Dino Tsakonas, Regional Manager for CityWest, gave Cortes Currents an update on how the Connected Coast initiative to bring high speed internet connection to our area is progressing.
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Dino Tsakonas: the face of CityWest in our area
CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
After more than two decades with local internet provider Twincomm, Dino Tsakonas has become the face of CityWest throughout much of our our region.
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Twincomm partnering with CityWest & other internet news
Twincomm is partnering with CityWest, in their work towards bringing fibre optic to Cortes Island and the surrounding communities. They have signed an agreement in principle.
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Funding for Broadband Internet set up
Funding is being set up for broadband internet on Cortes and Quadra Islands, as well as other relevant parts of the Strathcona Regional District.
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Cortes Island Is A Proposed Recipient For Improved High Speed Internet
By Roy L Hales
The Canadian government believes the internet is an essential service. Over the next three years, the “Connect to Innovate” program will invest $500 million to bring high-speed internet to 300 Canadian rural and remote communities whose existing service does not meet the national standard (50 megabits per second (Mbps) download and 10 Mbps upload). A local ingredient is the sub-sea fibre optic cable, connecting communities between Prince Rupert and Vancouver, as well as around Vancouver Island. Victoria Smith, the Strathcona Regional District’s Special Projects and Sustainability Manager, confirmed that Cortes Island is a proposed recipient for improved high speed Internet.
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