Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The connected coast is a joint communications project undertaken by CityWest and the Strathcona Regional District. They will bring high speed internet to 90,000 households in remote communities from Haida Gwaii to northern Vancouver Island. As of June 2, they have laid more than 500 km of the 3,400 kilometres of fibre optic cable that will come into being through this project. They also released a series of prerecorded videos to the media. The connected coast is a joint communications project undertaken by CityWest and the Strathcona Regional District. They will bring high speed internet to 90,000 households in remote communities from Haida Gwaii to northern Vancouver Island. As of June 2, they have laid more than 500 km of the 3,400 kilometres of fibre optic cable that will come into being through this project. They also released a series of prerecorded videos to the media.