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Connected Coast Proposal for the Southern Gulf Islands
Recommendation
The Electoral Areas Committee recommend to the Capital Regional District Board:
1. That the Board approve a letter of support for the Strathcona Regional District and the Connected Coast project for their efforts to secure all necessary permits within the CRD, including design and tenure agreements for landings, Points of Presence and Rights of Way. Where possible, identification of the best landing sites should be informed by the connectivity design plan currently underway for the Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area.
2. That the Board Chair write a letter in support of the CityWest applications to the Federal Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) and the Provincial Economic Recovery Intake (ERI) programs for construction of last mile fibre to the home projects in the communities of Mayne Island, Galiano Island, Saturna Island, and North Pender Island.
3. That the Board approve in principle that funding beyond the 90% threshold will be provided by the communities to be served by last mile projects, subject to successful service establishment and voter assent, and to mutual agreement to the terms of any required partnership agreements.
(NWA)