OTTAWA — The federal government today announced more broadband projects in rural Ontario funded through the rapid response stream of its $1.75-billion Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), with the awarding of $4.2 million in funding to Lakeland Energy and Bell to bring high-speed Internet to 1,550 homes in southeastern Ontario.
The $4.2 million in UBF funds are earmarked for three projects that will deliver high-speed broadband to underserved households in the rural Ontario communities of South River, Emsdale, Burk’s Falls, Sundridge, Greenhurst-Thurstonia, Dunsford and Pakenham. Bell is investing an additional $900,000 in the projects, while Lakeland Energy is contributing $1.7 million.
The breakdown of UBF funding and number of households to be connected in each community is as follows:
- 1,096 households in South River, Emsdale, Burk’s Falls and Sundridge (Lakeland Energy, $3.1 million)
- 311 households in Greenhurst-Thurstonia (Bell, $615,000)
- 143 households in Dunsford and Pakenham (Bell, $528,000)
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