SaskTel partners with Melfort for smart city project

MELFORT, Sask. — SaskTel today announced it has partnered with the city of Melfort to launch a “smart city” initiative focused on delivering practical and innovative solutions to improve the city’s current operations and to optimize future community development. With a population of more than 6,000 the city, which is about 180 kms northeast of Saskatoon, started working with SaskTel last year to explore and research possible solutions for issues facing the community, says the news release. Through a Memorandum of Understanding, SaskTel and Melfort have adopted what they are calling a “Smart City Innovation Sandbox” model where they hope...