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The City of Saskatoon wants a piece of the big money available in the Federal Government’s Smart Cities Challenge. Ottawa has asked for ideas on how to improve life in Canada through technology and data. Saskatoon’s Director of Recreation and Community Development says the city is well on it’s way to meeting the April 24th deadline for developing a Challenge Statement. Lynne Lacroix says they received over 600 responses to their online survey over a period of just two weeks.
Lacroix indicated respondents were most concerned about sidewalks and roads as well and crime and safety. The finalists will get 250-thousand dollars this summer to develop their proposals. There is 10-million dollars earmarked next spring for the winners.