Cogeco Network Expansion Update

As of April 27, 2023:

Starting in 2019, Cogeco began a fibre backbone project in partnership with Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) as part of their Connect to Innovate (CTI) program. This project is the crucial first step to providing high-speed Internet in the region, as it establishes a fibre connection between Petawawa and Deep River/Chalk River, providing increased bandwidth. As this project is nearing completion, with the final components planned for Spring 2023, Cogeco now intends to move into Phase 2 for the area.

As part of Infrastructure Ontario’s Accelerated High Speed Internet Program (AHSIP), Cogeco will be expanding its high-speed broadband services to almost 6,000 premises across Arnprior, Deep River, Head, Clara & Maria, Laurentian Hills, Laurentian Valley, Petawawa, and Whitewater Region with a predominantly fibre-to-the-home solution.

Design work is now underway, and full project completion is planned for December 2025, with Cogeco's goal of having some homes progressively serviceable by the end of 2024. Further details, including specific communities within the scope of work, will be communicated as the design work progresses and permitting begins.