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Rogers Communications has activated three new cellular towers along British Columbia's Highway 16 to improve public safety and wireless coverage. You should get better access to 911 and 5G connectivity in section of the highway known as Highway of Tears. This corridor between Prince Rupert and Prince George honours the memory of the many Indigenous women and girls who have disappeared or have been found murdered along the route.
The new towers are part of an ongoing wireless service expansion project in partnership with the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia. Together with a previously completed tower in Seaton, the new tower at Seeley Lake Park is providing 13 kilometres of new wireless coverage and two new towers are providing 37 kilometres of new coverage between Seven Sisters Mountain and Pacific.
Once all the project's towers are completed, Rogers will provide 252 kilometres of new cellular coverage along Highway 16, ensuring continuous coverage along the 720-kilometre corridor. It hopes to establish a safer environment for travel, particularly for Indigenous women and girls.