In 2014, Waterton began construction on of a fibre network by , leveraging funds from a Parks Canada initiative that required all Parks Canada offices to have a fibre connection. Telus TELUS fibre optic cables run to the entrance of the park, and access was extended to near the town by Parks Canada during the construction of the Kootenai Brown Trail47. 64 Waterton has since procured a fibre connection to Calgary through Telus TELUS, and utilizes O-Net NET as its ISP. The Village of Waterton intends to complete residential connections over the next three years (in partnership with a Parks Canada initiative to upgrade water and sewer services).65
Waterton offers a wireless network that covers the town and its townsite campground. According to Improvement District chairman, Brian Reeves, wireless internet access is “the number one thing people ask for, no matter whether they’re staying: in a hotel or in the campground in a motorhome48.”66 The project, being spearheaded by the Waterton Park Community Association, aims to eventually connect businesses and residences to the town network.
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64. 47Pincher Creek Echo. Fibre optic speeds in Waterton, 25 February 2015, p.5.65. Calgary Regional Partnership. Notes of June 17, 2015 CRP Broadband Information Session, 17 June 2015 p.2. Accessed 22 May 2016.
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48Pincher Creek Echo. Fibre optic speeds in Waterton, 25 February 2015, p.5.