Dufferin County, Caledon broadband projects get $3.6M in funding from Ontario, feds

DUFFERIN COUNTY and CALEDON, ON – The governments of Canada and Ontario said Tuesday they have invested more than $3.6 million combined to help bring high-speed Internet access to 964 homes, farms and businesses in Dufferin County and the Town of Caledon, Ont. The funding was provided through Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT), which awarded the contracts for the broadband expansion projects in September 2020 – one contract to EH!Tel Networks for a project in Dufferin County and another contract to North Frontenac Telephone Corporation (NFTC) for the Caledon project. An Ontario government press release yesterday said the two projects have now been completed....