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The warden for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell is happy that the 2018 provincial budget, presented last week, promises funding help for better, more reliable cellular phone service for all Eastern Ontario. i*UTHSFBUOFXTGPSUIF&BTUFSO0OUBSJP Cellular Gap project,” said François St-Amour, current warden for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) and mayor of The /BUJPONVOJDJQBMJUZ The provincial
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“It’s great news for the Eastern Ontario Cellular Gap project”
CSPBECBOETFSWJDFJO0OUBSJPTSVSBMBOE northern communities. That includes «up to NJMMJPOvGPSUIF&BTUFSO0OUBSJP$FMMVMBS (BQQSPKFDUPGUIF&BTUFSO0OUBSJP8BSEFOT $BVDVT &08$ BOEUIF&BTUFSO0OUBSJP 3FHJPOBM/FUXPSL &03/ HSPVQ The Cellular Gap project builds on the TVDDFTTPG&03/TCSPBECBOEJNQSPWFNFOU QSPKFDUGPS&BTUFSO0OUBSJP JODSFBTJOHIJHI speed Internet access across the region. That includes rural areas that were limited CFGPSFUIF&03/QSPKFDUUPUFMFQIPOFEJBMVQ BDDFTTBOEJUTTMPXFS/FUTFSWJDF
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Le président François St-Amour, des Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell, est heureux du fait que le budget de l’Ontario prévoit du prévoit un financement pour un service de téléphonie cellulaire de meilleure qualité et plus fiable dans l’est de l’Ontario. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
«People will accept the budget once the election is done,» he said.
government wins re-election in the June QPMMT UIFOUIF0OUBSJPCVEHFUBOEJUT funding guarantees are secure.
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