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More than $19 million is being invested to bring high-speed fibre-optic broadband internet connection to rural and First Nation communities in Chatham-Kent.
Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) announced Wednesday that contracts have been awarded to TekSavvy Solutions and Cogeco Connexion to expand high-speed internet access to 4,584 households and businesses across various areas of the municipality.
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The announcement is part of SWIFT’s $209-million broadband expansion to bring improved internet access to approximately 50,000 underserved homes and businesses across Southwestern Ontario.
Last Updated: Jan 28, 2021 8:09 AM
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Grey and Bruce communities hope to see provincial support for pandemic aid and some highway improvements after talks with Provincial government officials at the ROMA conference this week.
The Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference was held Monday and Tuesday (Jan 25-26) with local municipal and County representatives among the roughly 11 hundred people in attendance virtually this year.
Bruce Grey Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker, who tries to accompany and support the bulk of local municipalities at ROMA, says “There’s certainly concerns about social services and those types of things and what’s going to happen after the pandemic.” He adds, a lot more people may be in more challenging situations, so how to we address this?”