Backgrounder: Governments of Canada and Alberta invest over $96 million to bring high-speed Internet access to more than 10,000 homes
Backgrounder
On July 11, 2023, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, together with the Honourable Nate Glubish, Alberta's Minister of Technology and Innovation, announced over $96 million in combined federal and provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet access to over 10,000 homes in rural and remote communities across Alberta.
The communities that will benefit from improved Internet speeds include:
| Funding recipient | Communities |
|---|---|
Tough Country Communications |
Brocket (Piikani Nation) |
TELUS |
Assumption (Dene Tha'), Fort Vermilion, High Level, Loon Lake 235 (Loon River Cree First Nation), Red Earth Creek, Tall Cree 173, Tall Cree 173A (Tallcree Tribal Government), La Crête, Fort Vermilion 173B (Tallcree Tribal Government) |
Stoney Nakoda Telecom |
Big Horn 144A |
ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership |
Gift Lake, Heart Lake 167, Salt Prairie, Sunset House, Enilda, Joussard, Kinuso, Heart River, Dixonville, Deadwood, North Star, Notikewin, Hawk Hills, Wabasca-Desmarais |
Blood Tribe – Kainai Nation – Treaty 7 |
Stand Off (Blood), Moon River Estates |
Missing Link Internet Inc. |
Gull Lake South, Rimbey, Viewmar Estates, Bluffton |
Wi-fibre Inc. |
Brant, Kirkcaldy, Cayley, Carmangay, Champion, Ensign, Herronton, Little Bow Resort, Mossleigh, Queenstown, Travers, Vulcan, Lake McGregor Country Estates, Milo |
Town of Rainbow Lake |
Rainbow Lake |
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