Communities of Tomorrow

Communities of Tomorrow (CT) is a public-private partnership with the mission of making Saskatchewan a global leader in the field of municipal infrastructure innovation by creating Canada’s first infrastructure innovation hub. CT brings together industry, municipalities and various stakeholders to find innovative solutions to infrastructure challenges. Capitalizing on the trillion-dollar global infrastructure market, CT assists in the development of more cost effective, longer-lasting and environmentally friendly infrastructure products and services, in turn creating jobs, growing businesses and generating economic activity. CT is taking advantage of the tremendous opportunity that exists in the field of municipal infrastructure innovation and is striving to maximize growth and advance strategic alliances throughout Western Canada.

Success Stories

• "Shotrods" Slope Stablilization System
• High Tech Road Applications
• Stimulated Earthworm Gut
• Improving Water Service Connections
• Water Treatment for Small Communities with a Harsh Water Source
• New Software for Tracking Buses
• Small Scale Wastewater Treatment System
• Electrochemical Remediation and Vacuum Enhanced Electrocoagulation
• Greywater Recycling
• Slow Sand Water Filtration for Small Communities

Let's TOC Research:

Canada West Foundation

Communities of Tomorrow

Other Innovations

Let's TOC Blog Posts:

In the Trenches / In the Budget / In the Think-Tank

I’ll Keep on TOC’n

Investment in Infrastructure is Canada’s Economic Health Care Program

Bridging Our Way to a Better City

Field of Dreams (Part II)

Building Vibrant Cities

Field of Dreams (Part I)

Newer and Better

The Infrastructure Penny Tax: Can we Talk About the Real Issues Now?

Tracking the Federal Infrastructure Interest

Movin’ on Up

Why September’s Second Summit is so Important

Edmonton’s Innovative Approach Turns Waste into Revenue

For Whom the Road Tolls

It’s Alive!

Moose Jaw’s “Lean” Hospital Could Yield “Big” Dividends

Wanted: An Innovative LTIP

Let’s Fix the Cracks in Canada’s Highway

What If?

Different Dimensions of the Penny Tax

Something New for a 125th Anniversary: Sustaining Public Infrastructure

Dealing With “Dirty Dirt” (Part II)

Go Long!

Technology Boosts Public Transit

Are We Organized for Progress?

Out and About

Getting Prices Right

From Developing Needs to Developing Solutions

Building a Better Road

Sustainable Infrastructure Investment Critical to the Economy

1¢ Solution to a Billion Dollar Problem (Part IV)

1¢ Solution to a Billion Dollar Problem (Part III)

1¢ Solution to a Billion Dollar Problem (Part II)

1¢ Solution to a Billion Dollar Problem (Part I)

Small Savings Can Lead to Big Bucks

No Longer Oblivious to the Impervious

“Biggest” vs. “Best” (Part II)

“Biggest” vs. “Best” (Part I)

Innovation by Accident

“Big-scale” Problem Meets “Small-scale” Solution (Part II)

“Big-scale” Problem Meets “Small-scale” Solution (Part I)

“Smart” Debt vs. “Stupid” Debt

I-4: Investment, Invention, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Dealing with “Dirty Dirt”

Saskatchewan-style Tax Sharing is no “Sleeper” (Part II)

Saskatchewan-style Tax Sharing is no “Sleeper” (Part I)

The “Innovation Imperative”