[Advisors] Q: numbers on community broadband

[Clarice Leader]

I am currently not involved in any development. But in the last few years,
the municipality in which I have a summer cottage ie the Municipality if
Yellowhead  created a service which is exceptionally good. Here is a link
to their site perhaps they may be able to provide some startup info.

https://yellowheadbroadband.ca/

On Thu., Apr. 7, 2022, 8:44 a.m. Ivan J White, <ivanjwhite at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Advisors,
>
> I'm currently trying to get an infrastructure project up and running in my
> hometown of St. George's and would like some advice on the following...
>
> We intend to enhance the Mi'kmaw Museum Space and turn it into a digital
> hub for the community, right now it offers free wifi for visitors (on the
> second floor) and into the parking lot at ground level. We first want to
> increase the strength and range of that signal. Second, we want to try and
> give the entire town wifi. Unfortunately, I know little in the way of
> logistics or technology on that side of things, I'm just a thinker of ideas
> and a willing set of helping hands after all.
>
> So...
> How much cost is associated with setting up a community-wide wifi service?
> How much cost is associated with maintaining a community-wide wifi service?
> Is there a possibility that someone in the advisor's network can come and
> speak to the Local Band Council and me about how technology like this could
> work?
> and lastly...
> Is there any function of this network that could provide some digital
> literacy training/presentations to local people if we are successful in
> getting the grant?
>
> Best,
> --
> Ivan J White
>
> I am L’Nu, the Mi’kmaw, the First People of Miꞌkmaꞌki. I live and work on
> the ancestral, unceded, and unsurrendered Territory of the Mi’kmaq People.
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