Project Funding and Partner Selection

Addressing the broadband gap has been a longstanding priority of the City of Kawartha Lakes as this vital infrastructure is essential to support ongoing economic development. The business community and City residents have consistently indicated that addressing this key necessity should be a priority for civic leadership. In its 2007 budget, the Government of Ontario announced one-time funding assistance for municipalities that were in a high state of readiness to implement and sustain broadband capability under its Rural Connections …The Ontario Municipal Rural Broadband Partnership Program. This program is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) with support from the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services and the Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Thirty municipalities applied for funding under the program. The City of Kawartha Lakes was one of 18 successful applicants, due to the ongoing focus placed upon broadband and the preparatory work that had already been done both by City leaders and community organizations, particularly our non profit organization, the Technology Alliance Group.