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Monday's outage caused by fibre cut

A Bruce Telcom spokesperson said the widespread internet outage on Monday was caused by two different cuts on a shared fibre with Eastlink.

The company says the wintry weather impacted the length of time for repair. Eventually, the cuts to the fibre were repaired at approximately 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.

The outage impacted many Bruce Telecom customers, and extended to various service providers.

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.