CityWest to outline Lax Kw'alaams plans in days to come

Prince Rupert's CityWest is close to sharing news of their
involvement in upgraded service for the community of Lax Kw'alaams
(image from CityWest)

The 2021 Lax Kw'alaams Annual Report provided us with the first hint of the next significant announcement to come from the City of Prince Rupert owned telecommunication company CityWest, with a fairly extensive review of what's ahead in communication services for the community in the months ahead.

As we outlined last week: 

City West has been working with the Lax Kw'alaams Band Council over the last number of months towards what will be a new partnership between the two organizations.

From the Annual Report notes, CityWest will be introducing advanced fibre optic technology to the doors of Lax Kw'alaams residents, linking the community up with the Connected Coast project.

For the community the partnership arrangement will mean that CityWest will operate the network, but the infrastructure of it will be owned by Lax Kw'alaams.

As well, CityWest will be looking to hire qualified residents of Lax Kw'alaams to help with installation and trouble shooting as the project moves forward.

For Lax Kw'alaams the new future for communication service delivery will mean the creation of a new company to manage the local network, with a share of the profits from the company to be reinvested into the Lax Kw'alaams community

Towards their community involvement, Lax Kw'alaams notes that CityWest will be setting up a bursary program any community members who have been admitted into post Secondary education  in the field of technology.

You can review the full update for Lax Kw'alaams residents from the Annual Report here.

The North Coast Review contacted CityWest for an update on their plans and an idea as to the timetable towards the launch of the new service.

Officials from the Prince Rupert based communication company advised that " they would be able to share some news in the coming days.”

For more notes on some of the recent expansion plans for the communication company see our archive page here.

Items of note from Lax Kw'alaams can be explored here.