Rogers and Coastal First Nations announce partnership

COAST SALISH TERRITORY, VANCOUVER — B.C.’s Coastal First Nations (CFN) and Rogers Communications announced today a partnership agreement to support the growth of a conservation-based economy through improved connectivity for underserved, rural and Indigenous communities, as well as to advance CFN’s environmental stewardship work through technology and academic research. The partnership includes several initiatives that will be announced between today and into 2022, says a press release. One of the first initiatives will see Rogers build five new cell towers to provide more than 100 kilometres of new service coverage along Highway 16 from Masset through Port Clements to Queen...