Improving Connectivity for a Better Digital Future
Important infrastructure is now in place.
Interest: Connectivity
Laying the groundwork for a better digital future
Two new projects support reliable, affordable, high-speed connectivity in the Basin.
ESIS provides essential service to the East Shore
Local internet service provider taps CBBC to connect community.
Swift Internet keeps Creston area connected
With people staying home more than usual this spring and summer, business has been booming for Swift Internet.
COVID-19 Highlights the Importance of Connectivity
The Basin’s regional districts, via the Regional Broadband Committee, have a user-friendly online platform to gather data on local internet performance. Are you curious about the internet speeds in your area? Take this two-minute speed test…
Connecting Golden to the International Stage
When the Town of Golden welcomed the Freeride World Tour in February 2018, a powerful broadband network became critical. FlexiNET Broadband, a local Internet service provider, worked with Columbia Basin Trust to make it happen.
A Catalyst for Economic Growth
Brian Fry was a Rossland tech entrepreneur who was looking to bring his latest tech-based enterprise to life. Pilar Portela was the CEO of a tech company in Kelowna and fell in love with the Basin…
Connecting Kootenay Lake
The lakes and rivers of the Columbia Basin have connected the people of our region for centuries.
Broadening Access to Broadband
Imagine: no Netflix, no online banking, no Netflix, no Skyping or FaceTiming out-of-town family. In some rural areas of the Columbia Basin, residents have had to learn to live without. Internet access is too slow, or…
