TELECOMS FIBRE COMPANY APOLOGISES FOR THE RECENT FREQUENT WATER AND ELECTRICITY INTERRUPTIONS IN OTTAWA

 

 

The fibre company that has been blamed for the recent water and electricity disconnections in Ottawa will immediately stop the digging of trenches in the village.

The company, Telecoms, will now only complete the fibre installations and cover all trenches and holes.

At the same time Telecoms has given an assurance that it will work with residents of Parkgate when it continues with its fibre installations in the area.

Telecoms officials gave this undertaking at a meeting with residents at the Ottawa Town Hall on Wednesday (Sept 29) afternoon.

(Mr Rory MacPherson - DA councillor who has been assisting the residents)

The meeting was convened and chaired by DA councillor, Mr Rory MacPherson, at the request of the Ottawa Environmental Forum and other role players.

Residents pulled no punches when they accused Telecoms of failing to consult and interact with the communities before embarking on the project just over three weeks ago.

Spokespersons for the Ottawa Environmental Forum, other concerned community people and representatives from Parkgate said Telecoms should take responsibility for all the damages caused and the loss of food items during the breakdown in electricity supplies.

They said Telecoms had failed to put up sign boards and other notifications to inform the communities about the fibre installations.

The workers involved in the project were not properly identified, there were no toilet facilities for the workers, and supervision of the workers seemed to be non-existent.

The underground electricity cables and water pipes were prone to being damaged because there appeared to be no scanning process that had taken place.

Because of the shoddy work, the lives of residents and their families were now at risk.

The residents demanded that plumbers and electricians should be on site when Telecoms continues with its fibre installations.

(Four Telecom officials from right)

The representative of Telecoms, Isiah, apologised for the all inconvenience caused to the residents and said they experienced problems because the digging of trenches had been branched out to sub-contractors.

He said they would now interact with residents through Mr Rory MacPherson and ensure that the fibre installations would be carried out without any further problems. Ends – subrygovender@gmail.com Sept 29 2021 (22:00)