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FedNor invests in Blue Sky Net for additional three years of operational funding

January 23, 2024

NEWS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA INVESTS OVER $1.1 MILLION TO SUPPORT BRAODBAND, TECHNOLOGY AND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS IN NORTHEASTER ONTARIO January…

The digital divide is felt in the north

January 22, 2024

Originally posted by Northern Ontario Business – January 19, 2024 Majority of rural, remote people left without high-speed internet, despite…

Gaps still exist in Ontario’s rural and northern web infrastructure

August 14, 2023

Last month we had the opportunity to sit down with Robert Price from Dairy Farmers of Ontario‘s Milk Producer magazine…

How three Canadian communities are showcasing CIRA’s Internet Performance Test data in unique ways

July 26, 2023

originally posted by CIRA: https://www.cira.ca/blog/state-internet/how-three-canadian-communities-are-showcasing-ciras-internet-performance-test More and more Canadian communities are taking direct action to close the broadband connectivity gap…

Northern communities still face high-speed internet struggles

June 13, 2023

Originally posted by Northern Ontario Business – June 13, 2023 By 2030, the federal government wants every Canadian household to…

State Of Broadband In Northern Ontario – 2023

May 31, 2023

NORTH BAY, ONTARIO, May 31, 2023 – The Federal Government of Canada and the Ontario Provincial Government understand the importance…

Universal Broadband Fund–supported project will bring high-speed Internet to the Wahnapitae First Nation in Greater Sudbury

January 21, 2021

News release: Indigenous people and rural Ontarians to benefit from increased connectivity January 21, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario (originally news…

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

January 20, 2021

“For the many years that we have worked to expand Broadband in Northern Ontario, we have looked to the Province…

ICT Partnerships to Connect Northern Ontario Businesses to Global Opportunities

October 16, 2020

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…

Municipality of East Ferris Hosts Meeting of Regional Mayors and Chief Administrative Officers to Call for United Front in Seeking Improved Internet Service

September 11, 2020

Municipality of East Ferris Media Release                                                                                                                                                             September 10, 2020                                                                                              East Ferris, ON Municipality of East Ferris Hosts Meeting…