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Posted: May 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 11 A group of eastern Ontario elected officials want the provincial and federal governments to allocate $200 million each for the Gig Project, which would guarantee internet speeds of one gigabyte per second to 95 per cent of homes and businesses in eastern Ontario.(maradon 333 / Shutterstock)
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 intern...
/ 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 busin...
To the Editor: This letter is a call to action for your readers, especially those in Eastern Ontario who have poor or unreliable access to broadband. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Eastern Ontario leaders issue a call to action for better broadband Back to video Recently, both the governments of Canada and Ontario brought down their budgets. Combined they dedicated $7 billion for broadband expansion. We applaud both levels of government for taking this step, but there is much more to be done. The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) has been...
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,...