Pictou County's push to build its own internet network faces delays as cost hits $95M
The project, which is the only one of its kind in Nova Scotia, is taking longer and costing millions more than originally expected. But officials say it should still eventually allow the county to pocket millions of dollars a year.
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The project, which is the only one of its kind in Nova Scotia, is taking longer and costing millions more than originally expected. But officials say it should still eventually allow the county to pocket millions of dollars a year.