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THE INDEPENDENTS: Community volunteers help build rural fibre net

ALTHOUGH PEOPLE IN most Canadian communities take access to cable television and high-speed internet for granted, it’s safe to say that’s never been the case in Lytton, B.C. Connecting the remote Interior B.C. community of about 250 people, nestled in the Fraser Canyon region two hours north of Abbotsford, has never been simple, but residents have always found a way. In the mid-1950s, according to the regional cable and internet provider LyttonNet, volunteers harnessed the power of a mountain stream with a hydroelectric turbine to bring electricity to the surrounding villages, carrying supplies for repairs up treacherous mountain roads that… Continue Reading