Interest in distance education continues to grow in northern Ontario.
Contact North says over 23,000 people are using the network's services to access a variety of college and university courses in their own communities.
Vice-president of regional services Debby Sefton says that's a 50 per cent increase over last year.
"We're excited about the increase," says Sefton, "and we seems to have continual increases. I think a lot of it is attributed to the types of programs that are being offered by our educational partners."
The Fort Frances site has 268 registrants while Atikokan has over one hundred this year.
