SECHELT, B.C. – Telus announced today the doors are officially open to Telus Wilderness Point (above), its first youth camp in the Sechelt Inlet on the Sunshine Coast.
“This new camp is a not-for-profit initiative created by TELUS to help more Canadian youth participate in safe and inclusive summer retreats with their peers, while experiencing the beauty of nature,” a press release says.
“The camp’s first visitors arrived this week under the leadership of Camp Cue, a musical theatre camp that teaches youth theatrical performance combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.”
Telus Wilderness Point, which can accommodate 50 campers and is…
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MONTREAL — Telus Health announced today the opening of its new mental health clinic in downtown Montreal to help meet the growing demand for mental health services in Quebec.
Located at 600 Boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Telus Health’s mental health clinic is “now accepting new clients and offering appointments, individualized programming with trained and compassionate psychologists, counsellors and life coaches,” reads a press release.
The 3,700-sq.-ft. clinic has seven consultation rooms and five registered psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors, according to the release.
“Regardless of the level of challenge a client is facing, our expert team will develop a care plan that is…
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SEATTLE – Telus was Canada’s fastest national mobile operator and Shaw was the fastest fixed broadband service provider amongst the country’s top providers in the second quarter of 2022, according to Seattle-based broadband and mobile network testing company Ookla, which released its Q2 2022 results today.
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Ookla reported Telus had a median download speed of 79.09 Mbps. Bell, meanwhile, had a median speed of 72.46 Mbps and Rogers had a median speed of 60.36 Mbps. (Please see chart above.)
Rogers, however, had the fastest median upload speed for Q2 2022 at 9.21 Mbps compared to Telus (7.98 Mbps) and Bell (7.42…
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CALGARY — Telus today officially opened its new state-of-the-art headquarters in downtown Calgary, called Telus Sky (above).
Standing 60 storeys tall, Telus Sky incorporates 750,000 square feet of office and retail space along with 326 rental homes within the building, “creating a unique and dynamic blend of working and urban living,” a Telus press release reads.
Designed by world-renowned architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Dialog, along with developer partners Westbank and Allied, Telus Sky “is one of the most technologically innovative and environmentally-friendly sites in North America,” according to the press release, which explains it was built to Leadership in…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Health announced today it has reached the milestone of providing two million Canadians with access to their own digital personal health record.
Launched in Western Canada in 2019, Telus Health’s Personal Health Record (PHR) technology “are digital records provided to citizens to ensure they have a single point of access to their own health data, including test results and trends, immunization records, and biometrics such as blood pressure, blood glucose levels, and height and weight which can all be uploaded by the user or from a digital health device,” explains a press release.
“Telus Health is committed to…
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OTTAWA — Telus announced today an investment of $23 billion in network infrastructure, operations and spectrum across Ontario from 2022 to 2026, which the company says will help generate 9,500 new jobs in the province over five years, according to a press release.
“hrough our investment, we are supporting the social and economic vibrancy of Ontarians and ensuring that every member of our society has access to the technology that yields the opportunity to realize their full potential,” said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of Telus, in the release.
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VANCOUVER and CALGARY — Telus announced today it is investing $10 million to bring improved cellular service and broadband Internet to Haida Gwaii in British Columbia, as well as $430 million in Calgary in 2022.
In today’s announcement regarding Haida Gwaii, Telus says it completed upgrades in June to “the Mascon by Telus high-speed Internet network that now provides access to speeds up to 120 Mbps for residents and businesses in Daajing Giids and Skidegate.”
Telus bought Mascon Cable Systems in early 2017, and in early 2020 acquired Gwaii Communications, which was folded into the Mascon brand.
In addition to…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Corporation announced today it has acquired 3 million multiple voting shares in the capital of Telus International Inc. from Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA).
The share acquisition in Telus International, which is a publicly traded company, was made in a private agreement with an entity affiliated with BPEA, according to a press release.
The purchased shares are being acquired for a price of US$22 per share, representing an aggregate consideration of US$66 million. They represent approximately 1.5% of the outstanding multiple voting shares of Telus International and approximately 1.1% of all outstanding shares, the release says.
Upon…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today it is deploying its new 3500 MHz spectrum on its next-generation 5G wireless network, bringing faster speeds to Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton and Victoria.
“With the rollout of the 3500 MHz spectrum, businesses, industry innovators, entrepreneurs, academic researchers, and Telus customers alike will have access to Telus’ ultrafast and reliable 5G network,” a press release says.
“As Telus continues to deploy its new spectrum through 2022 and 2023, more regions will gain access to its increasingly responsive network and faster speeds enabling the next wave of 5G capability, driving further innovation and growth within Canada’s digital…
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VANCOUVER – Telus Corporation yesterday announced it has entered into an agreement to buy LifeWorks, a digital and in-person wellbeing solutions provider, for a total offer consideration of around $2.3 billion and the assumption of approximately $600 million of net debt, subject to required approvals.
The acquisition will see Telus Health add LifeWork’s employee and family assistance program and benefits administration capabilities to its existing suite of digital health technologies, a press release explains.
It also “adds significant scale to Telus Health, with combined annual revenue of approximately $1.6 billion, underpinning continued strong growth and profitability,” the release says. The combined…
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