Phase 2 will expand the current fiber network to additional areas of the County. The Government of Canada provided specific criteria for the selection of included homes, Sturgeon County Council expanded the eligible homes and sub-divisions to include additional areas. This includes homes along the provided route, remaining homes in selected sub-divisions, and adjacent areas.
Planned Subdivisions & Communities:
- Alcomdale
- Carbondale
- Cameron Park
- Casa Vista
- Dreamnook
- Gibbonslea
- Glenview Acres
- Grandview Heights
- Green Acres
- Hillsborough
- Lily Lake Estates
- Lost Pointe Lake
- Namao
- Namao Ridge
- Sturgeon View Estates
- St. Nicholas
- Woodridge
Construction Process
Construction areas will be notified to complete the necessary Access Agreements once construction is scheduled for that location. It is important that Access Agreements are completed prior to construction commencing to ensure no delays in construction or installation.
Construction is completed by four major crews; Transport, Access, Drop and the Installation/ Activation crews.
View our Broadband Construction Map for live updates from our construction crews, to see an overview of the ongoing project process.
Access Agreements
In order to complete installation from the roadside to your home or business a completed Access Agreement is required to allow contractors permission to enter the property.
Contractor crews are committed to avoiding damage to properties with minimally invasive installation, and the property will be restored to its original grade with additional topsoil and grass seed added as required. Access Agreements must be signed and returned to the County for each of your properties.
The Access Agreement document will be made available soon.
Transport Crew
Transport teams are equipped to run the large fibre cables that connect subdivisions, hamlets and industrial parks together. You’ll usually see them ploughing or drilling along county roads or provincial highways.
Access Crew
Access teams run fibre in subdivisions, hamlets and industrial parks. You’ll see them running fibre along the local roads right up near your property. They don’t go onto your property, but can get close considering other utilities already buried in the area. See the page on Rights-Of-Way for more information on where they will be working. Access teams cross a lot of driveways. They use horizontal drills to go under the driveway so that they don’t damage it.
Drop Crew
Drop crews take single strands of fibre from the nearest splice point (usually a small pedestal) and take it onto your property to the outside edge of your home or business, usually near where other utilities enter your building. They will use a combination of ploughing and horizontal drilling to install the drop fibre efficiently while protecting your property.
Installation and Activation
Installation crews take the fibre from the Drop crews and run it into your house and terminate the fibre at a small device called an Optical Network Terminal (ONT). The ONT will need to be plugged into a nearby outlet near where it enters the house.
Optical Terminal Network (ONT)
Once your drop installation is complete you are ready to have your Optical Network Terminal (ONT) installed and activated, more information will be provided closer to installation dates.
Subscribe with an Internet Service Provider
Once your Optical Network Terminal is installed. You are now ready to sign-up with an internet service provider and begin experiencing the benefits of high-speed internet.
Residents can learn more about the Internet Services Providers by connecting with them directly. Complete a request and your information will be passed directly to the providers of your choosing, for the purpose of contacting you with information on opening account on the fibre network.
- Research Internet Service Providers that provide service for the Sturgeon County Fibre Network. Although they all use the same fibre network to deliver their services, they have differences in price, services, and levels of customer service. It is recommended that you check into each of these ISPs to pick the one that best aligns with your needs. More information can be found on our website: www.SturgeonCounty.ca/Internet
- To subscribe with the Internet Service Provider of your choice, contact the provider for information on starting this process.
- Your chosen Internet Service Provider will complete any required equipment installation/ setup and get you online, ready to enjoy the benefits of the high-speed fibre network.
Additional ISP information will be added soon.
