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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Local: Robotic snow clearing. News conference announcing a new partnership with Northstar Robotics and Airport Technologies Inc. to pilot an autonomous snowplow that will at Richardson international Airpot. This new technology will be the first of its kind in North America for clearing airfield runways, and is wholly designed within Manitoba. Group photo of VIP'S attending news conference standing next to prototype. Left - Right, Northstar Robotics President and Founder, Shawn Schaerer (glasses), President of Airport Technologies Inc. Brendon Smith (plaid shirt, tweed blue jacket), CEO and President of Winnipeg Airports Authority, Barry Rempel and VP of Operations of Winnipeg Airports Authority, Vince Dancho (dark blue suit). See Kevin Rollason's story. October 2nd, 2018