Faster Internet connection coming to rural users

Posted on 01. Nov, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in East Kootenay, Technology

Reading stories on this website will be faster in the future after major upgrades go through in the East Kootenays. Cranbrook based FlexiNET Broadband just received grants from Network BC, a provincial granting body that provides money to improve infrastructure for Internet access. “This will provide these communities with access to the Internet at speeds [...]

Kootenay Network celebrates official launch

Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in Media, Technology

For those 17,000 unique visitors to the Kootenay Network, the online community isn’t quite news, but the creator of www.inthekoots.com is celebrating the official launch of the website. Rik Logtenberg created the network with the aim to give every Kootenay residents, businesses and organizations a voice in an entirely new way that makes the most [...]