Government announces nearly $6.6M for high-speed Internet projects in Saskatchewan

OTTAWA – The federal government announced today it is providing nearly $6.6 million in funding for projects that will bring high-speed Internet to over 2,500 households in rural Saskatchewan. The funding is being provided through the Universal Broadband Fund’s (UBF) Rapid Response Stream. FlexNetworks will receive $2.4 million for a project bringing high-speed Internet to the communities of Neuhorst, Bradwell, Shields, Thode and Neuanlage, and rural areas near the village of Clavet. Prairie Crocus Rural Internet will receive $1.29 million for a project benefitting Water Park Estates, Eagle Ridge Country Estates, Aberdeen and Shields. Access Communications Cooperative Limited will receive...