More than 2,700 homes in a number of small northern Saskatchewan communities will be getting high speed internet service over the next couple of years.
The federal government announced today it is providing $7.4 million for the broadband project which should be complete by 2017.
SaskTel is also a partner.
More than two dozen communities will be affected.
They include Bear Creek, Black Lake, Brabant Lake, Canoe Narrows, Clearwater River Dene Nation, Dore Lake, Fond du Lac, Grandmother’s Bay, Jans Bay, Missinipe, Patuanak, Red Earth, Shoal Lake, Southend, Stanley Mission, St. George’s Hill, Stony Rapids, Sucker River, Turnor Lake, Wadin Bay, Wahpeton, Waterhen Lake and Wollaston Lake.
The announcement was made this morning by Rob Clarke, the Conservative MP for Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River.