The N.W.T. government is paying an additional $28 million for the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link, a project that was completed in 2017, after private partners sought compensation for cost overruns.
Construction of Dempster fibre optic line to begin this summer
The line will connect Yukon to the existing Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link in Inuvik, N.W.T., giving the territory another broadband connection to the rest of the world.
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Posted: May 20, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 20
A view of the Dempster Highway. Construction on a fibre optic line from Dawson City, Yukon, up the Dempster to Inuvik, N.W.T., will begin this summer, according to the territorial government. (Philippe Morin/CBC)