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CONVERTIBLE DEBT (Details 2) - 9 months ended Mar. 31, 2018 - Tranche One [Member] - Lind Asset Management IV, LLC [Member]
$ in Thousands

USD ($)

shares

$ / shares

Face Value | $

^[1]

$ 1,200

Warrants issued | shares

^[2]

1,207,929

Warrant 1 [Member]

Funding Date

Aug. 15, 2017

Face Value | $

^[1]

$ 300

Warrants issued | shares

^[2]

260,483

Warrant expiry date

Aug. 15, 2020

Risk-free Rate

1.23%

Yield

0.00%

Volatility

49.60%

Expected life

3 years

Warrant 1 [Member] | Canada

Issue price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[3]

$ 0.73

Warrant 2 [Member]

Funding Date

Sep. 28, 2017

Face Value | $

^[1]

$ 300

Warrants issued | shares

^[2]

283,413

Warrant expiry date

Sep. 28, 2020

Risk-free Rate

1.23%

Yield

0.00%

Volatility

47.70%

Expected life

3 years

Warrant 2 [Member] | Canada

Issue price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[3]

0.66

Warrant 3 [Member]

Funding Date

Oct. 31, 2017

Face Value | $

^[1]

$ 300

Warrants issued | shares

^[2]

308,901

Warrant expiry date

Oct. 31, 2020

Risk-free Rate

1.59%

Yield

0.00%

Volatility

47.00%

Expected life

3 years

Warrant 3 [Member] | Canada

Issue price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[3]

0.62

Warrant 4 [Member]

Funding Date

Dec. 06, 2017

Face Value | $

^[1]

$ 300

Warrants issued | shares

^[2]

355,132

Warrant expiry date

Dec. 06, 2020

Risk-free Rate

1.59%

Yield

0.00%

Volatility

48.90%

Expected life

3 years

Warrant 4 [Member] | Canada

Issue price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[3]

$ 0.54

[1]	Includes implied interest
[2]	The value of warrants issued totaled $127, which was expensed to Change in Financial Instrument Fair Value.
[3]	The price to convert one warrant into one common share of the Company Common Share.

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