By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com BINGWI NEYAASHI — The chief of a First Nation on Lake Nipigon says he wants to see telecommunications upgrades done alongside a proposed power line. Bingwi Neyaashi Chief Paul Gladu raised the issue at a Jan. 14 press conference in Thunder Bay where Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu was announcing over $850,000 for 14 First Nations-led projects in B.C., Saskatchewan and Ontario. Seven of those are in Northwestern Ontario, including money for Bingwi Neyaashi, which received $50,000 towards community engagement work related to the proposed Greenstone transmission line upgrade. Gladu asked Hajdu if more reliable internet and cell service could come along with it. “We want to get away from Starlink, we want people to have good … network connections,” he…
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