Guelph-Wellington:
Where food problems are solved
It’s official! Guelph-Wellington has been awarded the $10 million prize through a successful application to Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge.
The funds, awarded by Infrastructure Canada, will be used to implement Our Food Future: our vision to create Canada’s first circular food economy.
The joint proposal from City of Guelph and Wellington County was submitted in March, 2019 after nine months of planning involving more than 150 community partners.
Smart Cities
The Smart Cities Challenge is a Canada-wide competition open to communities of all sizes. The Challenge encourages communities to adopt a smart cities approach to improve the lives of their residents through innovation, data and connected technology.
Guelph-Wellington was successful in the category for cities with populations under 500,000.
Timelines
- April 24, 2018: Application Submission Deadline
- June 1, 2018: Finalist Announcement
- March 5, 2019: Final Proposal Submission Deadline
- May 14, 2019: Winner Announcement
- January, 2020: Launch Our Food Future
Our steering committee
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Our growing list of champions
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