Construction of high-speed internet infrastructure will begin in 2022 for Anzac, Conklin, Janvier and Gregoire Lake Estates. More details are expected to be announced by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo next week. The news was confirmed by the Conklin Resource Development Advisory Committee (CRDAC) and Councillor Jane Stroud, who represents the four hamlets south of Fort McMurray. “I think Anzac will be very happy, I was at a council meeting on Tuesday and lost my internet, so we are all challenged in the rural hamlets,” said Stroud. “It really showed up in COVID and there has been a big push forward 1/8 for internet access 3/8 . I think people will be very happy to see this moving forward.”
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More details are expected to be announced by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo next week. The news was confirmed by the Conklin Resource Development Advisory Committee (CRDAC) and Councillor Jane Stroud, who represents the four hamlets south of Fort McMurray.
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“I think Anzac will be very happy, I was at a council meeting on Tuesday and lost my internet, so we are all challenged in the rural hamlets,” said Stroud. “It really showed up in COVID and there has been a big push forward [for internet access]. I think people will be very happy to see this moving forward.”
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The Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) has partnered with Keyano College to provide an online early learning child care course for people in Indigenous communities.
May-Britt Jensen, ATC’s director of employment and training, said rural communities have needed this program for years. First Nation and Métis communities in Fort McKay, Anzac, Janvier and Fort Chipewyan have day care centres, but have a shortage of certified staff.
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The program starts in March. It is the first program the ATC and Keyano College will deliver directly to the region’s rural communities.