HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, NL – The government of Canada today announced $22.4 million in funding is being allocated to the Nunatsiavut Government for a project that will bring high-speed Internet to over 1,000 households in rural areas in Labrador.
Bell Canada will build and operate the network, which will benefit the communities of Rigolet, Postville, Makkovik, Nain, Hopedale and Natuashish, according to a press release.
Earlier this year, the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announced a total of $136 million in funding to connect the remaining households in the province, with the federal government contributing up to $116 million from the Universal Broadband Fund, and the province contributing up to $20 million.
“The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is extremely pleased to partner with the federal government to bring high-speed Internet to six isolated and Indigenous communities on the north coast of Labrador,” said Lisa Dempster, the minister responsible for Indigenous affairs and reconciliation and for Labrador affairs for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, in today’s press release.
“Such investments close the connectivity gap and greatly assist rural and isolated communities in boosting access to a wide range of services, including health care and education.”
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