RIVIÈRE-ROUGE, QC – The 17 municipalities in Quebec’s Antoine-Labelle will soon have a new fibre optic network spanning 1,900 kilometres that will bring high-speed Internet to over 16,000 households and businesses.
The federal government will invest over $12 million in this project under the Rural and Northern Communities stream of the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan. The Quebec government will invest more than $13 million and the Regional County Municipality of Antoine-Labelle will contribute almost $23.5 million.
Through this project, almost 98% of households and businesses that do not currently have access to Internet at a speed of at least 5 Mbps will have access to download speeds of 10 to 150 Mbps, says Monday’s news release.
"Through this project, residents and businesses in Antoine-Labelle will have the tools they need to innovate, start a business or explore new markets, learn, have fun and stay in touch with their loved ones,” said minister of infrastructure and communities François-Philippe Champagne, in the release. “We have big plans to develop our regions because they are the driving force behind our country's success. That is why we're committed to developing a rural development strategy to stimulate economic growth and create good middle-class jobs for Canadians in these areas."
Photo from Monday’s announcement via Minister Champagne's Twitter account
