The Municipal Innovation Council (MIC) launched its Smart Beach pilot project at Station Beach on Wednesday, May 25. The aim of the project is to increase beach safety using real time data gathered from the beach. Pictured, from left: Becky Smith, director of the MIC at the Nuclear Innovation Institute; Dr. Chris Houser, dean of science and professor, school of the environment at the University of Windsor; Alex Smith, post doc fellow at the University of Windsor; and Kara Van Myall, chair of the MIC. (Mike Wilson photo)