CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS The last few months have been busy for the project team and for the construction teams. Significant progress was made on the installation of the cable around the Broughton Archipelago, Johnstone Strait, Port McNeil and Port Hardy. Crews on board the Ocean Destiny and the Western Princess are currently loaded up with cable and are hard at work installing cable from a landing site at the end of Fisher Channel (near Bella Bella), via the Canadian Coast Guard Addenbroke Lightstation, through Fitz Hugh Sound and Port Hardy! We are all eagerly anticipating the milestone of landing the northern cable into Port Hardy. While construction is ongoing the technical teams from CityWest and Baylink Networks are working on testing and commissioning of the network for all the cables recently installed between Port Hardy and Vancouver. These teams have to travel to each site, installing the final network gear and testing signals and operational components. Once everything is tested and commissioned CityWest is able to accept the network from our builder and begin its Quality Control work before lighting up the network as operational. We are all excited to start bringing more communities on line! The permitting team has been working collaboratively with First Nations, Municipalities and the Ministry of Forests to permit the remaining network segments. The teams from Front Counter BC and the Ministry of Forests have been essential in the processing of the design and permitting. We would like to thank those teams for their hard work. The City of Vancouver has also shown strong support for the project, with the engineering reviews complete for the final connection into Vancouver designed so we can plan construction to make the redundant link into the main terrestrial network. With these designs in place we anticipate construction in downtown Vancouver to happen soon. Please check in regularly with our build status map that tracks the installation progress on a bi-weekly basis! The coming months will be busy with many landing connections switching on! INTERACTIVE BUILD STATUS MAP Follow along and see the current build status on specific locations, search the status of specific landing sites and zoom in for more details. Follow the construction journey by viewing our Interactive Build Status map at www.connectedcoast.ca/map See More Maps MARINER SIGNAGE Signage alerting mariners of the new fibre cable network on BC’s seafloor has been created and posted in high-traffic dock locations. Stay Informed ✅ CHECK UPDATES on CHS charts ✅DOWNLOAD live route files from our website Interested in helping spread the word? View & download the signage on our website to print & share with others. View Signage RECENT UPDATES TO OUR CABLE LOCATION – KMZ (GOOGLE EARTH) & GPX FILES Recent updates to our as-built cable location files in KMZ (Google Earth file format) & GPX (navigation file) are available online. Please fill out the form on our website to receive a copy and future mapping updates. Download KMZ & GPX Files ISP’s and Reseller Process The Connected Coast Network (CCN) is built, owned, maintained & operated under a partnership (CCN Partnership) between City West Management Corp. (CW) and Strathcona Regional District. CW, as the managing partner, primarily is responsible for all aspects of design, commissioning, maintenance and support of network infrastructure, services and third-party agreements. In accordance with government policy, funding agreements with Canada (i.e., ISED and ISC) and the Province (i.e., NDIT), and with the objective to maximize benefits for communities proximate to the CCN, the CCN Partnership is committed to open access and collaboration with other internet service providers (ISPs) & resellers. The CCN Partnership recognizes its responsibility to operate the CCN in a manner that protects stakeholder interests by providing reliable & affordable network services to coastal and northern BC communities, delivered by practicing sound & sustainable business practices. See the below links for downloads: · ISP/Reseller Process for Network Interconnection & Services · ISP/Reseller Application Form (fillable pdf) Please contact the Connected Coast team at info@connectedcoast.ca if you have any questions or require assistance with your submission. Questions? Please contact our team. LAST-MILE PARTNERSHIPS Governments of Canada and British Columbia invest over $3 million to bring high-speed Internet to more than 800 households. Ottawa, Ontario – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Rural communities to benefit from increased connectivity to high-speed Internet All Canadians need reliable and affordable high-speed Internet, no matter where they live. The governments of Canada and British Columbia are taking action to bring high-speed internet access to underserved communities. Today, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, together with the Honourable Lisa Beare, British Columbia’s Minister of Citizens’ Services, announced over $3 million in federal and provincial funding for five CityWest projects to bring high-speed internet access to over 800 households in the rural communities of Dease Lake, Iskut, Lach Klan (Gitxaała Nation), Lax Kw’alaams, and Smithers, British Columbia. This includes nearly 500 households in Indigenous communities. Read More The Connected Coast Project team continues to work with communities, First Nations, and Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) to plan for future fibre-optic services. Photo & Video Gallery See the construction action as it takes place. View photos that capture landing sites being built, sub-sea fibre being laid and watch videos and interviews of the construction crew and First Nations partners on the project website photo gallery. View more Photos & Videos Project Member – Tanya Jenkins Tanya Jenkins, the VP of People & Markets with CityWest Tanya Jenkins, joined CityWest in May of 2022. She was driven by the exciting mandate of CityWest and the Connected Coast to help bring Fibre services to communities that are underserved. The entrepreneurial and community aspects of opportunity to bring CityWest services to communities is very dear to her personal interests. Tanya joins the company with over 25 years of experience working in professional service organizations, whereby she has led teams across operational management departments. At CityWest, her mandate is to work with the Sales and Marketing teams, as well as the HR department. She has deep knowledge in Marketing, having spent most of her career supporting the launch of new services across multiple industries, ensuring the strong brand presence, and working with organizations to ensure the customer voice is heard and supported. Tanya has spent many years working across multiple departments to ensure that ‘teaming’, ‘people development’, and ‘collaboration’ are at the foundation of the success of a company. Bringing her leadership experiences to CityWest, means that we are working together to ensure there is success across the Connected Coast initiative. Tanya, her team, along with her colleagues are excited about the opportunities coming to communities across British Columbia. 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