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.

When construction is planned in an area, homeowners will be contacted to sign an Access Agreement. These agreements must be signed before work begins. This helps prevent delays with construction or installation.

Four main crews work on the project: Transport, Access, Drop, and Installation/Activation crews.

You can check the Broadband Construction Map for live updates from the crews and to see the progress of the project.

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 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. Access teams cross a lot of driveways. They use horizontal drills to go under the driveway so that they don’t damage it.

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.

The installation crews bring the fibre from the Drop crews into your home. They connect the fibre to a small device called an Optical Network Terminal (ONT). The ONT needs to be plugged into a nearby power outlet where the fibre enters your house.