High-Speed Internet Coming To Dufferin County

McGuinty Government Partners On Local Infrastructure Project

Ontario is helping Dufferin County bring high-speed Internet to residents and businesses.

The county is one of 14 Ontario municipalities moving forward with plans to build local broadband infrastructure in partnership with the provincial government. The province is providing Dufferin County with $597,397 for this project, through the Rural Connections Broadband Program.

The county plans to partner with an Internet Service Provider to build the infrastructure and contribute to the project.

The province's Rural Connections Broadband Program helps rural municipalities build high-speed Internet projects in their communities. The program's goal is to bring broadband access to rural and remote areas currently underserved in southern Ontario

QUOTES

"Since 2007, we have been filling in the broadband gaps in rural Ontario and turning miles into milliseconds. I am delighted that Dufferin County is part of this strategic move. Broadband Internet connects rural families and businesses with opportunities in commerce, health, education and community enrichment."
- Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

"The County of Dufferin is very pleased to have been approved for this second round of broadband funding as it means that more Dufferin residents will have much needed access to high-speed Internet service."
- Warden Gordon Montgomery

QUICK FACTS

• Today's announcement of 14 new, rural broadband projects brings the total to 47 in less than two years.
• Dufferin County collaborated on this proposal with the Townships of Easter Luther Grand Valley, Melancthon, Mulmur, Amaranth and East Garafraxa and the towns of Orangeville and Shelburne.
• Broadband connectivity delivers more Internet information at speeds far greater than dial-up service.
• In the fall of 2007, 18 projects marked the first wave of broadband infrastructure projects undertaken jointly by rural municipalities and the province. In November 2008, 15 new projects were launched.
  

LEARN MORE

About the Rural Connections Broadband Program.

For more information, contact:

Sherry Persaud, Minister's Office, 416-326-6439
Brent Ross, Communications Branch, 416-326-9342

For information about the Dufferin County project:
Linda Dean, CAO, County of Dufferin, 519-941-2816