Speaking Tuesday in the Legislature, the North Coast MLA provided a snapshot of the project for those in the House, highlighting how the Sub Sea Fibre project to be funded by the Federal and Provincial Government will make for a major shift in connectivity for residents of rural, coastal and First Nations communities.
She noted how one of the partners for the project is CityWest hailing the success of the Prince Rupert based communication company and noting how it will contribute to the introduction of technology that will help change the way residents of the region live and do business.
"One of the key partners of this extraordinary project is City West, a profitable company owned by the city of Prince Rupert. City West employs 85 people, who live and work in the north, and is an example of an employer who provides opportunity for an advanced–skill set in northern B.C.
Part of the reason City West wants to undertake this project is to provide redundancy. Why is redundancy important? Well, on February 3, a single tree fell on a hydro line, which cut through the only fibre line that provides Internet services to thousands of customers across the north. With redundancy, their experience will not be interrupted."
You can review her presentation to the Legislature below:
A look at the Sub Sea Fibre project is available from our past items on the ambitious communication project which you can find here and here.
More background on CityWest can be found as part of our Communication archive.
For more items of note on the MLA's work in Victoria see our Legislature archive page.
A wider overview of the political discussion in the provincial capital is also available through our D'arcy McGee portal.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review
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