“Cell service has been talked about for so long here that it’s a see-it-to-believe-it thing.”
Cellular service between Sooke and Port Renfrew will be fully operational by spring, says Rogers Communications — eliminating a dead zone along a 70-kilometre stretch of Highway 14 that includes remote communities and some of the Island’s most popular trails and beaches.
The provincial government announced in April 2021 that the infrastructure for cellular service would be in place by October 2021 to provide the wireless service so desperately needed by residents, search-and-rescue operators and the thousands who use the trails and beaches along the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail.
Al Wickheim, CRD director for the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area, said having cell coverage will be “huge.” Gord Horth, general manager of the CREST system that provides emergency equipment and services to first responders in the capital region, said the new towers will provide a vital link to an increasingly busy corridor west of Sooke.
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