A F F A I R E S • B U S I N E S S ARGENTEUIL: POSTPONED DATE FOR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET PATRICK HACIKYAN patrick.hacikyan@eap.on.ca
Les nouveaux réseaux d’internet à haute vitesse seront alimentés à base de fibre optique, beaucoup plus performante que la technologie précédente basée sur les câbles coaxiaux. —archives
relocation of complete teams of technicians and engineers to finalize the installation. “It is completely unacceptable that in 2020 and in the midst of a pandemic, the government is abandoning our regions,” said Official Opposition Leader Dominique Anglade. This forces citizens to be patient and sacrifice their quality of life. There is an urgent need to act in the name of the vitality and development of our regions.” In spite of this situation, Fibre Argenteuil Inc. is now proceeding with registrations for residential and commercial connections that can be made during the coming year. Registered customers will be treated on a priority basis and connected to the network as soon as it is completed by December 2021.
The lack of access permits for the sup- port structures forces Fibre Argenteuil Inc. and the MRC d’Argenteuil to post- pone the deadlines for certain high- speed Internet connections. High-speed internet connections will have to wait in several sectors of Argenteuil. Since last August 6, a coordination table comprised of representatives from the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation, Hydro-Québec, Bell Canada and the MRC d’Argenteuil, has resolved several disputes related to access to support structures. Indeed, technicians involved in the installation of fibre-optic equipment need to have access to certain structures, notably those belonging to Hydro- Québec. Some disputes have been resolved; however, several adequate access permits are still pending. This situation has forced the MRC d’Argenteuil, as well as Fibre Argenteuil Inc., the company mandated to handle the high- speed Internet connection file in the area, to postpone the planned deadlines by two to three months. The fibre-optic networks will therefore be completed in several phases. They are now scheduled to be completed successively from December of this year until December 2021. “The MRC d’Argenteuil is still waiting for tangible results and that it continues to mul- tiply its representations in order to make the governments of Canada and Quebec aware
of the many pitfalls and constraints related to access to these structures,” declared the MRC d’Argenteuil in a press release.
Permits for access to support structures have been issued. However, the radius of action they allow is too small to justify the
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department, le Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien, the Centre de services de l’emploi de Prescott-Russell Employment Services Centre (CSEPR), the Prescott-Russell Entrepreneurship Centre, la Société économique de l”Ontario, the Prescott-Russell Chamber of Commerce (CCPRCC), La Cité collégiale, the Easter Ontario Agri-Food Network, Tourisme Pres- cott-Russell Tourism, l’Union des cultivateurs franco-ontariens, and the Prescott-Russell business community overall. “As an entrepreneur, I recognize the impor- tance of holding events that are designed to generate new ideas and facilitate networking, especially in these unprecedented times,” stated Mark Kelly, KB Media Corp. president, and CCPRCC director. “I encourage all entre- preneurs in the region to participate.” The GEW goal is to “promote the creative spirit” among business owners through workshop activities that let them meet with potential collaborators, mentors, and investors. This year’s GEW is a virtual pro- gram offered free of charge to interested participants. Anyone who wishes to take part in the GEW program can go to http://ow.ly/UZ6R- 30ritfe, check the calendar of events offered during GEW week, and click on the session
The 12 th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Week for business owners takes place in cyberspace this month. The Global Entrepeneurship Week (GEW) series of workshops runs from November 16 to 22, with all of the programming online. The GEW 2020 program is a joint effort of the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) economic development and tourism
link at the designated time for the program they want to take part in. The CSEPR offers two conference ses- sions during this year’s GEW event. The conference themes are adapting to change and cultural diversity. Other GEW program offerings include conferences on effective business networ- king techniques, bilingual training sessions dealing with online sales and also best practices to counter the effect of COVID-19 on business. Des ateliers en ligne gratuits seront offerts dans le cadre de la Semaine mondiale de l’entrepreneuriat, du 16 au 22 novembre, à l’adresse http://ow.ly/UZ6R30ritfe .
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