TELUS announced a $6.6 million private investment in the North Shore region this year to deploy and update its PureFibre and 5G networks. This investment is paired with the financial contribution of $6.8 million from the Government of Quebec and $5.5 million from the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) that will allow for the addition of nearly 10 new 5G wireless sites in the region. As part of the CRTC Fund, the details of which were revealed last year, TELUS activated a first site close to Lac Daigle north of Sept-îles.

New wireless sites will be activated in Baie-Johan-Beetz, Sept-Îles and Aguanish by the end of the year. The activation of sites in Baie-Comeau, Rivière-au-Tonnerre, Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan and Rivière-aux-Outardes is planned for 2025. The investments from the Government of Quebec announced in April 2024 will allow for the addition of a new site in Godbout that will increase the service level for cellular coverage.

Planning and preparatory work will begin in 2024. TELUS plans for the tower to be operational in 2025.