The Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Delaware Nation at Moraviantown and Walpole Island First Nation are partnering up to face the Smart Cities Challenge from the Federal Government.
What is the Smart Cities Challenge?
The Smart Cities Challenge is a competition open to all municipalities, local or regional governments, and Indigenous communities (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) across Canada.
It has financial prizes of: $50,000,000, $10,000,000 and $5,000,000.
This is a competition requiring municipalities and governments to form partnerships and determine in consultation with their communities outcomes to improve their quality of life through the use of data and connected technology.
What would Chatham-Kent look like if all people could have access to easy to use and affordable
transportation services?
What would Chatham-Kent look like if we could share local food resources, have access to community gardens, and enable residents to engage in charitable food programs with dignity?
What would Chatham-Kent look like if people could connect to general health care providers, within their local communities, via technology?
What would Chatham-Kent look like if seniors could remain in their own homes (aging in place) without becoming isolated?
Do you have a need that doesn’t seem to be fulfilled by current supports in our community?
Do you have a Smart City idea or question?
People are invited to come and talk with one the organizers at one of their 14 public meetings:
– Tuesday, March 13 7 pm to 8 pm Blenheim Library
– Wednesday, March 14 from 3 p.m. to 4 pm. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Walpole Island First Nation, Walpole Island Governance Centre
– Thursday, March 15 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Ridgetown Library
– Saturday, March 17 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Merlin Library
– Saturday, March 17 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Tilbury Library
– Monday, March 19 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Highgate Library
– Wednesday, March 21 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Chatham Library
– Saturday, March 24 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Wheatley Library
– Tuesday, March 27 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.m Dresden Library
– Wednesday, March 28 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Delaware Nation, Moraviantown, TBD
– Thursday, March 29 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wallaceburg Library
– Saturday, March 31 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Bothwell Library
– Saturday, March 31 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Thamesville Library
– Wednesday, April 4. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Chatham Library
If you can’t make one of these face to face meetings you can learn more and offer your ideas at
https://www.letstalkchatham-kent.ca/smart-cities-challenge
