CALGARY – Shaw Communications signed a deal with Sunshine Communications to acquire its cable and Internet systems located in and around the boundary area of Grand Forks, B.C., the company announced today.
"We are truly delighted with the acquisition of the Grand Forks, Midway, Greenwood, Rock Creek and Christina Lake cable systems," said Peter Bissonnette, president of Shaw Communications, in the release. "This southern belle of a cable system complements our existing properties in the interior of BC. Grand Forks and the environs offers great synergies with our neighbouring cable operations and further enhances our cable clusters moving southwest from Castlegar."
Grand Forks is about 200 kms south of Kelowna. The cable systems serve "just over 2,000 subscribers" Bissonnette told Cartt.ca.
"We are proud of the cable operations we have built in and around Grand Forks," said Bill Gillespie who founded Sunshine Communications and its cable systems some 19 years ago. "Shaw’s purchase of these cable operations is a great deal for our customers who will enjoy an enhanced offering of entertainment and Internet services through Shaw."
