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Construction starts on fibre optic for rural communities in Tahltan Nation

Remote communities in Tahltan Territory will soon have access to fibre optic internet.

Construction began today (Tuesday) to provide high speed telecommunication services into the communities of Dease Lake and Iskut as a part of a partnership with Tahltan Nation Development Corporation and City West.

This partnership is called Tahltan Communication and is expected to build over 200 kilometres of new fibre optic cable in unison with fibre optic strands that are part of the BC Hydro Northwest Transmission Line.

“TNDC’s partnership with CityWest is a game changer and will deliver on our key strategic priority to become a telecommunications provider of high speed internet connectivity to Tahltan communities and those doing business in Tahltan Territory,” said TNDC Chief Executive Officer Paul Gruner said.

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The $13 million project will also provide high speed fibre optic based telecommunication services to the small, medium and large industrial businesses in the region.

According to a news release, this will bring significant benefits such as improving the delivery of healthcare, safety, education and social services and fostering economic development, environmental protection and infrastructure development.

The fibre optic internet is scheduled to be in Dease Lake and Iskut by early 2023.

This project is a part of funding through the federal and provincial governments which was announced in 2019.

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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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