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| CityWest will be taking on Fibre Optic installation work in seven Vancouver Island communities following a federal/provincial funding announcement today |
There will be some new GPS coordinates to work out for CityWest to put in place for the corporate service map, that after a Provincial/Federal announcement today that will see Last Mile Fibre to the Home construction take place in a number of Vancouver Island Communities.
The background to the announcement comes from the two levels of government as part of today's information release towards the project:
Today the provincial and federal governments announced a $4.6 million funding investment for CityWest to bring high-speed Internet access to seven communities on Vancouver Island. CityWest will use the funds to build and operate a new, state-of-the-art fibre-optic network in each community.
The $6.5 million projects will connect 1,200 rural and remote British Columbians with urban-class connectivity.
The communities to be served by the project include: – Telegraph Cove, Holberg, Kyuquot and Winter Harbour on northern Vancouver Island as well as the communities of Van Anda on Texada Island, Galiano Island and Saturna Island all of which were awarded last-mile grant funding to bring improved Internet services
The projects are supported by an investment of up to $1.3 million through the Connecting British Columbia program, administered by the Northern Development Initiative Trust, alongside and up to $3.3 million investment from the Government of Canada’s Universal Broadband Fund.
The estimated $6.5 million total cost of the project also includes up to $1.2 million contributed by CityWest, and up to $618,000 in other funding.
Stefan Woloszyn, CEO of CityWest noted of the company's enthusiasm for the project and what it would bring to the communities that make up the next stage of development of the Last Mile fibre program.
"We’re thrilled by today’s announcement to bring improved connectivity to more underserved communities. These last-mile fibre-optic projects will provide residents with urban-class connectivity, creating equal opportunities for more rural and remote British Columbians. We would like to express our thanks to the Province of B.C. and the Federal Government, for their vision on ensuring that these communities are able to unlock their connectivity aspirations.”
Details on the CityWest elements of the program can be explored here.
Today's announcement was part of a wider Internet program announcement for Vancouver Island t from the Provincial government, the background to the government funding program can be reviewed here.
Today's announcement is just the latest in what has been a string of similar announcements of CityWest expansion and Connected Coast work, you can review those from our archive page here.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
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