Blue Sky Net
102-150 First Avenue West P1B 3B9 North Bay, ON, Canada

We need your speed! Take the CIRA internet performance test and help us improve internet access across Greater Sudbury. The Universal Broadband Fund is $1.75 b...illion in infrastructure support to advance projects with partners like the Canada Infrastructure Bank to connect Canadian households and businesses in underserved communities over the next six years. In order to qualify for funding, Greater Sudbury residents are asked to help us identify underserviced areas with just a couple of clicks. Take the speed test anywhere you are in the community, home, work, school and we’ll do the rest! http://www.connectednorth.ca/#speedtestlink Fou de vitesse! Soumettez votre connexion Internet à un test de vitesse et aidez-nous à améliorer l’accès Internet partout dans le Grand Sudbury. Le Fonds pour la large bande universelle, qui s’élève à 1,75 milliards de dollars, soutient les projets d’infrastructure en collaboration avec des partenaires comme la Banque de l’infrastructure du Canada en vue d’aider les ménages et les entreprises dans les communautés canadiennes mal desservies à obtenir une bonne connexion Internet au cours des six prochaines années. Afin que le Grand Sudbury soit admissible à ce fonds, les résidents sont priés de nous aider à identifier les régions mal desservies avec quelques clics de la souris. Soumettez votre connexion Internet à un test de vitesse n’importe où dans la communauté, que ce soit à la maison, au travail ou à l’école, et nous nous occuperons du reste! http://www.connectednorth.ca/#speedtestlink

attention Township of Chisholm : On January 20th, 2021 it was announced that Spectrum Group (NetSpectrum) would be building two Internet towers in the Township of Chisholm, improving coverage and internet speeds in the area. Coverage is estimated and may be subject to alterations or modifications before deployment. A more in-depth community consultation will take place, but for information purposes, you can review the estimated coverage areas for the two new internet towers ...by going to the following link on Blue Sky Net: https://blueskynet.ca/chisholm-township-broadband-improvem/

Multi-Tower Wireless Access Approach Will Bring High-Performance Internet to Ahmic Harbour and Ahmic Lake Area. CENGN is announcing the launch of an innovative project that will bring high-performance broadband access to the village of Ahmic Harbour and the Ahmic Lake Area within the Municipality of Magnetawan. This project is part of CENGN’s Northern Ontario Residential Broadband program and will serve as a model for high-performance service expansion across large lakes for other communities across the province. https://www.cengn.ca/cengn-announces-northern-ontario-broa/

Universal Broadband Fundsupported project will bring high-speed Internet to the Wahnapitae First Nation in Greater Sudbury. Indigenous people and rural Ontarians to benefit from increased connectivity January 21, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario... The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much we rely on our connections. Now more than ever, Canadians across the country need access to reliable high-speed Internet as many of us are working, learning and communicating with friends and family from home. Right now, too many Canadians living in rural and remote communities lack access to high-speed Internet. Through the Universal Broadband Fund’s (UBF) Rapid Response Stream, the Government of Canada is taking immediate action to get Canadians connected to the high-speed Internet they need. Today, Marc G. Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt, on behalf of the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced $269,000 in funding for Blue Sky Net to bring high-speed Internet to the Wahnapitae First Nation community on the northwest shore of Wanapitei Lake, northeast of Sudbury. This project will connect 74 underserved households to high-speed Internet, including 68 Indigenous households. The full press release can be found in the link below: https://www.canada.ca//universal-broadband-fundsupported-p

For the many years that we have worked to expand Broadband in Northern Ontario, we have looked to the Province for help. This project is no different and with the support of the municipality and the Province, at a time where access to Broadband has never been more needed, we are grateful once again for this support. Susan Church, Blue Sky Economic Growth Corporation "Spectrum Telecom is proud to work with Blue Sky Economic Growth Corp. to expand and improve rural broadband internet in the Township of Chisholm .This project could not proceed without the generous contributions from The Township of Chisholm and the Ministry of Infrastructure, as well as the tireless work of Blue Sky Net." Jason Bionda, Vice President/Broadband Division, Spectrum Group

CRTC launches consultation to strengthen Canadians’ online safety. The CRTC launched a consultation on its proposed framework to address botnets, harmful networks of malware-infected computers that are under the control of a malicious actor. Botnets facilitate some of the most damaging cyber attacks, including ransomware and identity theft. These attacks cause significant harm to Canadians, businesses and organizations that provide critical services such as hospitals, schools... and government bodies. Measures to block botnet traffic could prevent attacks and help to protect Canadians. The Commission is seeking comments on the appropriateness and need for telecommunications service providers to adopt blocking techniques within their networks, including what safeguards would be necessary to ensure privacy, transparency and effectiveness. The Commission has the authority and mandate to address malicious activity facilitated by botnets under the Telecommunications Act. Canadians are invited to submit their comments by March 15, 2021. To learn more and how to submit your comments, visit the following link: https://www.canada.ca//crtc-launches-consultation-to-stren

"Announced originally in Budget 2019 as $1 billion, today's additional funding of $750 million for the Universal Broadband Fund will help advance projects with partners, like the Canada Infrastructure Bank, to connect Canadian households and businesses in underserved communities over the next six years. This includes a $150 million Rapid Response Stream with an accelerated application process to allow shovel-ready projects to get started right away. With today's announcement, our government has made $6.2 billion available for universal broadband since 2015." https://www.newswire.ca//connecting-all-canadians-to-high-

Any time funding is announced for broadband internet services it’s good news, according to the executive director of Blue Sky Net. Susan Church of North Bay-based Blue Sky Net, whose aim is to facilitate broadband access to unserved and underserved areas, said the $1.75 billion announced Monday by the federal government, in an effort to connect 98 per cent of Canadians across the country to high-speed internet by 2026, combined with almost $1 billion announced by the province last week, is certainly a positive reading for the region. https://www.nugget.ca//feds-province-commit-to-improved-hi

https://occ.ca/canada-united-small-business-relief-fund/ Canada United Small Business Relief Fund Grants of up to $5,000 available... Created by RBC, Canada United is a movement to support local businesses in communities across the country. The Canada United Small Business Relief Fund (CUSBRF) was established to help small businesses offset the cost of expenses to reopen safely or adopt digital technologies to move more of their business online. The CUSBRF will be managed by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the national Chamber network in support of other chambers and partners to help small Canadian businesses with their recovery efforts as a result of COVID-19. Successful applicants will receive a relief grant of up to $5,000.

Collectively, we are the catalyst for change, states Susan Church, Executive Director, Blue Sky Economic Growth Corporation. We recognize that Northern Ontario is unique. While there are organizations in southern and eastern Ontario that are doing the same kind of work that we do, the fact that the five of us are collaborating to address the geographic challenges of the Northwhereas individually we couldn’tis what sets us apart and is helping to move the yardstick. http://fednor.gc.ca//si/fednor-fednor.nsf/eng/fn04596.html

Cyber Security Awareness Month is an internationally recognized campaign held each October to inform the public of the importance of cyber security. This campaign is focused on helping all Canadians be more secure online, by being informed and knowing the simple steps to take to protect themselves, their families, their workplace, and their devices. The month is divided in to weekly themes which highlight different aspects of cyber security. https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/csam-2020-theme-page

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