CityWest announces $9 million expansion into Vanderhoof

Selects Fujitsu as new supplier VANDERHOOF, B.C. — Prince Rupert’s municipally owned network operator CityWest announced Tuesday it is expanding its services later this year into the rural community of Vanderhoof (population 4,500 and more than 600 kms east of Prince Rupert) as part of a $9-million investment. CityWest says it will bring high-speed Internet, TV and phone services over fibre-to-the-home technology to the community, with first customers expected to be installed by the end of 2020. “We as a community have strived for strong access to the information highway for a long time,” said Gerry Thiessen, mayor of Vanderhoof,...