How Calgary plans to handle the tourists....(sorry about the lack of pic)

As a past resident of Calgary, if I see a headline about the town on the internet, I generally click on it to see what's new in Cow-town. So imagine my suprise when I learned what Calgary - a town/city known more for its conservatism and cowboys than its new-wave technology - is planning to use to improve its image in the minds of tourists: an automatic toilet.

You read that right. Apparently, the lack of public toilets is a barrier to tourists and residents alike when it comes to enjoying 17th avenue. This is the same street that was re-named the 'Red Mile' during the Flames' run to the Stanley Cup Finals a couple years ago. This is also the former home to the infamous 'Cowboys Niteclub', where Prince Harry was introduced to the wonders of Canadian girls last summer.

You would expect to find these types of inventions in Japan, maybe, but certainly not in Calgary. But this is the new Calgary after all - a pretender city. I wonder when people - in general, not just in Calgary - will figure out that futuristic toilets are not a tourist attraction....