Cable / Telecom News

CityWest expands services to Fraser Lake

FRASER LAKE, B.C. — Municipally owned telecom company CityWest, based in Prince Rupert, B.C., announced yesterday it is expanding its services along the Highway 16 corridor at the Village of Fraser Lake. “We’re excited to partner with CityWest to bring fiber optic infrastructure to our community,” said Sarrah Storey, Mayor of Fraser Lake, in a press release. Over the next few weeks, the company will begin the first stages of the expansion project, which has an estimated cost of $2.1 million. The Village of Fraser Lake will leverage grant funding to pay for a portion of the fibre network build,...