Our Company
Twincomm was formed in early 2001 by Mark Torrance. Twincomm’s objective was to bring high-speed Internet access to remote and “off-grid” communities at the entrance of Desolation Sound.
Constantinos Tsakonas joined the company in 2003 as the General Manager/System Administrator when Twincomm had approximately 20 clients. Today, Twincomm services over 800 clients and is continuing to grow.
The broadband network has expanded to include clients from Cortes Island, Quadra Island, Lund, Savary Island and as far south as Texada Island.
Our Team
Constantinos (Dino) Tsakonas
General Manager & Network Admin
Constantinos, also known as Dino grew up on the west coast in Prince Rupert, BC and started his first career in the forestry industry. In 1999 with his young family he moved south to attend University and transition into the Information Technology sector. He joined Twincomm in 2003 and grew the company into what it is today. In his free time he likes to play soccer, volleyball, hike, fish, and sing in his band, Back Eddy & The Procrastinators, a Ska band on Cortes Island.
Colleen Dragseth
Office Administration & Customer Accounts
Colleen joined Twincomm in 2005. Working from the Twincomm home office has given Colleen the opportunity to watch her children grow up, while still providing growth in the office environment. In her free time, she enjoys running & hiking in the woods, reading, gardening, adventures of all kinds and spending time with her family and friends.
Jason Thompson
Technical Support - Installations - Repairs
Jason grew weary of the Alberta winters and decided to make Cortes Island his permanent home. With a main background in film production and promotion, Jason also has experience with Tech support and a passion for all things technology and information related. He enjoys martial arts, inventing and long walks on the beach with his wife.
Lyle Brulhart
WiFi Technician - Installations - Repairs
Lyle has been working with Twincomm for a while, but has yet to write his Bio and so no one knows anything about him.
Kenneth Akins
Technical Support - Installations - Repairs
Kenneth has been working with Twincomm since the summer of 2020. Bio coming soon!
Debbie Dragseth
Customer Accounts
Debbie has been working behind the scenes with Twincomm since 2010 in Customer Accounts. Since retiring from CIBC in 2009, she moved to Cortes to be close to family. Having lived in many places over the years, Debbie is enjoying the island life. When she isn’t working for Twincomm, Debbie enjoys travelling, reading, kayaking and creating in the kitchen.
Liesa van Rossem
Customer Accounts
Hello! I’ve been working part-time with Twincomm since the summer of 2019. On my downtime, I enjoy getting outside and being on the water. Twincomm gives me the opportunity to support my family in a way that gives us the freedom to enjoy life in this beautiful place. Very grateful for the crew I get to work with! This is a local island business that truly supports its community and staff and I’m fortunate to be a part of it.
Supporting Our Community
In addition to providing internet, we support local organizations.
Here are some that we have donated to past and present.
- Carihi Secondary School
- Cortes Island Ambulance
- Cortes Island Museum
- Cortes Island Fire Department
- Cortes Island School
- Cortes Community Forest
- Cortes International Women’s Day
- Cortes Island Tourism and Business
- Cortes Island Women’s Centre
- Cortes Community Health Association
- Cortes Community Health Association Holiday Smiles
- Cortes Community Radio Association
- Discovery Island Chamber of Commerce
- Dodgeball for Autism
- Forest Trust for the Children of Cortes Island
- Friends of Cortes Island
- Power of Hope
- Quadra International Women’s Day
- Texada Community TV Association
- Texada Royal Canadian Legion Branch 232
