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Funding feeds rural hunger for fibre optics

When SWIFT received $180 in combined funding from the Governments of Canada and Ontario through the New Building Canada - Small Communities Fund in July 2016, media coverage highlighted the critical need for fast, reliable…

Melissa O'BrienFebruary 16, 2017

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There’s an app for ag: AgNition

When experienced farmers turn their attention to digital innovation, great things happen. Bringing together technical expertise in agriculture and technology, the team behind AgNition, an innovative ag-tech start-up in Guelph, are building new solutions for…

Melissa O'BrienFebruary 16, 2017

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SWIFT & R2B2: Working Together to Understand Broadband in Rural Communities

We've been working with the team at the University of Guelph's Regional and Rural Broadband Project (R2B2) for several years, and recently reaffirmed this important partnership as part of our shared work in understanding the…

Melissa O'BrienFebruary 16, 2017

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Fresh Spoke: Ebay meets Uber gets local food to vendors without the middle man

The sharing economy is coming to food distribution. FreshSpoke is a new app-based marketplace for local food designed to grow sales and simplify delivery. FreshSpoke exemplifies the kind of innovation that can happen when entrepreneurs, leaders in…

Melissa O'BrienFebruary 16, 2017

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Today is Canada’s Agriculture Day!

Today, we're joining farmers, communities, and organizations across the country in celebrating the importance of agriculture to Canada's past, present, and future as part of Canada's Agriculture Day. Here at SWIFT, we recognize how important…

Melissa O'BrienFebruary 16, 2017

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Connect to Innovate: Update and Clarification for Service Providers and Communities ** New Deadline Date

Connect to Innovate: Update for Service Providers As we work toward releasing the RFPQ to service providers in mid-2017, we know that there are multiple opportunities before service providers in our region this year. One…

Melissa O'BrienJanuary 25, 2017

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University of Guelph to provide real-time research on broadband investments through SWIFT

At its first meeting of 2017, the Board of Directors for the SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) Network approved the continued working relationship between SWIFT and the University of Guelph’s Regional and Rural Broadband (R2B2)…

Melissa O'BrienJanuary 17, 2017

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Connect to Innovate to Complement SWIFT in Building #BroadbandForEveryone

In an announcement today in Wakefield, Quebec, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced the launch of Connect to Innovate, giving a name to the program promised in the 2016 Budget…

Melissa O'BrienDecember 15, 2016

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Congratulations to SWIFT communities Grey County, Lambton County, and Sarnia-Lambton for Smart21 achievement!

Last week, the Intelligent Community Forum announced the Smart21 Communities of 2017 for it's annual Intelligent Community Awards cycle. Three communities in SWIFT territory were named to this year's list of communities leading the way in…

Melissa O'BrienOctober 24, 2016

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SWIFT Appoints Board of Directors

Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology Inc. held its first annual general meeting on August 26 and appointed the first full slate of directors to its board. The meeting follows the announcement from the governments of Canada…

Melissa O'BrienSeptember 1, 2016