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Shaw connects Bowen Island to broadband network

CALGARY - Shaw Communications has expanded its broadband network to B.C.’s Bowen Island, one of the 23 local authorities that comprise Metro Vancouver. Working with the Bowen Island Municipality, Shaw began expanding its broadband network to the island in September 2017 with the installation of a high-capacity submarine fibre optic cable from West Vancouver. Shaw teams completed network installation earlier this month and are now ready to roll out the company’s residential products and services across the entire island.“Connectivity is the fuel that powers our daily lives, and as a trailblazer of broadband in Western Canada, we understand how important access...