Feds investing additional $10.3M to connect over 1,000 Indigenous homes in Labrador

NAIN, NL – The Government of Canada announced Tuesday it is adding $10.3 million to its funding commitment for a broadband project to bring high-speed internet to more than 1,000 Indigenous households in rural Labrador. The federal government and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador previously announced in March 2022 more than $22 million in funding for the high-speed internet access project, which will benefit the communities of Hopedale, Makkovik, Nain, Natuashish, Postville and Rigolet. The additional funding announced today is coming from the federal government’s Universal Broadband Fund, according to a press release. “This additional funding will help ensure the successful...