BC Government Funds Fibre-to-Home Internet for Denman and Hornby Islands

infrastructure · November 2021 · Denman and Hornby Islands

The BC government has committed $5.64 million to bring fibre-to-home internet to 1350 homes on Denman and Hornby Islands through the Connecting British Columbia program. CityWest and the Comox Valley Regional District will provide the remaining funding. A referendum on the broadband connectivity service bylaw and tax funding is scheduled for November 2021.

Sources

• “BC government has agreed to pony up 80% of the money needed to bring high-quality fibre-to-home internet to 1350 homes on Hornby and Denman... referendum scheduled for November 15th advance voting and November 27th general vote.” — The Islands Grapevine – August 12th, 2021 (August 12th, 2021)

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