B.C. COMMITS $50M FOR INTERNET TO RURAL COMMUNITIES

The British Columbia government will contribute $50 million to an internet connectivity program to bring high-speed services to rural, remote and Indigenous communities. Ravi Kahlon, parliamentary secretary for rural development, says the grant funding is expected to benefit people living in up to 200 rural and Indigenous communities. Kahlon was in 100 Mile House to announce that the funding can be used to help bring high-speed internet to entire regions or to make final connections to homes and businesses.