Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households | NanaimoNewsNOW

By Canadian Press

Jul 28, 2025 | 12:55 PM

ARMSTRONG, B.C. — The federal and B.C. governments are providing more than $77 million in combined funding to bring high-speed internet to more than 6,900 homes in the province.

A statement from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the funding is part of an agreement struck in 2022 that committed up to $830 million to bridge the high-speed gap in rural, remote and Indigenous communities.

The department says the latest funding will support 15 projects through the Universal Broadband Fund.

In addition to the jointly funded projects, it says the federal government is providing $7 million to bring a high-speed connection to 727 households in the communities of Hullcar, Spallumcheen and the Splatsin First Nation.