Yesterday, March 24, 2022, Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament for Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, announced $22,355,503 in funding to bring high-speed Internet to more than 1,000 households in rural areas in Labrador.
Funding will be allocated to the Nunatsiavut Government for a project benefiting the communities of Rigolet, Postville, Makkovik, Nain, Hopedale and Natuashish. The network will be built and operated by Bell Canada.
In February, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Government of Canada announced a historic plan to connect all remaining households in the province to reliable high-speed Internet. Funding of up to $116 million will come from the Government of Canada through the Universal Broadband Fund, and up to $20 million will come from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Yesterday’s announcement builds on the Government of Canada’s progress toward making sure that 98 per cent of Canadians have access to high-speed Internet by 2026.