Logan Lake is looking to lose the lag on its local internet service.
Speaking on the NL Morning News, CAO Randy Lambright says the District plans to apply next summer for grant funding – from a $50-million-dollar grant fund the B.C. government has brought online for rural internet.
“What we learned, in discussions with the Ministry of Citizen Services, is that there was a need for a lot of communities to do what’s called a connectivity plan. And a connectivity plan allows a community to pretty much do an inventory of what it has, what it doesn’t have, what it needs. Understanding the current digital landscape within its community.”
Utility services are underground in Logan Lake, and Lambright expects a project to improve internet would cost at least $2 to $4 million.
“$50 million dollars sure sounds like a lot, but when you take it and put it into context, that’ll get chewed up rather quickly. And one of the reasons that we have that number being so large is simply because we’re all underground servicing here. We do not have overhead servicing,” he says.
“On the plus side, I think our community looks really good. Because we don’t have clutter from overhead power lines. But on the other side, relative to trying to get better internet infrastructure in place, it’s also the bane.”
(Photo: District of Logan Lake)