members of the Cultivar Holdings team were also in attendance at the Market Open.

View the podcast on this Market Open featuring Dr. Rahul Kushwah here.

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Blue Lagoon Resources Inc. Opens the Market at the CSE Media Centre

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The CSE proudly welcomed Blue Lagoon Resources Inc. (CSE:BLLG) for a Market Open at the CSE Media Centre on January 15th, 2020.

Blue Lagoon Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of properties for the mining of gold and other minerals. The company is based in Canada with ties to gold properties in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. Currently, Blue Lagoon Resources is on track to own 100 percent of the Pellaire gold property in south central British Columbia and has the option to acquire an 80 percent interest in the Gordon Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories. In addition, the company owns 100 percent of the Golden Wonder Project located in west central British Columbia.

“I got started in this business about ten years ago, almost to the day. And CSE was one of the first organizations that I was introduced to and I fell in love with the people instantly, because of their attitude, because of their friendliness, [and] because of their willingness to help,” remarked Rana Vig, CEO at Blue Lagoon Resources Inc.

“Perhaps most important to me was their attitude towards solving problems. They were very solution-oriented, and as an entrepreneur, that’s extremely important to me,” he added. “So, to be invited back here – to come back here – to open the markets by ringing the bell is an incredible privilege and I thank you for that.”

Along with Vig, other key members of the Blue Lagoon Resources Inc. team were also in attendance at the Market Open.

View the podcast on this Market Open featuring Rana Vig here.

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Direct Communication Solutions Inc. Opens the Market at the CSE Media Centre

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The CSE was happy to welcome Direct Communication Solutions Inc. (CSE:DCSI) to open the market at the CSE Media Centre on January 14th, 2020.

Established in 2008 and headquartered in San Diego, CA, Direct Communication Solutions Inc. (DCS) is a leading provider of information technology solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) market. The company is aimed at creating IT solutions that complement a business’s focus and strategy direction, helping to improve business efficiencies, productivity, reliability, and profitability. Currently, DCS develops SaaS-based business solutions that assist with machine-to-machine device management, fleet and asset management, remote sensor monitoring, and other related activities.

“Opening the market on the CSE is an awesome experience for us. We came up from San Diego, looking forward to this being a great chapter in the next verse of our career and our company. Couldn’t be happier, awesome experience,” said Chris Bursey, Founder and CEO at DCS.

“2020 is going to be an exciting year for us,” he added. “From an investment standpoint, we’re heavily invested in the IoT space. So, we have nothing but green skies in front of us – tons of opportunities – and we’re going to take advantage of those opportunities with our experience and our time in the space.”

Joining Bursey at the Market Open were other key members of the company’s executive management team, including CFO Rich Gomberg and COO Dave Scowby.

View the podcast on this Market Open featuring Chris Bursey here.

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Iress Opens the Market at the CSE Media Centre

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The CSE was excited to welcome Iress to the CSE Media Centre for the first Market Open of the new year on January 9th, 2020.

Iress is a technology company that provides software to the financial services industry, with a focus on financial advice, trading and market data, financial advice, investment management, mortgages, superannuation, life and pensions, and data intelligence. Iress’s solutions are used by more than 9,000 businesses and 500,000 users globally, and the company has a team of 1,950 people based in Asia-Pacific, North America, Africa, and Europe.

“It means a great deal for Iress to open the market here at the CSE. We’ve been vendor partners with the CSE for more than fifteen years,” said Andrew Jappy, Managing Director at Iress.

“Iress essentially is a software technology firm. We deliver solutions – trading solutions, routing solutions, best market router [solutions], smart order router solutions – to Canadian brokerage firms primarily. We’ve done that for many years. We were here as the multiple markets initiated in 2007,” he remarked. “So in Canada, within Iress, we would certainly be viewed as a centre of knowledge and excellence for multi-markets and trading. And we also have some wealth and quotation work stations, and those are some more recent offerings to the street in Canada.”

Joining Andrew at the Market Open were Group Executive Simon New and other key members of the Iress team.

View the podcast on this Market Open featuring Andrew Jappy here.

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Happy Holidays Market Open at the CSE Media Centre

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On December 19th, the Canadian Securities Exchange team gathered at the CSE Media Centre to participate in the final Market Open of 2019.

After breakfast, team members had a chance to jingle the opening bell, show off some of the finest festive styles of the season, reflect on the many milestones the CSE has achieved in 2019, and look to all of the incredible adventures in store for 2020.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our listed companies, partners, and supporters for helping us make achievement, innovation, and entrepreneurship some of the hallmarks of the year. We’re incredibly proud of everything the CSE has accomplished, and are excited to debut even more fantastic initiatives in the new year. Stay tuned!

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