Federal funding for the Township of Pickle Lake.Minister of State for FedNor Greg Rickford announced nearly 300-thousand dollars in funding during a stop in Pickle Lake yesterday.
242 thousand dollars will help the community replace an existing line to the local water tower, ensuring the community has access to clean and safe drinking water.
The rest of the money will help Pickle Lake increase its bandwidth service to 100-megabytes per second.
Rickford says the work will result in faster, more secure and reliable broadband services.