Quebec’s Thetford Mines to benefit from first-time access to high-speed Internet

THETFORD MINES, QC - The Black Lake district of Thetford Mines will soon receive access to high-speed Internet through a joint investment between the governments of Quebec and Canada.Each will invest $137,500 to bring the first high-speed Internet connection to 115 households in the region. The project, which has a total value of $493,500, will be carried out by Bell.“In 2019, high-speed Internet service is indispensable for healthy regional economic development and community vitality”, said Marie-Eve Proulx, minister for Regional Economic Development and minister responsible for the Chaudière-Appalaches Region, in the news release. “That is why the Government of Quebec...