It is the time of year when our thoughts turn to family, friends, and co-workers who support us and help us achieve what we want in our lives all year round. So it is at Communities of Tomorrow, where we are blessed to work with so many outstanding partners, supporters, and friends.  Our mission as an organization is based around building relationships of mutual benefit. 

On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of Communities of Tomorrow, thank you for your support throughout 2008. May this season be a time of peace and happiness, and we look forward to working with you again in 2009!

Saskatchewan Infrastructure Masters Join CT Team

Communities of Tomorrow is pleased to announce that two “masters of infrastructure” in Saskatchewan have joined our team. Bland Brown and Harlan Ritchie will be working as ambassadors for CT, in our continuing work to build partnerships with municipalities and businesses across the province.

Bland Brown is a highly respected Civil Engineer with a distinguished career in the public service, including stints with SaskPower, the City of Saskatoon and City of Regina.  He has also served as Industry Liaison Officer for the National Research Council Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Research in Regina.

Harlan Ritchie is a Civil Engineer with over 35 years of experience in municipal transportation engineering, and a long-time champion of innovation and new technology. [Read more]

Communities of Tomorrow Featured in Chamber Magazine

The December edition of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce magazine Action! features a two page article profiling Communities of Tomorrow. The article was written by Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan, based on a conversation with CT President John Lee.  The article is available electronically at www.saskchamber.com, simply by clicking on the “Action Magazine” link. It can also be found on the Communities of Tomorrow website by clicking here.

Centre of Excellence Had a Busy 2008

The new Saskatchewan Centre of Excellence for Transportation and Infrastructure “hit the road” with a full slate of activities this year.  The Centre was launched in May of 2008 to further applied transportation research and specialized training programs, through an affiliation with the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Engineering.

“We already have twenty undergraduates and six graduate students doing work at the centre,” says Director Curtis Berthelot. “We have also completed our implementation of project selection criteria, and have been involved in twelve publications of research results.”

The Centre has a wide-ranging mandate to work with the academic community, government, and private sector companies to find new solutions for the existing challenges in transportation infrastructure.  It has a strong working relationship with Communities of Tomorrow, including the participation of CT President John Lee on the Centre’s Board of Directors. [Read more]

Regina Company Credits Communities of Tomorrow for Success

Sean Frisky is a busy man these days.  He has grown an innovative concept into a multi-national company, based in Regina but serving the global market. Sean is the President and CEO of Ground Effects Environmental Services, a company that designs and manufactures technology solutions to remove contaminants  from soil and groundwater sites. The company received significant assistance in the form of expertise and funding from Communities of Tomorrow.

“It allowed us to move forward with a large scale technology commercialization project,” Frisky says of the Signature grant of $250,000 his company received from Communities of Tomorrow. “By receiving the funding, it reduced the risk for all parties.”

The GEE technology uses electrodes in the soil to create an electrical field that removes salt content, eliminating the need to excavate contaminated soil. Along with their proprietary technology, they are also selling portable plants that make the technology usable virtually anywhere. Today their revenues are generated by sales across Canada and around the world, including business with companies in the United States and Australia. [Read more]