Rural British Columbia to benefit from improved connectivity
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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Today, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, together with the Government of British Colombia, highlighted the construction of a 40-km fibre-optic line between Whistler and Mount Currie, British Columbia.
Key Points:
- Today, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, together with the Government of British Colombia, highlighted the construction of a 40-km fibre-optic line between Whistler and Mount Currie, British Columbia.
- This initiative will result in increased connectivity speeds in Mount Currie and the Lil'wat Nation and also provide connectivity to the Ts'zil Learning Centre.
- Future construction will benefit several other communities along the total 125-km fibre-optic line route all the way to Cache Creek.
- Over $55 million in Connect to Innovate funding has been awarded to projects that will bring access to high-speed Internet to over 18,000 rural households in British Columbia.