$75M project bringing fibre optic internet to Nanaimo, Lantzville, area First Nations Mar 8, 2019 11:53 AM

NANAIMO — Nearly all areas of Nanaimo and Lantzville will join the 21st century and prepare for the 22nd with the installation of fibre optic internet.

Telus announced Friday instillation will start on the $75 million project this April to bring their fibre network to roughly 90 per cent of homes and businesses in Nanaimo, Lantzville, Snuneymuxw First Nation and Snaw-Naw-As First Nation.

Though high-speed internet is already widely available through those markets, Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce executive director Kim Smythe told NanaimoNewsNOW it’s a major development for the businesses which need internet the most.

“Tech workers being able to upload and download at extremely high speed. These people are developing data streaming packages where it’s absolutely essential they have that kind of high speed.”