Business Group Applauds Move To Increase Connectivity
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The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce says a new provincial program should help rural communities including parts of the BX, Westside Road, Falkland, rural Lumby, rural Enderby and Cherryville in the North Okanagan.
The province has announced changes that allow regional districts to provide financing for capital costs to internet service providers where it may not otherwise make sense from a business perspective.
“The Chamber has long advocated for rural connectivity as the availability of high-speed internet will allow rural residents to expand their existing businesses by having improved access to customers and suppliers, while entrepreneurs looking to embrace the rural lifestyle can pursue their dreams with new businesses,” says Dione Chambers, Greater Vernon Chamber general manager.
Chambers says it will strengthen rural communities, and help new and existing businesses.
