Fibre break near Ignace leaves remote First Nations north to Bearskin disconnected
Update March 25, 2008 7:36 PM
Just notified that all service has been restored.
Update March 25, 2008 1:51 PM
Poles have been installed now splicing Fiber. Estimate time of repair is late evening.
Update March 25, 2008 12:16 PM
Major fault is a logging machine caught our cable and tore down some poles. Major restoration is underway with no confirmed estimated time of repair as of yet.
A message from Kingfisher Lake First Nation, Chief Matt Winter ...
Our long distance phone service is down in the community since Sunday evening around 8 PM. We can only do local calls. Our internet service is also not working.
Can you spread the word from over there.
Thank you!
Chief Matt Winter
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From Bell Canada ... on March 25 at 8:30 am
THERE 2 TECHS ON SITE AND MORE TECHS ARE ON ROUTE FROM IGNACE & THUNDER BAY TO ASSIST, ETA 10:45
and ...
Subject: RE: North of Ignace down...
There has been a major fibre damage between Ignace and the Radio relay site located just outside Igance.
Crews have been dispatched to replace a section of the fibre at this time.