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MEDIA RELEASE
MUNICIPALITY OF CHESTER – The Municipality of Chester (MOC) has invested $150,000 to
secure seven tower sites as part of a federally led Connect to Innovate wireless broadband
internet project spanning the Municipality of Chester, Municipality of Lunenburg and the
Region of Queens.
When completed, internet service provider TNC Wireless Ltd. will offer high-speed, wireless
internet packages to 3,782 eligible households in MOC at rates of between 5 and 10 Mbps
download speed, which is up to 85% higher than the current service at the p roposed sites.
Construction and installations will begin as early as September 2019 with the placement of a
main network site in the Chester Basin area. Following that, three towers will be erected in
Dauphinees, Nine Mile Lake and Seffernville by December 2019. The final three towers in Camp
Lake, the Forties, and Christie Lake will be in place by September 2020.
Funding for this leg of the project will fall under a contribution agreement between MOC, with
an investment of $150,000, TNC Wireless, covering all costs associated with customer
equipment, and the Federal Government, contributing 75% of infrastructure costs through their
Connect to Innovate Fund.
“We are pleased to contribute funding to this Connect to Innovate Project with TNC and
provide residents struggling with poor internet service a measure of relief,” says Allen Webber,
Warden for the Municipality of Chester. “Internet has become a necessity for many, and
without adequate service, residents and businesses are at a disadvantage.”
More broadly, Develop Nova Scotia has been tasked with making reliable rural internet more
accessible to Nova Scotians. They are currently reviewing submissions from service providers on
how to make that happen using 25 Mbps download speed as a minimum standard.
TNC Wireless is offering their project as an interim solution to help residents until Develop Nova
Scotia is in a position to implement their strategic plan. Once that occurs, TNC intends to apply
for additional funding to increase speeds.
DATE: April 30, 2019
SUBJECT: MUNICIPALITY OF CHESTER SEEKS TO
IMPROVE INTERNET SERVICES
STATUS: PUBLIC: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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For more information, please contact Erin Lowe, Economic Development Officer, at
elowe@chester.ca or 902-275-4138.
CONTACT INFORMATION
List contacts here. Our spokespersons are:
Allen Webber, Warden
Desk 902-275-4145
Cell 902-275-8373
awebber@chester.ca
Erin Lowe, Economic Development Officer
Desk 902-275-4138
Cell 902-277-1174
elowe@chester.ca
Murray Caines, President/CEO
TNC Wireless Ltd.
Phone 709-638-3000
mcaines@hitechcom.ca