Blue Sky Net

04/02/2026

Happy Easter from the Blue Sky Net team!

03/31/2026

Excited to be part of CanWISP 2026! This conference brings together independent and regional internet providers, vendors, partners, and government representatives — including the Hon. Sam Oosterhoff (pictured) — to connect, share insights, and discuss the opportunities and challenges of expanding broadband infrastructure across Canada.

03/25/2026

Attention entrepreneurs & small business owners!

Join us to learn bookkeeping basics & software with Beattie Balanced Books.

We will be covering:
- Quickbooks software overview & getting started
- Setting up accounts
- The types of accounts (asset, liability, revenue, expenses)
- Quickbooks tips
- General bookkeeping best practices

Date/Time: April 8th, 2026 from 6:00-8:00pm
Location: 91 Water St., Sundridge
NOTE: Pre-registration is required. Fees are $10 for Almaguin Chamber members and $15 for non-members.

To register, please visit: https://almaguinhighlandschamberofcommerce.wildapricot.org/event-6590004

This TBC event is in collaboration with Almaguin Community Economic Development - ACED , Explore Almaguin and the Almaguin Highlands Chamber of Commerce .

03/03/2026

📣Our fourth annual Northern Ontario Broadband Report releases today!

Read the full report here: https://connectednorth.ca/resources/

02/26/2026

It's fitting that we're sharing our Municipal and First Nations GIS usage and training survey today as Esri Canada has also released this highlight article of our GIS initiatives today!

Read the article here: https://resources.esri.ca/news-and-updates/connecting-northern-ontario-broadband-gis-and-knowledge-preservation

Fill in our survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J93L22C

Learn how Blue Sky Net improves broadband access, empowering municipalities and preserving infrastructure knowledge through GIS across Northern Ontario.

02/26/2026

❗️🕵️‍♀️Blue Sky Net is looking for feedback to help us develop future (free) GIS training programs to assist municipalities and first nations to utilize GIS tools and resources.

Please help us help you, by taking this short 10 minute survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J93L22C

02/26/2026

A new call of the Broadband Fund is opening soon! Now’s the time to prepare. 📋✅

Check out the eligibility guidelines if you plan to apply: https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/internet/applications4.htm

02/25/2026

How can you help ensure that broadband is improved in East Ferris? Help us collect data by running a speed test.

The Municipality of East Ferris has partnered with Blue Sky Net to determine the areas of both strong and poor internet service. The compiled data will be helpful in communicating with the government on how the established targets of 50Mbps up and 10Mbps down have not been met across our community.

The test only takes a moment! For complete and accurate data, we encourage you to take the test across multiple days at variable times.

Click the link within this post to get started. Thank you!

https://connectednorth.ca/eastferris/

02/18/2026

REMINDER: We need your feedback. The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete!

Northern Ontario businesses and municipalities — your input matters!
Blue Sky Net is gathering feedback to better understand what kinds of digital supports are most needed to help organizations grow and innovate.
This short survey takes less than 10 minutes and will help shape future programs that support technology adoption across Northern Ontario.
👉Take the Survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FG39RH9

02/13/2026

ISED is developing a Rural Development Action Plan to support rural-inclusive federal initiatives, targeted rural-specific initiatives, and rural stakeholder and partner engagement.

To help inform the development of the Rural Development Action Plan, ISED is looking for feedback from those living in rural areas of Canada.

Responses are being accepted until February 20, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. PST.

Submit your feedback here: https://ised-isde.survey-sondage.ca/f/s.aspx?s=61D5B3FB-D6AD-4708-AF45-9B031B1A9DA3

02/10/2026

Northern Ontario businesses and municipalities — your input matters!
Blue Sky Net is gathering feedback to better understand what kinds of digital supports are most needed to help organizations grow and innovate.
This short survey takes less than 10 minutes and will help shape future programs that support technology adoption across Northern Ontario.
👉Take the Survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FG39RH9