The City of Campbell River will continue to use North Island 911’s tower for telecommunications equipment after both parties agreed to extend a co-location agreement.
The agreement allows the city to use North Island 911’s tower for a period of five years. The agreement is retroactive to July 1, 2016.
Dave Morris, the city’s general manager of facilities and supply management, said the city has been using the Dogwood communications tower for more than 10 years.
“In 2006, the city executed an agreement with North Island 911 Corporation to host wireless telecommunications equipment on the Campbell River Tower at 311 South Dogwood Street which is owned by the North Island 911 Corporation,” Morris said.
“The agreement was for a 10-year term, which expired and went into overholding status in July of 2016.”
The city has four pieces of equipment installed on the tower – an omni for the city’s Scada system (used to monitor and control telecommunications equipment), a 365 panel for the Sportsplex, a three-foot dish for the city - Mt. Washington and a panel for the city’s Norm Woods.
Under the agreement with North Island 911, the city is only permitted to use the tower solely for the use of City of Campbell River infrastructure, with no third party traffic permitted.
North Island 911 will also allow the city first right of refusal “on any future free space which may become available on the Dogwood tower beyond current reserved space and load.”
North Island 911 has, however, also discussed a co-location agreement with Rogers Communications which has in the past expressed interest in securing a long-term commitment from North Island 911 regarding the Dogwood tower.