No cellular signal because of a dispute

Photos special collaboration, Stéphane Sinclair
Telus wants to install a tower on private land, as has already been done Rogers close. But the City of Mirabel is against the project.

Stéphane Sinclair

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 01:00

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Citizens of the district of Mirabel may not have cell service with Telus due to a fight on the field between the City and a company.

Marc-André Séguin studied recently at the Centre de formation agricole de Mirabel. He can’t use his laptop because the company Telus does not well serve the region.

Photo special collaboration, Stéphane Sinclair

Marc-André Séguin may not use their device Telus in the district of Saint-Scholastique.

“We are going to hunt in the wood, and it has better cellular reception than here in Mirabel. This is not very safe “, he explains.

Hundreds of residents of the district of Saint-Scholastica may, therefore, subscribe to Videotron or Rogers. But several visitors doing business with Telus find this dangerous situation.

Telus has signed an agreement with the company Pipes André Jetté located on the rang Saint-Vincent in order to install a communications mast on the field of the company.

This antenna would solve the signal problem, but the City is opposed to its installation, and has instead offered to Telus a site belonging to him.

“The City is opposed to an issue of collective wealth. Telus pays an amount per year for the location of its tower. In addition, the field of André Jetté is not zoned to receive this kind of equipment, ” said Bernard Poulin, communications director for the City of Mirabel.

Not to Mirabel

The site proposed by Mirabel is zoned agricultural and therefore cannot receive telecoms tower. The Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec (CPTAQ) refused the proposed zoning change by the City to host the tour because Telus already has a ground, and a contract with Pipes André Jetté, who is not in an agricultural zone.

The City of Mirabel has finally accepted the decision of the CPTAQ last spring, but required to Telus in the amount of $ 2000 per year, and this, even if the tower was on a private location.

The company flatly refuses to pay this amount, according to François Gaboury, media relations at Telus.

“Hello ? Allo ? “

“In the winter sometimes, you don’t even know if you’re going on the road or off the road in the small ranks. In the event of an accident, it does what ? “questions Elise Lavoie, who works at Mirabel.

His co-worker and she subscribed to the services of Virgin and Koodo. These companies use the network Telus.

Some stores attract a clientele from outside of Mirabel as the Boucanerie Belle-Rivière.

“We often see clients who walk in the trade to try to capture the waves. You hear : “Hello ? Hello ?” “says Marie-Claire Vaudrin, an employee.

– With mylog.ca