Cable / Telecom News

CityWest and union reach agreement

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – CityWest and its union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 213 announced this week they have consolidated three unions into one. The bargaining… Continue Reading

City of Gatineau wins municipal access dispute

GATINEAU – The Telecommunications Act allows the CRTC to order “telecommunications facilities to be provided, constructed, installed, altered, moved, operated, used, repaired or maintained on any property.” Furthermore, “No Canadian… Continue Reading

SaskTel strike ends

REGINA — Unifor said Monday its bargaining committees have signed tentative agreements with Crown corporations SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SaskTel, SaskWater, DirectWest, and SecureTek, ending a 17-day strike by nearly… Continue Reading

Fibre going into Junction 42

RED DEER COUNTY, Alta. – A new fibre optic cable network is being installed into the Junction 42 Partnership Rest Area, announced Red Deer County last week. Valo Networks,… Continue Reading