BRITISH COLUMBIA — Telus announced today it has expanded its 5G network to several British Columbia communities as part of the company’s $13-billion investment in infrastructure and operations in the province through 2024.
The new B.C. communities that now have Telus 5G coverage are Fort St. James, Bulkley-Nechako, Houston, Parksville, Qualicum Beach and Port Hardy.
Telus says it is expanding its 5G network to an additional 529 new communities across Canada and will cover more than 70% of the country’s population by the end of the year.
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TORONTO – The Canadian Telecom Summit announced earlier this week Zainul Mawji, executive vice-president of Telus Home Solutions, will be giving the conference’s opening keynote speech.
Mawji has been at Telus since 2001, and “has held a variety of key leadership roles spanning corporate development, marketing, IT, capital management, strategy and technology operations,” a press release says.
The Canadian Telecom Summit is being held Nov. 15 to Nov. 17 in a hybrid format, with the in-person portion of the conference taking place in Toronto.
For more, on Mawji and on the Telecom Summit, please click here.
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CALGARY – Telus announced today it is helping transform Calgary-based Arlington Street Investments’ boutique retail and residential development The Fifth into a smart building.
In doing so, Telus is “expanding its Smart Building footprint in Calgary and advancing its commitment to leverage the power of technology to create sustainable, healthy, and connected spaces to live, work, and play,” a press release says.
Telus will use its “technology to simplify day-to-day operations, reduce costs, and elevate the resident experience.”
Residents of The Fifth will have access to the Telus Smart Building app, which will allow them to do things such as remotely lock…
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MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – Telus announced yesterday it is investing $60 million to connect homes and businesses in Maple Ridge to its fibre optic network.
Work on the network has already begun, and Telus expects most homes and businesses in Maple Ridge to be connected by the end of 2023, according to a press release.
The investment is part of the company’s “commitment to invest $13 billion in infrastructure and operations across British Columbia through 2024.” A direct connection to the “PureFibre network comes at no cost to taxpayers or residents,” the press release says.
“Once homes are connected, residents can immediately…
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EDMONTON — Telus and the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) announced today four “Buy and Sell Exchange Zones” are now available across the city to help citizens safely complete their online transactions.
These exchange zones are located in police station parking lots and are equipped with 24/7 video surveillance, offering a safer place for online buyers and sellers to meet in person, says a Telus press release.
With Telus’s help and technology, the EPS launched its first Buy and Sell Exchange Zone in March 2020 at its Southwest Division. After the success of the pilot program, three additional EPS police stations (Northeast,…
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Mediapro Canada announced today its dedicated soccer streaming platform OneSoccer is now available as a linear channel on Telus Optik TV.
As of today, OneSoccer is live on Telus’s portfolio of extended, free preview channels as HD channel 980.
The channel’s launch on Optik TV is “just in time for soccer fans to watch live coverage of a triple-header of Quarter-final games for the Canadian Championship, Canada Soccer’s highest domestic club competition,” says a press release.
On the channel’s schedule today is a match between HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) and CF Montréal of Major League…
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TORONTO — Telus Health and the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) announced today a collaboration to raise awareness about assistive technologies that can help older adults maintain active and independent lives.
Using a $100,000 contribution from Telus Health, the NIA is publishing print and online resources “to inform older adults and their caregivers on how technology can enhance social inclusion, functional ability, health, well-being and safety,” reads a Telus Health press release.
“There are a growing number of tools and devices that seek to enable more independent living for older adults,” says Michael Nicin, executive director of the NIA, in the…
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TORONTO — Urban farm grocer Fresh City Farms announced today it has secured capital funding from several investors, including the Telus Pollinator Fund for Good.
The amount of funding was not disclosed in a press release. Other investors include Good & Well, Dragonfly Ventures, and Bennett Church Hill Capital.
The funding will help Fresh City expand services to include faster delivery, improved online experience and wider product assortment, the press release says.
In addition, the capital investment will enable Fresh City “to build out a new 11-acre urban farming destination in Toronto near Downsview Park bringing its vision of a ‘co-farming’ space…
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OTTAWA – Telus announced today it is donating 14,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to kids in need through its annual Kits for Kids program.
Since 2006, Kits for Kids has provided 180,000 free backpacks full of supplies to vulnerable kids around the country.
This year’s backpacks include “a pencil case, colouring pencils, pencils, pens, erasers, a flexible ruler, exercise books, loose-leaf papers, and a TELUS Wise insert with tips and resources to help kids be safer online,” a press release says.
“As families across the country begin a new school year, many find themselves struggling with the financial challenges this season…
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MONTREAL – Telus Health announced today its health companion for Apple Watch is now available to English and French speaking Canadians.
Telus Health Companion on Apple Watch is an emergency monitoring service provided through the company’s LivingWell Companion national response service.
It “leverages fall detection and location sharing capabilities of Apple Watch, which detects that the user has taken a hard fall,” a press release says.
Telus Health’s national Central Monitoring Station receives that information and trained operators “immediately contact the customer to confirm the emergency, then alert designated emergency contacts and dispatch emergency support if needed,” the release says.
“Falls are a…
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