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B.C announces investments for connectivity for coastal regions

The provincial government has announced investments to bring improved internet connectivity in the B.C.’S coastal communities.

According to the Minister of Citizens Services, the investments will be more than $10.5 million in grants.

According to the province, the Connecting B.C. program was expanded in September to encourage investment in broadband and cellular infrastructure to benefit people in rural and indigenous communities.

The province also added Internet Service provider CityWest will receive more than $10 million from Connecting British Columbia to enhance connectivity for more than 2,800 households.

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CityWest is also a part of the Connected Coast Network, a $45.5 million investment for coastal connectivity.

“Connected Coast will change lives by bringing fibre optic internet speeds to rural and Indigenous communities along the coast and the CityWest projects we’re announcing today will eventually connect to that fibre,” Minister of Citizen’s Services Lisa Beare said.

She also said improving the internet will create a stronger economy for rural and remote Indigenous communities.

“This is how we build a strong economy, one that creates good jobs throughout the province and it is no coincidence that becoming stronger together requires us working together and to put people first,” Beare said.

The province is continuing to welcome internet service providers applications for the Connecting British Columbia Program.

The program is a part of Stronger BC’S Economic Recovery Plan.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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