Published: January 18, 2021 and original media release can be found here: https://www.cengn.ca/cengn-announces-northern-ontario-broadband-project-in-ahmic-harbour/ MULTI-TOWER WIRELESS ACCESS APPROACH WILL BRING HIGH-PERFORMANCE INTERNET TO AHMIC HARBOUR AND AHMIC LAKE AREA CENGN is announcing the launch of an innovative project that will bring high-performance broadband access to the village of Ahmic Harbour and the Ahmic Lake Area within the Municipality of Magnetawan. This project is part […]
Universal Broadband Fund–supported project will bring high-speed Internet to the Wahnapitae First Nation in Greater Sudbury
News release: Indigenous people and rural Ontarians to benefit from increased connectivity January 21, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario (originally news release) The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much we rely on our connections. Now more than ever, Canadians across the country need access to reliable high-speed Internet as many of us are working, learning and communicating with friends and family from home. […]
Chisholm Council and staff are pleased to announce that Blue Sky Economic Growth Corporation (Blue Sky Net) is receiving $267,473 from the Ministry of Infrastructure to erect two new internet towers within the Township of Chisholm
“For the many years that we have worked to expand Broadband in Northern Ontario, we have looked to the Province for help. This project is no different and with the support of the municipality and the Province, at a time where access to Broadband has never been more needed, we are grateful once again for this support”. Susan Church, Blue Sky Economic […]
ICT Partnerships to Connect Northern Ontario Businesses to Global Opportunities
ICT Partnerships to Connect Northern Ontario Businesses to Global Opportunities Originally posted on October 15, 2020: http://fednor.gc.ca/eic/site/fednor-fednor.nsf/eng/fn04596.html Relationships with Private Sector are Key Blue Sky‘s Project Manager Jeff Buell visits an Internet Service Provider to talk about expansion.Susan Church, Executive Director Blue Sky Economic Growth Corporation Northern Ontario’s Information and Communication Technology Networks (ICTNs) recognize that access to technology is crucial to […]
Municipality of East Ferris Hosts Meeting of Regional Mayors and Chief Administrative Officers to Call for United Front in Seeking Improved Internet Service
Municipality of East Ferris Media Release September 10, 2020 East Ferris, ON Municipality of East Ferris Hosts Meeting of Regional Mayors and Chief Administrative Officers to Call for United Front in Seeking Improved Internet Service The Municipality of East Ferris welcomed the Chief of Antoine First Nations and the Mayors and Chief Administrative Officers from the municipalities of Mattawa, Mattawan, […]
Report highlights need to speed up Northern internet access
Article originally posted on Northern Ontario Business June 29, 2020 A new report on the state of broadband internet service illustrates what most Northern Ontarians already know through experience: if you live in a remote, rural or underserviced area of the region, your internet is slow. The Speed of Northern Ontario Broadband, released on June 10 by Blue Sky Net, compiles the results […]
The Speed of Northern Ontario Broadband Report
MEDIA RELEASE Blue Sky Net releases “The Speed of Northern Ontario Broadband” Report For immediate Release North Bay, Ontario – June 10, 2020, Many residents throughout rural Canada have limited access to affordable high-speed internet. It has never been so evident as during the COVID- 19 crisis. This is mainly because the investment needed to install and operate internet infrastructure is expensive, […]