EDMONTON IS A FINALIST FOR THE $50-MILLION SMART CITIES CHALLENGE

Infrastructure Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge invited cities across the country to develop creative and innovative ways to improve the lives of people. And our city, Edmonton, has made it to the finals!

Edmonton’s Healthy City-themed proposal is one of five finalists in the challenge, in an effort to help establish Edmonton as Canada’s healthiest and smartest city. Edmonton’s proposal is the result of input from thousands of residents, stakeholders and partners focused on improving the health of Edmontonians. Edmonton now faces off against Montreal, Quebec City, Waterloo Region and Vancouver/Surrey in the competition’s $50-million category.

As a finalist, Edmonton will get a $250,000 grant to complete Phase 2. This Phase will focus on building a plan to support connectedness to the community, decrease loneliness and increase a sense of belonging.

Engagement activities planned for Phase 2 include hackathons, workshops and surveys.

But for now, Edmontonians can check out the proposal at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M3Os1POJKu7DSdZ9cU53weBkNlWzgP3F/view

and submit their feedback via smartcities.edmonton.ca. The winner will be announced in spring 2019.