Feds, BC invest over $600K in two Sunshine Coast broadband projects

The governments of Canada and British Columbia announced Tuesday more than $600,000 in combined funding for two CityWest projects to bring high-speed internet access to more than 140 households in the communities of sḵelhp (formerly Saltery Bay) and Lund on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast. The funding is part of an existing agreement between the federal and B.C. governments to invest up to $830 million to connect households in all remaining rural, remote and Indigenous communities throughout the province to high-speed internet. “These projects build on the Government of Canada’s progress toward ensuring that 98% of Canadians have access to high-speed Internet by 2026, and 100%...