Local businesses band together to bring fibre to Saskatchewan town

WALDHEIM, Sask. — The rural Saskatchewan community of Waldheim (pop. 1,000) will soon enjoy the benefits of improved Internet service after local businesses successfully reached an agreement with Redbird Communications to bring fibre service to the small town 55 kilometres north of Saskatoon. One of the local businesses behind the initiative is My Mutual Insurance, which was faced with the decision of whether or not to move the expanding company’s headquarters to a larger centre in the province, it said in a press release. Having served the Waldheim community for more than 100 years, My Mutual says it decided to...