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Getting the job done A car fire was quickly brought under control on Sunday afternoon in Wilberforce. Seven volunteer firefighters from Station 4 promptly attended the car fire behind the Wilberforce RE/MAX home office around 3 p.m. May 12. Photo by Kimberly Strong-Knight.
Cell gap project will stretch into 2026 By Lisa Gervais It will still be two years before some Haliburton County residents, and visitors, can make and receive phone calls on major roadways, as well as do email, web browsing, social media, video conferencing, movie streaming, and other more data intensive applications.
The Eastern Ontario Regional Network’s (EORN) director of communications, Lisa Severson, updated County council May 8 on the cell gap project that began in 2021. When complete, the plan aims for 99 per cent coverage in the region for calls; 95 per cent for email, web browsing and social media, and 85 per cent for more data-
intensive applications. Partners, the federal and provincial governments, the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus, and Rogers, are investing more than $300 million, including about $31 million in Haliburton County. Severson provided a concrete example of the project’s goals. She said she was in Belleville for a course recently and was not
connected to their Wi-Fi network “I went out to my car and I was able to do a Zoom meeting. It’ll enable things like that. Or, if you have your EMS folks, or your public works people out on the roads, they’ll be able to connect with the hospital in the event of an emergency.
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