Rural Internet

Internet Projects in the Municipality of Chester

**NOTE: On December 1, 2022, Develop Nova Scotia became Build Nova Scotia.**

Develop Nova Scotia (DNS), in partnership with Internet Service Providers (ISPs), leads investment throughout Nova Scotia to provide residents, businesses, and organizations with access to high speed internet service. The mandate of DNS is that as close to 100% of Nova Scotian homes & businesses as possible will have access to minimum internet speeds of 50 Mbps download/10 Mbps upload for wired connections, and 25 Mbps download/5Mbps upload for wireless connections with a demonstrated plan to reach 50 Mbps.

DNS has awarded several high speed internet projects to Bell in the Municipality of the District of Chester. Details about these projects, whether completed or underway, are included in the Internet Project Summaries tab below.

If your property is outside of these project areas and has limited or no access to high speed internet service that does not meet the DNS minimum internet service speeds, please contact the Municipality at jmeakin@chester.ca or Develop Nova Scotia directly at info@developns.ca.

For more information consult the 'News', "Internet Project Summaries', and 'Questions & Comments' tabs below.

SUMMARY OF INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS COMPLETED OR UNDERWAY

• Bell- DNS Phase 1 Project ‘New Ross’
  Project scope: Bell/Develop Nova Scotia Phase 1 project - wired network service throughout New Ross
  Status: COMPLETED in November 2020
  
  
• Bell-DNS Phase 2 Project "Blandford"
  Project scope: Bell/Develop Nova Scotia Phase 2 project - wired network service in and around Northwest Cove, Southwest Cove, Aspotogan, Bayswater, Upper Blandford, Blandford, and New Harbour
  Status: COMPLETED in January 2022
  
  
• UPDATED Bell-DNS Phase 2 Project "Chester Surround"
  Project scope: Bell/Develop Nova Scotia Phase 2 project - wired network service in and around Aaldersville area, Seffernville area, New Russell area, and the Canaan area
  Status: COMPLETED in December 2022
  
  
• Bell-DNS Phase 2 Project "Wil-Dor Park" (part of the "Lunenburg North" project)
  Project scope: Bell//Develop Nova Scotia Phase 2 project in MODL, with network service including Wil-Dor Park area in MOC
  Status: COMPLETED in July 2022
  
  
• Bell-DNS Phase 3 Project "Scope Expansion - Chester" [Schnare's Cove component]
  Project scope: Bell/Develop Nova Scotia Phase 3 Scope Expansion project 'Chester' (Schnare's Cove component) - wired network service from Deep Cove to East River Point.
  Status: COMPLETED in July 2021
  
  
• UPDATED Bell-DNS Phase 3 Project "Scope Expansion - Chester" [Chester Grant component]
  Project scope: Bell/Develop Nova Scotia Phase 3 Scope Expansion project 'Chester' (Chester Grant component) - wired network service to Chester Grant, Millet Lake, Larder Lake, and area.
  Status: COMPLETED in December 2022
  
  
• Bell-DNS Phase 3 Project "Scope Expansion - Hubbards Area"
  Project scope: Bell/Develop Nova Scotia Phase 3 Scope Expansion project 'Hubbards Area' - wired network service to Fox Point Lake, Mill Lake, and area.
  Status: Estimated project completion date: April-June 2023 January 2023
  
  
• Bell-DNS New Scope Expansion Project "Various Communities"
  Project scope: Bell/Develop Nova Scotia New Scope Expansion Project - wired network service to additional civic addresses throughout Nova Scotia, including the following communities in our Municipality: Aldersville, Chester Grant, East Chester, and Martins Point.
  Status: The civic addresses included in these communities are expansions to original phase 2 or phase 3 projects and will be completed at the same time as those original project areas. (See the 'Internet Project Summaries' tab below for details about the 50 civic addresses included in this scope expansion project.)
  
  
• Eastlink-DNS Scope Expansion - Borgels Point
  Project scope: Eastlink/Develop Nova Scotia Scope Expansion Project - wired network service to additional civic addresses in Borgles Point.
  Status: Estimated project completion date: December 2023
  
  
• Eastlink-DNS Scope Expansion - The Lodge
  Project scope: Eastlink/Develop Nova Scotia Scope Expansion Project - wired network service to additional civic addresses in The Lodge.
  Status: Estimated project completion date: December 2023
  
  
• DNS Satellite Internet Service Rebate Program
  Project scope: Develop Nova Scotia Satellite Internet Service Rebate Program - satellite internet service, currently through Starlink only, for civic addresses throughout the Municipality of Chester with no other planned internet service solution OR homes and businesses that currently don’t have access to high-speed internet. This includes those in a current project area, not yet complete.. Note: this is a rebate program provided by Develop NS to cover the one-time costs for eligible homes and businesses to set-up satellite internet, including hardware, taxes, shipping and installation, up to a maximum of $1,000.
  Status: Estimated project completion date: December 2023
  For more information: Email: satellite@developns.ca(External link) | Phone: 1-800-298-2854 | Website: https://internet.developns.ca/satellite/