Internet for Initiative NOVEMBER 2020 SCOPE EXPANSION PROJECTS

Internet for NS Initiative – Cumulative Results Investments to Date Round 1 connections...... 42,000 Nova Scotia Internet Funding Trust investment ...... $193,000,000 Round 2 connections...... 32,000 Connect to Innovate (federal projects)...... $476,000 Scope expansion connections...... 6,700 Round 1 projects...... $45,000,000 Percentage of homes/businesses connected at completion...... 97 .5%* COVID-19 acceleration funding ...... $5,600,000 *Includes independent municipal projects in Annapolis and Pictou counties Round 2 projects...... $59,600,000 Scope expansion...... $24,300,000 Balance in trust ...... $58,000,000

SCOPE EXPANSION PROJECTS BY ZONE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER: Zone 1 Mainland; Zone 2 Bell TECHNOLOGY: Fibre to home/business

ZONE 1: Western NS ZONE 2: Shelburne / Barrington # HOMES/BUSINESSES TO BE COVERED ...... 118 # HOMES/BUSINESSES TO BE COVERED ...... 10 $ INVESTED AREAS COVERED $ INVESTED AREAS COVERED NS Internet Funding Clare NS Internet Funding Barrington (Villagedale South) Trust...... $495,427 Trust...... $18,535 Private Private (Bell). . . . . $10,000 (Mainland)...... $169,397 Total ...... $28,535 Total ...... $664,824 Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative NOVEMBER 2020 SCOPE EXPANSION PROJECTS

SCOPE EXPANSION PROJECTS BY ZONE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER: Bell Canada TECHNOLOGY: Fibre to home/business

ZONE 7: HRM / Eastern Shore ZONE 9: Eastern Strait / Guysborough # HOMES/BUSINESSES TO BE COVERED ...... 1,172 # HOMES/BUSINESSES TO BE COVERED ...... 1,342 $ INVESTED AREAS COVERED $ INVESTED AREAS COVERED NS Internet Funding Shubenacadie (Shubenacadie Wildlife Park, NS Internet Funding Southside Antigonish Harbour Trust...... $4,863,240 Milford, McDonald Rd, Moxsom Rd, Crombe Rd) Trust...... $5,695,425 Monks Head Private (Bell). . . . $1,801,200 (Lower West Jeddore, Private (Bell). . . . $1,935,700 Musquodoboit Harbour Kenzieville (Keppoch Mountain, Addington Forks, Quinlan Dr, Ostrea Lake Rd, Anderson Rd, Innis Cove, Total ...... $6,664,440 Total ...... $7,631,125 Ohio, Hillcrest, Ashdale, Pinevale, South Salt Springs, West Petpeswick) Beech Hill) (Clam Bay, Upper Lakeville, Lake Charlotte Fairmont Ship Harbour, DeBaies Cove, Southwest Cove, Little Harbour, Clam Harbour, Clam Bay) Pleasant Valley Goffs (Old Guysborough Rd, Devon) Caledonia Mills (Lower Springfield, Roman Valley) Chezzetcook (Lawrencetown, Leslie Rd) Brierly Brook (James River) Mulgrave (Aulds Cove, Pirate Harbour, Middle Melford, Hadleyville) Guysborough (Boylston, North Riverside, Manchester, Glenkeen) Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative NOVEMBER 2020 EXPANSION PROJECTS

SCOPE EXPANSION PROJECTS BY ZONE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER: Bell Canada TECHNOLOGY: Fibre to home/business

ZONE 10: Rural Cape Breton ZONE 11: CBRM # HOMES/BUSINESSES TO BE COVERED ...... 2,241 # HOMES/BUSINESSES TO BE COVERED ...... 1,838 $ INVESTED AREAS COVERED $ INVESTED AREAS COVERED NS Internet Funding Baddeck (Crescent Grove, Baddeck Bay, Long Hill, NS Internet Funding Grand Narrows (Pipers Cove, Christmas Island, Benacadie, Trust...... $8,006,031 Beinn Bhreagh) Trust...... $5,282,240 Big Beach, Shunacadie) Private (Bell). . . . $2,811,600 Boularderie (New Harris, New Campbellton, Cape Dauphin Private (Bell). . . $2,330,400 (Main-à-Dieu) Total ...... $10,817,631 Meat Cove Total ...... $7,612,640 Marion Bridge (Sandfield, Huntington, Salmon River Rd, Grand Mira North, Upper Grand Mira, Big Ridge, French Rd) Inverness (Dunvegan, Scotsville, Twin Rock Valley, East Lake Ainslie, Strathlorne, Sight Point, MacCormicks Corner, Hays North Sydney (Scotch Lake, Leitches Creek, Frenchvale, River, West Lake Ainslie) Gillis Lake) Iona (Plaster Cove, Barra Glen, McKinnons Harbour, (South Head, Homeville, Round Island, Ottawa Brook) Broughton) Louisdale (Grande Anse, Grandique Ferry) Sydney (Dutch Brook, Front Lake) Port Hawkesbury (Glendale, Askilton, Creignish, (Hillside Boularderie, Black Brook, Hureauville, Kempt Road) Southside Boularderie) St . Peter’s West

Develop Nova Scotia continues to work with Internet Service Providers to finalize similar scope expansion projects in other zones across the province, and will make further announcements when negotiations are complete .

Note: All numbers are approximate, and subject to change .