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Construction completed on three SWIFT-funded broadband projects in Waterloo Region


WATERLOO REGION — Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology Inc. (SWIFT) and the governments of Ontario and Canada announced today construction has been completed on three broadband infrastructure projects that are now providing high-speed Internet access to 470 homes and businesses in the Region of Waterloo in Ontario. Bell Canada has completed construction of a 15-kilometre fibre network in the Township of North Dumfries providing access to high-speed Internet service for 254 homes and businesses in the communities of Orr’s Lake and Clyde, according to a SWIFT press release. The governments of Ontario and Canada each provided more than $430,000 in funding...