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Counties council rallies behind cellphone project
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
report to the counties council on the 2018 inaugural meeting of the EOWC. The EORN Cellular and Public Safety Broadband Network project (CPSBN) seeks to eliminate “dead zones” for cellular phone service in Eastern Ontario. These “dead zones” can hamper economic development for somemunicipalities in Eastern Ontario, discouraging investors fromconsidering an area for projects. The cell gap is also identified as one of the reasons for local youth to leave an area after graduation in quest of high-paying jobs as well as a place to live that supports an online lifestyle. “That (cell gap) is a detriment, and quite a hurdle, in maintaining our youth here,” said Parisien. The project also seeks to expand the public safety aspect of cellphone service by opening the existing emergency cellular ser- vice band available for police departments.
Such expansion wouldmake it available for regional fire departments and ambulance services. EORN and the EOWC seek a private-pub- lic partnership for the $213 million cellular gap project, with investment in cash or in kind coming from senior and local levels of government and the private sector.The proj- ect will also build on the success of EORN’s original broadband expansion project for Eastern Ontario, which resulted in almost complete high-speed Internet availability throughout the region. The EOWC presented the cell gap project to Premier Wynne, cabinet ministers and senior provincial government officials dur- ing the Rural OntarioMunicipal Association (ROMA) conference in Toronto, over the January 21 weekend. “Everyone said it was a very good presentation,” saidWarden Fran- çois St-Amour. “The future is all wireless.”
Parisien noted that provincial officials made no promises, but he expressed hope that the cell gap project might be considered for capital funding in this year’s provincial budget.
All of Eastern Ontario is getting behind to support a project to close up holes in the regional cellphone communications network. The Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus (EOWC) has given top priority to support for the Eastern Ontario Regional Network’s (EORN) project, which aims to improve cel- lular phone service in the region.The United Counties of Prescott-Russell council (UCPR) voted unanimous support, during its Janu- ary 24 session, for both the project and for the EOWC as the spearhead for the regional lobby pointing at the provincial and federal governments. “The number one priority for this year is the cellular gap project,” said Stéphane Parisien, UCPR administrator, in a verbal
&/ #3&' r #3 * &'4 PC leadership vote Progressive Conservative supporters, including current party members, are urged to confirm their eligibility to vote in the current party leadership campaign. The three candidates are Caroline Mulroney, Christine Elliott, and Doug Ford. The televised leadership debate is February 15 on TVO. Deadline for memberships is February 16. Mail-out of voting verification identity numbers and instructions is February 20. Voting period is March 2 to 8 with the leadership conven- tion March 10. For more details go to www.gpr. ontariopc.ca. – Gregg Chamberlain Snow shovel assault Mackenzie Lauren-Sweet of Stittsville received a suspended sentence with a 12-month probation after he pled guilty to assault with a weapon during the February 7 provincial court session in L’Orignal. The charge resulted from a police investigation of an incident December 9, 2017 in Russell Township during which Lauren-Sweet struck a person on the back with a snow shovel. Conditions of his probation include taking coun- selling on domestic violence and substance/ alcohol abuse. He is banned from possessing any weapons for two years and must provide police with a blood sample for DNA records. He must pay a $100 victim’s surcharge fine and is ordered to avoid contact with the complain- ant during the term of his probation. – Gregg Chamberlain Fine for drugs Martin M. Laplante of Casselman pled guilty to possession of cannabis resin, also known as hashish or hash, during the January provincial court session in L’Orignal. The charge resulted from a September 1, 2017 police investiga- tion, during which a knife was also seized. He received a conditional discharge with a $600 fine. – Gregg Chamberlain Une meilleure couverture des services de téléphonie cellulaire dans la région demeure une priorité économique des présidents de comtés de l’Est ontarien membres de l’Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus. L’organisme régional veut éliminer les « zones mortes » du service cellulaire, qui entravent le développement économique..
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