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ABOUT SWIFT


Connecting Communities. Transforming Lives.

ABOUT SWIFT


Connecting Communities. Transforming Lives.

An investment in digital equality

SWIFT is a regional broadband expansion project delivered in partnership with its member municipalities and the governments of Ontario and Canada. The project is committed to improving access to high-speed internet services across Southwestern Ontario.

Focused on enabling greater digital equality between rural and urban populations, SWIFT subsidizes the construction of open access high-speed networks to encourage service providers to expand broadband infrastructure in underserved and rural areas.


Our Board

Andy Lennox

Wellington County

Brian Milne

Grey County

Cathy Burghardt-Jesson

Middlesex County

Chris Gerrits

Dufferin County

David Mayberry

Vice Chair

Oxford County

David Miller

Brant County

Dominique Giguère

Elgin County

Doug Maskell

Town of Caledon

Gary McNamara

Chair

Essex County

Jamie McGrail

Chatham-Kent

Jennifer Coughlin

Simcoe County

Jim Ginn

Huron County

Kevin Marriott

Lambton County

Luke Charbonneau

Bruce County

Robert Foster

Treasurer

Niagara Region

Sue Foxton

Region of Waterloo

Todd Kasenberg

Secretary

Perth County
Tom Masschaele Councillor, Norfolk County

Tom Masschaele

Norfolk County

OUR GOVERNANCE

SWIFT was established to strategically leverage public funding to support broadband expansion across underserved communities in Southwestern Ontario.

Through its Board of Directors and supporting committees, SWIFT maintains oversight of its operational, financial and reporting processes.