Rogers turns on three more cell towers along B.C.’s Highway of Tears

Rogers Communications said Friday it has turned on three new cellular towers along B.C.’s Highway 16, known as the Highway of Tears, as part of its ongoing efforts to improve public safety and wireless coverage along the northern route where many Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or have been found murdered over the years. Providing 911 access for all travellers and 5G wireless coverage for Rogers customers, the new towers are part of a project Rogers announced in April 2021 whereby the telecom is building 12 new towers to provide 252 kilometres of new cell coverage along Highway 16 between Prince...