The address of each reporting person is 7040 Interlaken Drive, Kernersville, North Carolina 27284.

Tony Alford is a director and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, the founder and president of PBA Consultants Inc., a firm specializing in tax savings and cost reduction services, and a private investor. Christine Alford is a real estate development office manager and a private investor.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Each reporting person is a citizen of the United States.

On November 6, 2025, Mr. Alford acquired 12% secured convertible debentures of the Issuer in the principal amount of US$1,400,000 (the "Debentures") in a non-brokered private placement, using his personal funds. The Debentures are convertible into Common Shares at a conversion price of US$2.6055 per Common Share (US$0.0965 per Common Share prior to the Consolidation), or 537,325 Common Shares in aggregate. In connection with the private placement, Mr. Alford also acquired 537,325 common share purchase warrants, each exercisable to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of US$2.6055 (post-Consolidation) until November 6, 2030. From time to time since the filing of Amendment No. 8, Mr. Alford has purchased additional Common Shares in the open market using his personal funds, including the following purchases during the last 60 days: September 11, 2026 - 3,704 Common Shares at US$4.9113, 3,704 Common Shares at US$4.8951, 3,704 Common Shares at US$4.8924 and 185 Common Shares at US$4.9815; September 21, 2026 - 1,000 Common Shares at US$4.36; October 7, 2026 - 1,000 Common Shares at US$4.40; October 8, 2026 - 1,000 Common Shares at US$4.22, 1,000 Common Shares at US$4.21 and 100 Common Shares at US$4.17; October 9, 2026 - 5,000 Common Shares at US$3.99 and 500 Common Shares at US$4.18; October 12, 2026 - 1,000 Common Shares at US$3.84; October 21, 2026 - 2,000 Common Shares at US$4.20 and 1,000 Common Shares at US$4.10; and October 23, 2026 - 1,000 Common Shares at US$4.20. On October 15 and 16, 2026, Mr. Alford and the other holders of the Debentures entered into agreements with the Issuer to restructure the Debentures, and the restructuring was completed on October 20, 2026 (the "Restructuring"). Under the Restructuring, the maturity date of the Debentures was extended from November 6, 2026 to May 6, 2027, all interest accrued on the Debentures will be paid as at November 6, 2026, and interest during the extended term will be payable in cash or Common Shares, at the Issuer's election, at the extended maturity date. The conversion price of the Debentures was not changed. In consideration for Mr. Alford's agreement to the Restructuring, on October 20, 2026 the Issuer issued to Mr. Alford 268,663 common share purchase warrants (the "Warrants"), each exercisable to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of US$4.17 until November 6, 2031. No cash or other consideration was paid by Mr. Alford for the Warrants.

Mr. Alford acquired beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities as described in Item 3 for investment purposes. The reporting persons currently intend to continue to acquire beneficial ownership of additional Common Shares by participating from time to time in private offerings of securities and by making open market purchases of Common Shares when warranted by market conditions. Any such transactions may be implemented at any time or from time to time subject to any applicable limitations imposed on the purchase and sale of the Common Shares by applicable law. The reporting persons intend to seek to influence the policies of the Issuer with a goal of maximizing the value of the Common Shares. Mr. Alford has served as a director of the Issuer since December 13, 2021. As of the date hereof, and except as otherwise disclosed herein, the reporting persons do not have any plans or proposals which relate to or would result in: (a) The acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer; (b) An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (c) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (d) Any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board; (e) Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (f) Any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure; (g) Changes in the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions that may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person; (h) Causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; (i) A class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or (j) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

As of the date of this Amendment, Tony Alford and Christine Alford together beneficially own in the aggregate a total of 10,034,055 Common Shares, which would constitute 48.58% of the class of Common Shares as calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. However, Tony Alford disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Shares over which Christine Alford has sole voting and dispositive power, and Christine Alford disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Shares over which Tony Alford has sole voting and dispositive power, and each of them disclaims membership in a group with the other within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1)(i) under the Exchange Act.

Mr. Alford is the sole beneficial owner of 7,859,534 Common Shares, including 3,191,656 outstanding Common Shares, 3,019,627 Common Shares underlying outstanding warrants (including the Warrants), 1,110,926 Common Shares underlying outstanding options, and 537,325 Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Debentures. Mr. Alford also shares beneficial ownership with Ms. Alford of 1,610,269 Common Shares, which they hold in a joint investment account. Collectively, Mr. Alford beneficially owns a total of 9,469,803 Common Shares, which constitutes 45.84% of the class as calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3. Ms. Alford is the sole beneficial owner of 564,252 outstanding Common Shares. Ms. Alford also shares beneficial ownership with Mr. Alford of 1,610,269 Common Shares, which they hold in a joint investment account. Collectively, Ms. Alford beneficially owns a total of 2,174,521 Common Shares, which constitutes 13.60% of the class as calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3. All percentages herein have been calculated based on 15,988,558 Common Shares outstanding as of October 23, 2026, plus, in the case of Mr. Alford and the aggregate amount in Item 5(a), the 4,667,878 Common Shares issuable to Mr. Alford upon the exercise or conversion of his warrants, options and Debentures, in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i).

During the last 60 days, the reporting persons have not engaged in any transactions in the Issuer's securities except as described in Item 3.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

The information provided in Items 3, 4 and 5 is incorporated by reference in its entirety in this Item 6.

The parties have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement dated September 28, 2023, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit "A" to Amendment No. 1 to this Schedule 13D, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2023.