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We can be reached at 905-294-3868. Our business hours are 8 We continuously strive for perfection. Again offering you over 44 years of experience. Fully licensed and updated in all fields of repairs and complicated automotive systems. Whether it’s a simple lube. oil and filter. emission test.or in-depth diagnostic testing, Theme are approximately 12,000 mm! residents Some axe blocked from getting high- speed service because they are inmareasormeirhomesare blocked by trees “We’re not trying to raise anyone‘s expectations," Rebecâ€" ca Mustard, Whitchurch- StoufMfle's economic devel- opment officer said. “Is it just talk [here ave areas without high-speed lntemet?" 3 Which is why the munici- pality has created an online survey for residents to fill out. But before Whitchurch- Stoufi'ville applies to the pro- gram, it wants to ensure there truly is a need for high~speed access within the rural parts oftown. In March of last year, the province announced the $30- miiiion, four-year initiative, which has so far dolled out more than $8 million to 15 municipalities including Sim~ ooe County and the City of Kawanhaiakea underserviced rural legions in southern Ontario." Dial-up slows up rural business Not happy with its speed. and in an attempt to find an 15. “l have heard people said ‘1 can’t move into this house because we're not able to access high-speed,” Mr. Ferâ€" dinands said. “It's certainly a factor in the decision to buy." As the councillor and resi- dent of a rural ward, Mr. Ferdi- nands is among those forced to use dial-up whenever he wants to usethe Internet “It's plat?! sigm'ficam if you are reliant ( n the Intemet) to conduct your business." Mr. Ferdinands said “The lack of high-speed impedes the size of file you can archange." The slow Internet Eonnec~ tion has also affected house a dial-up connection, which runs between 40 and 50 kbps, that same web page takes about seven seconds. An example of how quick 1.5 mbps is versus dial-up? An average web page takes 039 seconds to load via a 1.5 mbps high-speed connection. Mth ."Ihe municipality defines highâ€"speed Internet access as a download speed no skmer than 1.5 mbps. 5812 Mala 3L. SMIIMIIIO To participate in the town's high-speed lntemet survey, go to townofwaoom to fill out the survey. Residents can also con- tact the town by calling 905- 640-1910 ext. 506 orbye-mall- ing wsldngconnects@bellnet. ca. In the latter two options. residents must provide their civic address and reason why high-speed lntemet access is not available to them. “It's like a cellphone â€" you enter into a long-term con- tract and it‘s a user-fee based system," Mr. Ferdinands said, addingitisalsoveryeasyto inadvertently remain con- nected and “you get a bill larg- er than your mortgage”. While the stick provides a much quicker lntemet con- nection compared to dial-up, it does come with a few prob- lems. alternative solution for himâ€" self and his constituents, Mr. Ferdinands explored options ofieted by Zing-Net. Xplomet and Rogers. which has intro- duced a stick that enables users to connect winelessly to the Internet. "the survey concludw May