" ' ' " * 3 & 4 r # 6 4 * / & 4 4 PUSH BEGINS FOR ULTRA-FAST INTERNET
Un programme qui aide les petites entreprises à démarrer est de nou- veau au travail. Le Centre d’entrepreneuriat de Prescott et Russell (CEPR) a rétabli son programme Entreprise en démarrage Plus pour aider les petites et moyennes entreprises de la région. Le programme fournit une aide financière, des conseils, ainsi qu’un ser- vice de formation et de mentorat pour les propriétaires d’entreprises locales. «Au cours des dernières années, nous avons assisté au démarrage et à la croissance de nombreuses grandes entre- prises grâce à l’aide de ce programme», a déclaré Lisa Langevin, responsable du projet du CEPR . Le programme sera actif en octobre, mais les personnes intéressées peuvent contacter le CEPR dès maintenant pour obtenir des informations et déposer des demandes d’aide. L’objectif du programme est d’aider à la création de nouvelles petites et moyennes entreprises dans la région, d’aider les entreprises existantes à se développer ou d’aider les personnes qui souhaitent acheter une entreprise existante qui est disponible à la vente. Le CEPR s’associe également à des coachs d’entreprises du ministère du Développement économique, de la Création d’emplois et du Commerce, pour offrir des séminaires virtuels qui proposent aux entrepreneurs locaux des conseils et d’autres outils de dévelop- pement des entreprises, notamment l’élaboration d’un plan d’affaires. La situation actuelle de la pandémie a entrainé des changements dans le programme par rapport à l’année der- nière. Cette année, le programme local peut offrir des subventions allant jusqu’à 2500 dollars et un maximum de 13 can- didats. L’argent est mis à la disposition des propriétaires nouveaux ou actuels ou des petites et moyennes entreprises et peut servir à l’achat d’équipement, au développement de sites web ou à d’autres dépenses liées au démarrage ou à l’expansion d’une entreprise. PETITES ENTREPRISES: RETOUR DU PROGRAMME D’AIDE
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Lobbying has begun to get the federal and provincial governments to con- firm financial support for an ultra-fast Internet service project for Eastern Ontario. The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) is pressing both senior-level govern- ments to confirm their participation and financial support for a $1.6 billion public- private partnership proposal for the EORN Gig Project. The goal is to expand the existing EORN broadband project to provide ultra-fast Internet service to homes and businesses in the region. “This would be a game changer for East- ern Ontario,” stated Andy Letham, chairman of the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus (EOWC), “to attract and retain businesses and residents, and to compete globally over the long term.” The EORN Gig Project would upgrade the existing high-speed Internet service for the region to provide one gigabit per second connection time and also support real-time data-sharing with new “smart computer” technologies. The current pandemic situation has af- fected businesses, student learning, health- care, and government services, with more demands on the Internet as people work and study at home and also stay in contact with family and friends. EORN and its supporters argue that the Gig Project is necessary to guarantee both community and economic development for the region’s future. “Demand for broadband is growing ex- ponentially,” stated J. Murray Jones, EORN chairman. “Half measures and baby steps won’t get us there. We need a long-term solution.” The financial plan for the Gig Project in- volves federal and provincial support funds, loans from the Canada Infrastructure Bank and the private sector. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has stated that a download speed of 50 Megabytes per second and an upload speed of 10 Mbps are the “minimum basic service level” for Internet.
Ultra-fast Internet service for home and office could be a reality for Eastern Ontario if the Eastern Ontario Regional Network can get senior government and private sector support for its Gig Project. — stock photo
EORN research indicates the average global broadband speed is 92 Mbps and will reach 110 Mbps by 2030. The EORN Gig Project would mean a service speed capacity
of 1000 Mbps through a fibre-optic cable network that reaches throughout Eastern Ontario before 2030 if the public-private partnership is achieved.
THE END OF THE PRESCOTT-RUSSELL TRAIL?
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
extending the lease agreement cited a SFQPSUGSPNUIF6$13QVCMJDXPSLTEFQBSU - ment presented during the meeting. The report provided a preliminary assessment of the costs for future maintenance of the recreational trail over the next 10 years. 5IFSFQPSUJOEJDBUFEUIBUUIF6$13XPVME have to budget $400,000 to $600,000 a year to maintain the trail in safe condition for users. Comments from some mayors JOEJDBUFEUIF6$13DPVMECFUUFSTQFOEUIF money on its own county road improvements. The proposed two-year extension of the MFBTFBHSFFNFOUXJUI7*"3BJMXPVMEIBWF TFFOUIFSBJMXBZDPNQBOZQSPWJEFUIF6$13 with $40,000 a year for each of the two years towards upkeep of the recreational trail. 0ODF UIF6$13TFOET7*"3BJMXSJUUFO notice for termination of the lease agree- ment, there is a 90-day period before the end of the deal becomes official. Most readers who commented about the decision on EAP’s social media pages expressed concern over the potential loss of the popular recreational trail.
It may be the beginning of the end for the Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail. 5IF6OJUFE$PVOUJFTPG1SFTDPUU3VTTFMM DPVODJM 6$13 WPUFE JO B SFDPSEFE vote Wednesday, September 23, against a two-year extension of the lease agreement CFUXFFOUIF6$13BOE7*"3BJMDPODFSOJOH the former railway route that has served as the Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail. The 72-kilometre-long walking and cycling trail extends from one end of the Prescott-Russell to the other, with links to recreational trails in the Ottawa area and also those leading into Eastern Québec. The mayors of Alfred-Plantagenet, Russell, and East Hawkesbury Townships, and the municipalities of The Nation and Casselman voted against extension of the lease agree- ment. The mayors for the City of Clarence- Rockland, Champlain Township, and the Town of Hawkesbury voted in favour. Several of the mayors voting against
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The popular Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail may be coming to the end of its lifespan. The United Counties of Prescott-Russell council voted 5-3 against a two-year extension of the lease with VIA Rail for use of the former rail line route that serves as the recreational trail. — archives
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