Communications on the North Coast 2022 -- CityWest and Other Regional providers

Our 2022 Archive of items related to developments with the City of Prince Rupert owned Telecommunication company CityWest and other service providers in the region.

CityWest Home page

Consolidated Financial statements including CityWest information

Connected Coast Project Archive Page

July

Prince Rupert area

July 8 -- Rogers woes Canada wide leave cell users disconnected in Prince Rupert, across Northwest NCR

July 7 -- Cellular phone connectivity issues leaves City Hall off the contact list  NCR

July 5 -- High Speed undersea cable make for connectivity for Haida Gwaii; as Connected Coast work nears 50% mark NCR

Rest of NW BC and SE AK

July 19 -- CityWest partners with Fraser Lake for Fibre-Optic Service  NCR

June

Prince Rupert area

June 10 -- When it comes to communications, the Beaver would rather see us live the life of Luddites NCR

June 7 -- Back to the pre-dial up days for Prince Rupert Internet users on Tuesday  NCR

Rest of NW BC and SE AK

June 10 -- Blame it on the beaver, says BC Hydro after northwest Internet and Phone outage 

June 10 -- The Day everything stopped working

June 9 -- Damaged cable that took down northwest BC phone and internet underscores vulnerability of region

June 9 -- Beaver to blame for fallen tree that caused phone, internet outages in BC

June 7 -- Fallen tree causes phone and internet service outages across swatch of northern BC

May 

Prince Rupert area

May 19 -- Telus investment in BC could make for CityWest challenge along Highway 16 corridor  NCR

May 16 -- Equipment issues in Southern BC slows down the Prince Rupert internet experience  NCR

May 13 -- CityWest home fibre installation in Lax Kw'alaams to start in June. NCR

May 2 -- Connected coast project set to bring fibre optic service to Hartley Bay  NCR

Rest of NW BC and SE AK

May 31 -- Tahltan Territory next destination for CityWest fibre optic expansion plans NCR

April 

Prince Rupert Area

April 22 -- Next step for CityWest/Connected Coast initiative underway on Denman Island  NCR

April l2 -- CityWest in Lax Kw'alaams this week as part of sign up and pre launch of service to community NCR

Rest of NW BC and SE AK

March

Prince Rupert Area

March 17 -- Gitxaala Nation and CityWest to team up in Connected Coast venture  NCR

March 8 -- Provincial and Federal governments to add more money towards High Speed connectivity in BC  NCR

Rest of NW BC and SE AK

February 

Prince Rupert Area

Rest of NW BC and SE AK

February 14 -- Regional District Alternative Approval Process underway on Regional Broadband plans  NCR

January

Prince Rupert Area

January 28 -- Fibre Optic lines laid off the North Coast (video)

January 28 -- CityWest reaches milestone for Connected Coast Project

January 28 -- CityWest hands City of Prince Rupert $800,000 Distribution payment

January 28 --- With Fibre optic cable laying off Ridley Island, CityWest marks milestone for Connected Coast project  NCR

January 28 -- Prince Rupert's Court House display goes dark, as crews close down annual light show NCR

January 26 -- CityWest gives  City of Prince Rupert $800,000 in annual distribution payment 

January 25 -- City of Prince Rupert receives $800,000 payment from CityWest

January 25 -- CityWest delivers Distribution payment of 800,000 do City of Prince Rupert for 2021  NCR

January 19 -- Connected coast work underway for Metlakatla this week NCR

January 13 -- CityWest's phone outage issue resolved

January 13 -- Northwest phone issues resolved   NCR

Rest of NW BC and SE AK

Archive of 2021
Archive of 2020
Archive of 2019
Archive of 2018
Archive of 2017
Archive of 2016
Archive of 2015
Archive of 2014


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