Mayor’s report

 This is an update on the Connected Coast project, an initiative to bring high speed internet to much of the BC coast using fibre optic cable, both land and sea-based. This project has largely been completed, including an underwater connection that made landfall in Tahsis last year. The remaining connection, known as Last Mile, provides the connection infrastructure within the municipality to our houses. Other small communities such as Zeballos and Tsaxana have received grants of up to $2.5 million to achieve this. We however have not despite the Ministry of Citizen Services committing to providing financial assistance to small communities in this regard, as is referenced on their website. We will be following up on this.