Feds and Quebec commit $57M to help extend cell coverage in Eeyou Istchee James Bay region

JAMES BAY, Que. – The governments of Canada and Quebec announced Tuesday nearly $57 million in joint funding to Eeyou Mobility to extend cellular coverage along several highways in the Eeyou Itschee James Bay region. More than $28 million in federal funding is coming from the Rural and Northern Communities stream of Infrastructure Canada’s Investing in Canada program. The more than $28 million from the Quebec government is coming from the Ministère du Conseil Exécutif du Québec (over $17 million) and the Société du Plan Nord ($11 million). Funding from the Ministère du Conseil Exécutif is made possible by the Quebec broadband program....