CityWest begins first stage of connecting Cortes Island to fibre

CityWest announced today it is launching a campaign, called “Dropping in”, to encourage residents of Cortes Island “to sign up to have fibre optic cable installed directly to their home,” according to a press release. The campaign marks the first stages of CityWest’s expansion into the southern area of British Columbia and is part of the company’s Connected Coast project, which is set to eventually bring high-speed Internet connections to 139 rural and remote coastal communities in B.C. The company further announced today, “an agreement-in-principle with Twincomm, a local Internet service provider headquartered on Cortes Island,” the press release said....