Projects

In late 2022 Durham OneNet started construction of Project Genesis as a major expansion of the Regional Broadband Network into rural areas of Durham. We partnered with Vianet to carry out the build and deliver high speed Internet service to approximately 1400 rural residents and businesses in Durham

The project is now substantially complete with an expanded scope of over 1,800 rural homes, businesses, farms and municipal sites in the following communities, as well as many premises in between, now able to access high-speed Internet:

• Balsam
• Blackwater
• Chalk Lake
• Columbus
• South Courtice
• Dagmar & Glen Major
• Manchester
• Myrtle
• Myrtle Station
• Raglan
• Saintfield
• Shirley
• Silver Spring Cres, Wagg Rd, Reid Rd in Uxbridge
• Victoria Corners

This project is made possible with funding from the Federal Government’s Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) program and Ontario’s Improving Connectivity for Ontario (ICON) program.

See how Vianet and Project Genesis are making an impact in rural Durham.

The 36 kilometre fibre path heads north on Brock Road from Taunton Road, through the hamlets of Brougham, Claremont, and Coppins Corners, to Highway 47 and then extending south into Goodwood before continuing north on Highway 47 into Uxbridge. This project was partially funded by the Investment in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP). The Region owns the conduit and fibre backbone and is in talks with several Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that are interested in leveraging this backbone to serve rural residents and businesses. Once commercial agreements are signed, these ISPs will be responsible for building the last-mile infrastructure to connect homes to the service, providing increased access for residents and ongoing revenue for Durham OneNet. 

Construction on the project began in October 2021 and was completed in the summer of 2022.