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Eastern Ontario Organizations Receive $1 Million in Funding from CMHC

For Immediate Release July 17, 2024

Eastern Ontario Organizations Receive $1 Million in Funding from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Funds meant to support localizing communal servicing

Glenburnie, ON – The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), 2B Developments, the Frontenac Municipal Services Corporation (FMSC) and the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) announced today the awarding of Stage 1 funding from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Housing Supply Challenge...

Improved Cell Service Now Available in 21 Eastern Ontario Communities

(Peterborough, ON) – The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, and Rogers Communications announced today that Rogers 5G mobile services are now available in 21 communities across Eastern Ontario. Forty-two new cell towers and four additional upgrades to existing sites are completed, and now offer Rogers 5G mobile services to residents, businesses and visitors.

Rogers 5G mobile services are now available in parts of the following areas:

City...

EORN Permit Pilot Program, in Partnership with Transnomis, to Support Achievement of AHSIP Goals

The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) is excited to announce the launch of the EORN Permit Pilot, a groundbreaking program aimed at supporting municipalities and internet service providers (ISPs) through improved permitting processes as they deliver rural broadband connectivity in eastern Ontario as part of the Accelerated High-Speed Internet Program (AHSIP). This initiative is being worked on in collaboration with Transnomis, a leader in advanced cloud-based road communications and road...

Improved Cell Service Now Available in 26 Eastern Ontario Communities

(Belleville, ON) – The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, and Rogers Communications announced today that Rogers 5G mobile services are now available in additional areas. In building 18 new sites and making upgrades to an additional seven existing sites, Rogers 5G mobile services are now available for the first time for residents in parts of the following areas:

County of Renfrew

County of Northumberland

County of Lennox and Addington

County...

Improved Cell Service Now Available in Nine Eastern Ontario Communities

The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), the Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure, Infrastructure Canada and Rogers Communications announced today that Rogers 5G mobile services are now available in nine eastern Ontario communities, including four counties and one single-tier municipality.

Through nine new wireless sites and upgrades to 37 existing sites, Rogers 5G service is now available for the first time in the following underserved areas:

• Ontario County Highway 2 from Belleville to...