The municipalities of Lunenburg and Chester, along with the Region of Queens wants to hear about resident’s high-speed Internet.
The speed tests are an attempt to determine which areas need to be upgraded.
Queens Mayor David Dagley says getting accurate data will be helpful when applying for provincial and federal funding.
“Because Ottawa appears to assume in their previous research that we have faster speeds in the Region of Queens, in many areas, than we actually do.”
Have you taken the Internet Performance Test? Help us map accurate upload and download speeds in the the Region of Queens Municipality. Go to the https://t.co/PUmgYGBBt4 – check to be sure the map pin on the is in the spot you are taking the test, and then click “Start”. pic.twitter.com/Mhc9KrHqli
— Region of Queens (@RegionofQueens) August 17, 2018
Dagley says they want to have hard data on hand to back-up their position when the time comes.
“We certainly know there’s going to be a program coming out of the province over the next six months and we expect that there will be a re-offering of additional money from Ottawa. We want to be prepared.”
Dagley says the program will run for the next five months or so.
To participate, you can check your Internet speed by following this link.
Reported by: Ed Halverson
Twitter: @edwardhalverson
E-mail: halverson.ed@radioabl.ca
