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Canada is on the front lines of an airship boom — but hurdles still abound

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Canada is on the front lines of an airship boom — but hurdles still abound.

With their low emissions and high carrying capacity, these hovering behemoths have the potential to bring essential goods and medical care to northern communities, serve remote mines or forestry operations.

Airships are ideal for shuttling lower-weight commodities such as rare earth metals, gold and diamonds.

Flying Whales hatched plans for a “modular hospital” that would fit into its cargo bay.

It plans to expand its 30-plus team in Montreal to 300 more working on an assembly line planned for one of two sites in Quebec .

The company has secured more than 70 pre-commercial agreements in Canada .

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