Message from the President

With municipalities right here at home and around the world on the front line of an incredible infrastructure challenge, CT is building partnerships between researchers, entrepreneurs and municipalities that help them bring their ideas for innovative infrastructure products and technologies to life. As a result, we are pleased to launch our new logo and slogan, “Innovation For Real Life” which is part of our longer term strategy to take a new, proactive approach to communications in the future.  A big thank you to our CT staff and Zapwell Communications for making all of this a reality. 

With summer now only a fond memory, it does not take long for things to heat up going into the fall.  Not only do we have several innovative projects in the pipeline, but interest in infrastructure solutions is at an all-time high. On September 30th, I had the opportunity to speak in Toronto at the 5th Annual Conference on the Future of Canada’s Infrastructure.  In addition, CT will be presenting at the Canada Trade Summit in Saskatoon, the SEIMA Luncheon Series, and the E3 Conference hosted by the University of Minnesota in Saint Paul.

I would also be remiss if I did not put in a word about Linkages 2009 to be held January 12.  This one-day conference is a municipal infrastructure innovation and business forum.  Its sole purpose is to hear about innovative infrastructure solutions and to develop partnerships and collaborations between industry, researchers, and municipalities. Hosted by some of Saskatchewan’s leading-edge organizations in this sector, CT is pleased to be the title event sponsor of this inaugural forum.

In closing, consider this. While Canada may have a $123 billion infrastructure deficit, we also have a multi-trillion dollar economic development opportunity worldwide.  More cost effective solutions to our everyday infrastructure challenges that are developed right here at home will enable municipal infrastructure budgets to stretch farther and create new business opportunities in a global marketplace.

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