Rural Alberta communities to get broadband boost

OTTAWA – The federal government today announced $472,438 has been approved for GPNetworks to bring new or improved high-speed Internet access and capacity to the communities of La Glace and Valhalla Centre, in the county of Grande Prairie, Alberta.La Glace (pop. 180) is about 40 minutes northwest of the city of Grande Prairie and Valhalla Centre (pop. 45) is just west of that.The money comes from the government’s Connect to Innovate program."We look forward to partnering with Connect to Innovate to bring high-speed Internet to La Glace, Valhalla and surrounding areas, which so far have been underserved. Our partnership will...