Ottawa, Ontario – July 23, 2019

Ottawa commits millions to connect Sask. communities through high speed internet

Dozens of remote and rural communities struggle to stay connected with a lack of internet access, but on Tuesday, the federal government made a multi-million dollar funding announcement that will help bring more households online.

Ottawa is pitching in $11.2 million for FlexNetworks to bring high-speed internet access to 21 communities between Regina and Saskatoon. FlexNetworks is contributing another $3.7 million for a combined total of $14.9 million.

READ MORE

Ottawa, Ontario – July 23, 2019

Rural communities in Saskachewan will benefit from faster Internet

Canadians understand the importance of building communities. They have always invested in ways to better connect with each other—from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the national railroad system to the Trans-Canada Highway. Those investments now need to reflect the increasingly digital world.

That is why the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, on behalf of the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development, today announced funding of $11.2 million for FlexNetworks to bring new or improved high-speed Internet access and capacity to 21 rural communities in Saskatchewan. In addition to the Government of Canada’s investment, FlexNetworks is contributing $3.7 million, for a total investment of $14.9 million.

READ MORE

Public Safety Minister and Saskachewan MP Ralph Goodale

Regina, Saskatchewan – July 23, 2019

Access to high–speed internet on its way for 21 rural Sask. communities

Alan Thomarat has to use his cellphone’s hotspot any time he needs access to high-speed internet in his rural community.

As the mayor of the resort village of Thode, located 47 kilometres south of Saskatoon, Thomarat has seen this difficulty accessing the internet negatively impact the village’s growing permanent population of young families.

With new federal funding to soon provide his community — and 20 other rural communities in central Saskatchewan — with access to high-speed internet, Thomarat is optimistic his community will finally have the access it needs.

READ MORE

June 8, 2018, Regina, Saskatchewan Kris Eby, FlexNetworks, Chief Operating Officer and Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

Regina, Saskatchewan – June 8, 2018

FlexNetworks awarded $6 million in funding from the Government of Canada

FlexNetworks was awarded $5.95 million in funding from the Government of Canada as part of the Connect to Innovate (CTI) program. CTI is a government-led initiative to bring access to high-speed or faster Internet to 14 underserved communities in Saskatchewan. “The Connect to Innovate program has the power to transform the lives of thousands of Canadians and businesses, and FlexNetworks is excited to play a part in this transformation,” said Jacques Taillefer, Executive Vice President of FlexNetworks.

READ MORE