August 25/2023
CityWest Announces Planned Acquisition of
Ragged Edge Community Network Society
PRINCE RUPERT – Today, after much collaboration, CityWest announced plans to acquire the Ragged
Edge Community Network Society (RECNS). The non-profit society, which operates in Northern
Vancouver Island, has been servicing rural clients and remote local businesses with wireless Internet
services since 2006.
CityWest will take over the existing infrastructure that Ragged Edge has managed, providing services to
customers in Sointula, Hyde Creek, Telegraph Cove, Holberg, Quatsino, Zeballos, Ehattesaht First
Nations, Gilford Island, and areas surrounding Port McNeill.
“Ragged Edge Community Network Society (RECNS) has been proud to serve the existing communities
of the North Island region for the past 17 years. We look forward to the evolution of enhancement in the
communities and to be part of improving Internet connectivity by working with CityWest in the North
Island region.” – Annie LeBlanc, Office Manager of RECNS.
CityWest has previously announced expansion plans to several communities where Ragged Edge
operates. The collaboration between these organizations will ensure that Ragged Edge customers will not
lose services, and many clients will receive improved connectivity through fibre-optic Internet, TV, and
phone services.
“We are very excited about our collaboration with Ragged Edge. The team has done a tremendous job
providing services to their rural and remote customers over the past 17 years. CityWest is honoured to
work alongside the Ragged Edge Community Network Society on a plan for better connectivity in their
communities.” – Stefan Woloszyn, CEO of CityWest.
In the short-term, Ragged Edge subscribers can expect a smooth transition when CityWest takes over their
network. Customers will not notice a change in their bills or existing services.
CityWest would like to thank Ragged Edge Community Network Society’s board of directors and staff for
their collaboration during this process.
2022 AGM November 17 2022
The 2022 Ragged Edge Community Network Society (RECN) AGM will be held on November 17 2022 at the CFMW Board Room at 9:30am.
In the fall of 2017 we doubled our bandwidth to Sointula and customers are enjoying the benefits of it.