Media advisory - Governments of Canada and British Columbia to make an important announcement about high-speed Internet

PRINCE GEORGE, BC, May 28, 2026 /CNW/ - The Honourable Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State for Rural Development, together with the Honourable Diana Gibson, British Columbia's Minister of Citizens' Services, will make an announcement about improving high-speed Internet access in rural and remote communities in British Columbia.

A media availability will follow.

Date: Friday, May 29, 2026

Time: 11:30 am (PT)

Location:
House of Ancestors "Uda Dune Baiyoh" Conference Centre
Right Hall
355 Vancouver Street
Prince George, British Columbia

Members of the media are asked to contact ISED Media Relations at [email protected] to confirm their attendance.

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Contacts: Government of Canada, Connor Burton, Senior Communications and Issues Advisor and Press Secretary, Office of the Secretary of State for Rural Development, [email protected], 343-549-8093; Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, [email protected]; Government of British Columbia, Media Relations, Ministry of Citizens' Services, 250-507-3418