06 - April 8, 2021 Connectivity Committee Agenda Package
CONNECTIVITY COMMITTEE
MEETING
Thursday,April 8, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Meeting to be held electronically.
Agenda
1.Approval of Agenda
2.Adoption of March 11, 2021 Minutes
3.Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
4.SWIFT Request for Proposal Update (Verbal) – Warden Marks
5. – Director
of EngineeringServices
6.Correspondence
a.Email from Mike BachnerRe: Connectivity in Elgin and SWIFT RFP
Results
7.Date of Next Meeting
8.Adjournment
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Good evening Katherine.
Further to our ongoing dialogue on rural broadband internet service for my property at 6596 Fairview
Road in Central Elgin, I can advise that Xplornet has confirmed that they cannot service my property. In
addition, the made-in-Elgin solution, Uplink Wireless from Belmont, is also unable to provide service.
I was, however, very encouraged to read the recent announcement of $6 Million of SWIFT-funded fibre
and fixed wireless broadband expansion in Elgin County; that is, until I accessed their site and noted that
none of the approved projects are within Central Elgin. This was very disappointing.
• Southwold, with an estimated population of 4807 (2020 estimates, Stats Can), will receive
service expansion.
• Dutton-Dunwich, with an estimated population of 4805, will receive service expansion.
• West Elgin, with an estimated population of 5157, will receive service expansion.
• Bayham, with an estimated population of 7929, will receive service expansion.
And yet, the more heavily-populated Municipality of Central Elgin, with an estimated population of
13,271 residents, will not receive service expansion.
As a rate-payer in rural Central Elgin, I am at a loss to understand this situation. I will welcome contact
from a representative of the Connectivity Committee to further discuss this situation. Please feel free to
relay this correspondence to the Committee.
Thank you.
Best regards,
Mike Bachner
Cell: 519-272-6979
mikebachner60@gmail.com