Bruce’s High Speed Internet

Canada’s oldest one-day rodeo runs here every July, and the Bruce Hotel has been serving steak since 1910. MCSnet fixed wireless connects this hamlet and the farms around it, from $49.95/month.

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What You Can Get at Your Bruce Address

Which service reaches you depends on exactly where you are, and you do not have to guess: put your address into the availability checker and it will show you the service and speeds available at that spot, along with current pricing.

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GigAir

Our fastest wireless service, with speeds up to 940 Mbps over the air with a quick install and no trenching through your yard. How GigAir works.

Covers the area

Fixed wireless

Our tower network is built for the farms, acreages, and lake lots past where wired providers stop, with speeds up to 940 Mbps, enough for a busy household, and installation by our own crews.

MCSnet builds fiber, GigAir, and fixed wireless across rural Alberta, and the network keeps growing. See where fiber is headed next.

Part of our Beaver County coverage. Nearby: Tofield and Viking. See the full rural Alberta internet guide.

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Giggy, the MCSnet cyber-axolotl

Get 3 Months of Unlimited Internet for $49.95

Reliable Alberta internet that is down to earth. Claim the offer when you check availability at your Bruce address.

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Offer ends December 30, 2026.

Why Choose MCSnet

High Speed and Reliable Internet

No buffering, no lag, no constant interruptions.

Affordable Plans

Transparent pricing and contracts.

Responsive Technical and Customer Support

Talk to a real human and get timely support and problem solving.

Leader in Rural Internet

We are your rural neighbours and we know what is best for our communities.

Community Support and Strong Alberta Roots

We are from here, live here, work here, and support our communities.

Innovative Technologies

We keep up with your need for speed, coverage, and reliability.

Over 30 Years of Experience

We are serving you the best internet and growing with you.

What a Good Connection Actually Gets You

Dependable internet is not a luxury anymore. It is family movie night streaming without the spinning wheel, the kids gaming with friends two provinces over, a video call to a child working away, and a rural business reaching customers anywhere. It is a full house of phones, TVs, laptops, and cameras all running at once without anyone shouting to get off the internet.

MCSnet is built to carry all of it. Check what reaches your address and we will show you the speeds available where you live, then help you match them to how your household actually uses the internet.

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A Hamlet on the Rail Line

Bruce sits on Highway 14 between Viking and Ryley, about 115 kilometres east of Edmonton. It started out as “Hurry” in 1905, and was renamed Bruce in 1909 when the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway arrived, later becoming a formally designated hamlet in 1979. At 65 people as of the 2021 Census, Bruce is smaller than it once was: the hamlet’s peak population was 168 back in 1941, a familiar story of rural change across the prairies.

Small does not mean forgotten. MCSnet’s fixed wireless network covers Bruce and the farms around it just like every other community in Beaver County.

Aerial view over the hamlet of Bruce, Alberta, along Highway 14
Bruce from above, a small hamlet along the Poundmaker Trail.

Canada’s Oldest One-Day Rodeo

The Bruce Stampede has run every year since 1914, held on the last weekend of July and billed as Canada’s oldest one-day rodeo. It brings together top cowboys from across North America for bull riding, steer wrestling, and saddle bronc, and the event celebrated its centennial back in 2013. For one weekend a year, this hamlet of 65 people fills up with rodeo fans from well beyond the county line.

The Bruce Hotel, a two-storey heritage building in the hamlet of Bruce, Alberta
The Bruce Hotel, serving steak since 1910.

The Bruce Hotel and What’s Left Standing

Established in 1910, the Bruce Hotel operates today as a steakhouse and is a major draw for the region, with Friday steak nights running year-round where guests choose their own doneness. The Bruce Community Hall hosts local events and, along with Holden, keeps a satellite library branch running for the area, and Immanuel Lutheran Church, built in 1934, still holds services.

A hamlet this size runs on a handful of gathering places, and every one of them deserves an internet connection that works.

Free Public Wi-Fi, On Us

MCSnet provides free public Wi-Fi at the places where Bruce gathers: the Bruce Ag Society. It is part of how we give back to the communities we connect, and you can see the full list on our hotspot partnerships page.

What Our Customers Say

“Great internet service provided for rural users. We have been with MCSnet for over a decade and have absolutely no reason to change. From getting an actual live local person on the phone when you call for support, to friendly and professional technicians, MCSnet is a great value for the service received.”

Jennifer Waddington

“Easy to reach customer service, dependable wifi in the country, upgraded equipment.”

Kassandra Schoening
The technology behind the speed

How MCSnet Delivers Speeds Up to 940 Mbps

MCSnet builds and runs its own network across rural Alberta. GigAir, fixed wireless and fiber to the home are our last-mile technologies, the final link into your home. GigAir and our newest fixed wireless run on two proven gigabit wireless platforms, with fiber to the home where available.

Up to940 Mbps

GigAir

cnWave 60 GHz

Built on Terragraph mesh technology, cnWave 60 GHz powered the first GigAir network and delivers gigabit wireless with no trenching through your yard.

Watch how GigAir works · Airspan (formerly Cambium Networks)

Up to940 Mbps

Fixed Wireless

Tarana ngFWA

Our newest fixed wireless uses Tarana next-generation fixed wireless, which delivers gigabit-class speeds even where trees or terrain block the line of sight, and reaches areas 60 GHz cannot.

About Tarana Wireless

Up to1.5 Gbps

Fiber to the Home

Where available

A dedicated fiber line into the building, built by MCSnet as our fiber network grows across rural Alberta.

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Behind every connection

Our Own Fiber Network Connects Our Towers

High speeds at your home start with a fast network behind it. MCSnet runs its own fiber optic network linking many of our towers together, so the last-mile wireless and fiber that reach you are backed by a high-capacity fiber backbone. How fiber to the tower works.

500+network towers
2,500 kmof fiber optics

Many areas are served by more than one technology. The speed you can get depends on your address, so check your address to see the plans available to you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does internet cost in Bruce?

Plans start at $49.95 per month, and right now new customers get three months of unlimited internet at that price. Exact pricing depends on which service reaches your address, so the availability checker shows your options and their prices in about a minute.

How do I find out which service I can get?

Enter your address on our availability page. It checks your location against our network and shows what reaches you, along with the speeds and pricing available at that address. You can also call our local team at 1-866-390-3928.

How fast is MCSnet internet in Bruce?

GigAir and fixed wireless reach speeds up to 940 Mbps, and fiber to the home reaches speeds up to 1.5 Gbps where available. The speed at your home depends on your address, so check your address to see what you can get.

What internet is available in Bruce?

MCSnet offers fixed wireless internet in Bruce and the surrounding farmland, with plans starting at $49.95 per month and speeds up to 940 Mbps depending on your address.

Who installs and supports internet in Bruce?

MCSnet handles installs and service calls across the region. Support is available at 1-866-390-3928.

Can I get internet on a farm outside Bruce?

Yes. Our fixed wireless towers cover the farms and acreages around Bruce. Enter your address on the availability checker and we will confirm the speeds available at your location.

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