Northern Development Initiative Trust Director of Communications and Marketing Holly Plato highlighted projects in northeastern British Columbia. According to Northern Development, there are two projects to improve connectivity in the vicinity of Fort St. John that have agreements signed. '),whenLoaded(initFlexitive); Shaw’s Connecting Canadian Communities project is installing a new transport infrastructure from Prince George to Dawson Creek. Vincent Communications and Controls’ Northern Expansion project is a transport microwave, last-mile LTE project covering Attachie, Bear Flat, Buick, Cecil Lake, Charlie Lake part B, Kobes, Mile 62 1/2, Montney, Pink Mountain, and Wonowon. Minister of Citizens’ Services Lisa Beare says people in rural and remote parts of British Columbia have struggled with slow or intermittent internet access for too long.