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Governments of Canada, Alberta invest $70.6M to bring high-speed Internet to 10,700 rural homes


OTTAWA – The governments of Canada and Alberta today announced up to $70.6 million in combined federal and provincial funding will be provided to help bring high-speed Internet access to over 10,400 homes in rural Alberta. This includes over 2,700 Indigenous households, a press release explains. Communities that will benefit include Arcadia (Sucker Creek), Blueberry Mountain, Gift Lake, Namaka, and Rainbow Lake. (For a complete list, please click here.) The press secretary for the Office of the Minister of Service Alberta told Cartt.ca via email the service providers involved in the projects announced today will be shared “in the coming...