THUNDER BAY, ON – Three additional projects in Ontario have been conditionally approved for funding under the ‘Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians’ program.
Friday’s announcement said that the projects will bring broadband to 4,000 additional households in the areas of Beaucage, Chisholm, Rutherglen, Nipissing, West Nipissing, Sundrige, Strong, Markstay, Warren, Estair, Wahnapitei, Skerryvore, Shawanaga, Bell Lake, Bonfield, McDougall, McMurrich, Armour, Cochrane District, Oliver-Paipoonge, Fort William, Neebing, and Township of Shuniah.
Galaxy Broadband Communications, Spectrum Telecom Group Ltd. / Blue Sky Economic Growth Corp. and TBay Tel / Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre were named to share in the $5.5 million investment.
“This government’s commitment to bringing broadband internet to rural Canadians will mean new opportunities for Northern Ontario, including citizens of Thunder Bay. Today I am pleased to announce that three projects in Northern Ontario will be among those receiving federal support,” said Public Safety Minister, Vic Toews, in the announcement. “These latest projects, together with those announced in May, mean that these households will soon be on-line at modern, multimedia-capable speeds.”
‘Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians’ is a component of Industry Canada’s plan to extend broadband coverage to unserved and underserved Canadian households.
