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Eastern Ontario heads of council call on feds, province to support EORN Gig Project to bring fibre to the home

Article content Heads of council from across eastern Ontario gathered for a virtual meeting May 4, voicing overwhelming support for the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) Gig Project, which aims to connect homes and businesses across the region with ultra-fast internet speeds. These 59 municipal leaders are joining the chairpersons of EORN, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) and the Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Caucus (EOMC) in urging the federal and provincial governments to fund the region-wide Gig Project. The project would expand fibre to homes and businesses to deliver internet speeds up to 1 Gig (1,000 Megabits per second). We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

Heads of Councils call on Federal and Provincial Governments to support the EORN gig project

/ Napanee Today May 6, 2021 8:00 AM On Tuesday, 59 heads of Council from across eastern Ontario gathered for a virtual meeting and voiced overwhelming support for the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) Gig Project, which aims to connect homes and businesses across the region with ultra-fast internet speeds. These municipal leaders are joining the Chairs of EORN, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) and the Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Caucus (EOMC) in urging the federal and provincial governments to fund the region-wide Gig Project. The project would expand fibre to homes and businesses to deliver internet speeds up to 1 Gig (1,000 Megabits per second). EORN has been seeking federal and provincial support for the public-private partnership valued at up to $1.6 billion. It would include investments by the federal and provincial governments, and the private sector, through EORN’s proven model for expanding connectivity in underserved regions.

Eastern Ontario leaders seek provincial, fed support for gig project

Article content Heads of eastern Ontario municipalities are backing the Eastern Ontario Regional Network’s proposed “gig” project to vastly improve home and business internet service via fibre-optic cable. Mayors, reeves and wardens of 59 councils met online Tuesday and voiced their support for the project, which the network says could cost $1.6 billion but provide ultra-fast service for a generation. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Eastern Ontario leaders seek provincial, fed support for gig project Back to video But they need provincial, federal and private investments, and are asking Ontario and Canada to each commit $200 million. Neither government has committed to the project.

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