Scott Theriault (BCSc’15) and his associates have created a mobile app that may help families affected by the Fort McMurray wildfires find household items to replace those that they have lost.

The Dartmouth-based startup, Curbza, enables users to photograph and create an inventory of their personal possessions and donate or sell items to other users through online marketplaces.

Theriault, the startup’s CEO, and his team initially planned to launch their app in a few months’ time. However, as the extensive damage of the recent Alberta wildfires unfolded, the Curbza team decided to accelerate the launch of their app in order to help those who had lost their possessions in the fire.

“We feel it’s our duty to push this free technology out today in order to help our brothers and sisters out west,” said Theriault in a statement.

The Curbza app is available for free for both Apple and Android devices. Theriault and his colleagues, Samantha Bambrick and Andrija Brajkovic, hope that Canadians will use their app to donate or sell a variety of household items to those affected by the Fort McMurray wildfires.

According to its founders, the Curbza app will also be useful in cases such as estate planning, insurance claims, or for military personnel involved in overseas re-locations. Additional premium features will be available to paid users.

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