The governments of Canada and British Columbia announce up to $108 million in funding to improve high-speed Internet and mobile connectivity

The governments of Canada and British Columbia announce up to $108 million in funding to improve high-speed Internet and mobile connectivity

From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

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May 19, 2022 - Ottawa, Ontario

On May 19, 2022, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, together with the Honourable Lisa Beare, British Columbia Minister of Citizens' Services, announced up to $108 million in combined federal and provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet access and mobile connectivity to rural communities throughout British Columbia, including First Nations communities.

The communities that will benefit from improved Internet speeds include:

Communities that will benefit from improved Internet speeds

Appledale Baynes Lake Blaeberry Boothroyd Bridge River Burton Carrolls Landing Cayoose Creek Cheslatta Carrier Nation Chetwynd Crawford Bay Danskin Dease Lake Decker Lake Dokie Siding Donald Elko Erie Fauquier Field Fort Fraser Fort Steele Galiano Island Gillies Bay Gitwinksihlkw (Nisga'a Village of Gitwinksihlkw) Grasmere Grassy Plains Hagwilget (Hagwilget Village) Hall Harrogate Hills Holberg Iskut Kanaka Bar Keats Island

Kootenay Bay Kragmont Kyuquot (Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations) Laxgalts'ap (Nisga'a Village of Laxgalts'ap) Lebahdo Lemon Creek Lillooet Lower Hat Creek 2 (Bonaparte) Lytton Mapes Mahatta River Mayook Meadowbrook Meadows McLeod Lake Nadleh Whuten Nass Camp Nee-Tahi-Buhn Nelway New Aiyansh (Nisga'a Village of New Aiyansh) New Brighton Nisga'a Village of Gingolx New Hazelton Nicomen Nulki Park Siding Parson Passmore Pavilion (Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation) Perrys Rosebery Round Lake Saik'uz First Nation Saturna Seton Lake

Seton Portage Shalalth (Tsal'alh) Silverton Siska Skin Tyee Skookumchuck Skuppah Slocan Park Southbank South Shalalth Spillimacheen Spuzzum Stellat'en First Nation Summit Lake Sweetwater Ta Ta Creek Tatalrose Telegraph Cove Tie Lake T'it'q'et Tobacco Plains Ts'kw'aylaxw Twidwell Bend Upper Hat Creek 1 (Bonaparte) Vallican Van Anda Wabi Hill Walkers Wardner Wet'suwet'en Village (Wet'suwet'en First Nation) Winlaw Winter Harbour Wynndel Xaxli'p Ymir

The communities that will benefit from improved mobile connectivity include:

communities that will benefit from improved mobile connectivity

Gitwinksihlkw (Nisga'a Village of Gitwinksihlkw) Laxgalts'ap (Nisga'a Village of Laxgalts'ap) Nass Camp New Aiyansh (Nisga'a Village of New Aiyansh) Nisga'a Village of Gingolx Nooaitch Shackan

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