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We spend most of the summer close to home, so Brad can work on the farm most days.  This is Nickle Lake, near Weyburn, Sask.

Editor’s Column: The internet and stubble height

By Leeann Minogue August 3, 2018

I was hopeful. The media had been alerted that the Honourable Ralph Goodale would be in Regina to make an announcement about rural internet on June 8. As I’ve mentioned, my own personal rural internet problem has been solved, for now, since a new private company put up more towers in our area. But I […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: High speed high hopes

By Leeann Minogue March 27, 2018

A few months ago I used this space to whine about describe the internet speed on our farm. The key word was “slow.” Since then, another local provider has sprung up. It’s using newer technology, and it has been building towers all over southeast Saskatchewan. We signed up right away, and we couldn’t be happier. […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: New Internet plan, same problems

By Leeann Minogue January 25, 2017

If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know that I live on a farm in southeast Saskatchewan where our Internet access is not exactly stellar. I’ve written in these pages that the Internet has become a basic service — something we absolutely need in rural areas. And so, when I came home from our Christmas holiday […] Read more

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CRTC makes broadband a basic service

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 21, 2016

Gatineau | Reuters — Broadband internet access will be considered a basic service in Canada, the country’s telecom regulator said Wednesday, setting a higher target for download speeds and creating a fund that could see providers paying more to help meet those goals. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said it was establishing a […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: The lowdown on rural Internet access

By Leeann Minogue March 9, 2016

Oh the irony. I thought I’d do a little research before I wrote about Internet access in rural Canada. So I turned to the Internet, typed in some likely search terms and… waited. Then I waited some more. I live on a farm in southeast Saskatchewan. Although oil activity has fallen off drastically in the […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: The internet and stubble height

Editor’s Column: High speed high hopes

Editor’s Column: New Internet plan, same problems

CRTC makes broadband a basic service

Editor’s Column: The lowdown on rural Internet access

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