New grants advance Matawa First Nations’ fiber-optic project – TBNewsWatch.com
Over 1,000 kilometres of fiber are being installed.
THUNDER BAY — New federal and Ontario government funding of $63 million will enable Matawa First Nations to begin the next phase of a long-haul fiber-optic network linking member communities northeast of Thunder Bay.
Deployment of the Rapid Lynx broadband project was started in 2020 after an initial $30 million contribution from the province and about $40 million from the federal government.
Rapid Lynx will consist of over 1,000 kilometres of fiber and will provide reliable high-speed internet service to residents and businesses in five remote fly-in communities – Eabametoong, Marten Falls, Webequie, Neskantaga and Nibinamik First Nations.
