Canada, Ontario pony up $3.1M for fibre projects in Essex County

ESSEX COUNTY, ON – The governments of Canada and Ontario announced last week they are providing more than $3.1 million in joint funding for three fibre broadband projects bringing high-speed internet access to a total of 1,915 homes, farms and businesses in Essex County, Ont., located east and southeast of the Windsor area. The funding is being provided as part of Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology Inc.’s (SWIFT) broadband expansion plan for Southwestern Ontario. SWIFT originally awarded the contracts for these fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) projects in October 2020. TekSavvy Solutions was awarded contracts for two projects to bring high-speed internet connectivity to homes and...