Canada, NWT invest over $19.7M in Far North fibre link

INUVIK, NT – The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories (NWT) announced Monday a combined investment of more than $19.7 million for the construction of a 137-kilometre fibre link between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, an Inuvialuit hamlet on the Arctic Ocean. In addition to supporting the design and build of the fibre line, this investment will enable the completion of fibre-based infrastructure between High Level, Alta., and Tuktoyaktuk, according to a press release from Infrastructure Canada. “This new line will provide backbone infrastructure to support existing internet service in Tuktoyaktuk, which is currently provided through a microwave radio system, with a...