Municipal officials say Olds taxpayers deserve a comparable level of support that other communities have received for internet connectivity
OLDS — The provincial government should forgive the expected $3 million or so in debt the Town of Olds will have after the sale of O-NET to Telus Communications because of its unique, ground-breaking history, says the municipality’s chief administrative officer, Brent Williams.
He says that’s the argument town officials are making to Alberta Treasury Board and Finance.
Olds Fibre Ltd. (OFL), operating as O-NET, was sold to Telus effective Nov. 6. The price was not disclosed, but Williams says all will be disclosed next spring.
O-NET, created about 11 years ago, was Canada’s first…
