Residents in the isolated community of Stewart, B.C., might be updating their status sooner than previously expected, after they were unexpectedly booted offline earlier this week.
The isolated town lost connectivity when a non-profit group that had provided Internet for two decades shut down on Monday, before an alternate provider could get up and running.
Yesterday Mayor Galina Durant said she was concerned the town could be without Internet for more than a month, leaving the library unable to function, some stores unable to operate normally, and many residents without access to banking and online classes.
But on Wednesday Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris said companies in the northwest region had banded together to restore online service to the District of Stewart.
The Brucejack mine to the north has made space on its system, while a new internet service provider is expediting the installation of a tower, brought in from Terrace, B.C., said Morris
The community of about 500 people should be back online on Thursday, he expects.
In September, the B.C. government announced it will spend $10 million to bring high-speed internet to remote parts of B.C. — a service the province has called crucial and essential.
The provincial government said it wants to provide everyone in the province with high-speed internet by 2021.
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