President's Message

I was very pleased to be able to attend the recent announcement of renewed funding for the National Research Council’s Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Research in Regina.  The NRC is an important partner, and their work in cutting edge sustainable infrastructure research is critical in advancing innovations that result in reduced costs and/or longer asset life for municipalities.

It is exciting to see the government of Canada’s continued support and funding for the long term goal of building a cluster of innovative sustainable infrastructure companies in Saskatchewan.

I look forward to seeing and talking to a cross section of the transportation sector at the upcoming SEIMA luncheons (February 17th in Regina, February 18th in Saskatoon). I’ll be there along with Curtis Berhelot, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Transportation and Infrastructure, to talk about the exciting opportunities that could develop through the Saskatchewan Alliance for Sustainable and Innovative Transportation that we have put together.

As we see governments in Canada and the United States pour fresh hundreds of billions of dollars into infrastructure projects as part of their economic stimulus packages, we are reminded of the vast market for innovative infrastructure technologies. The global market is well over a trillion dollars. 

Imagine, if you will, that you patented the first DVD player.  Or the first workable cell phone.  Where would your company be today?  The very same potential exists for Saskatchewan companies who are bringing innovative sustainable infrastructure technologies to life today.

We continue to work diligently with companies, entrepreneurs, municipalities and researchers to capture that market potential for Saskatchewan.