[Advisors] ltr to InCan policy advisor re: CAP/libraries
Thompson, Darlene
DThompson1 at GOV.NU.CA
Tue, 3 Jan 2012 21:12:46 +0000
Awesome, Norah - feel better soon!
D
Darlene A. Thompson
Community Access Program Administrator
Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP
P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
Phone: (867) 975-5631
Fax: (867) 975-5610
E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca
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-----Original Message-----
From: advisors-admin@tc.ca [mailto:advisors-admin@tc.ca] On Behalf Of norah=
@creativehouse.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 4:09 PM
To: Lynda Rickard; advisors-admin@tc.ca; Marita Moll; advisors@tc.ca
Subject: Re: [Advisors] ltr to InCan policy advisor re: CAP/libraries
Hi Lynda and Darlene. That's what I want to drive home to Clement who told =
me there were no non library cap sites. Lynda you have one right beside my =
house in Torrance. That's what I want to make very clear at least to clemen=
t. Sorry I confused the issue with my text. I'm really sick and not thinkin=
g clearly. But I did tell Tony C that I would clarify the Cap stand alone v=
s library sites for him - exactly the task Marita and all have taken on. I'=
m really out of loop and want to communicate it clearly to him. The letter =
marita proposes is excellent yet if we aren't really clear that. IC still f=
unds non library sites that are needed desperately Tony and others will jus=
t spin it that it no longer is their problem. I hope that answers your q? N=
ot sure I have.=20
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From: "Lynda Rickard" <lynda.rickard@tag4kl.org>
Sender: advisors-admin@tc.ca
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:48:09
To: 'Marita Moll'<mmoll@ca.inter.net>; <advisors@tc.ca>
Subject: RE: [Advisors] ltr to InCan policy advisor re: CAP/libraries
What about the non-library CAP sites? We have one site in a community wher=
e there isn't a library. Also, the TAG Innovation Centre that does a lot o=
f community work, training and e-waste disposal isn't a library and would f=
old.
Lynda Rickard, Executive Director
Technology Alliance Group for Kawartha Lakes
50 Mary St. W., (front)
LINDSAY, ON K9V 2N6
(705) 878-9261
(800) 407-6419
Focused on Helping People
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From: advisors-admin@tc.ca [mailto:advisors-admin@tc.ca] On Behalf Of Marit=
a Moll
Sent: January-03-12 9:48 AM
To: advisors@tc.ca
Subject: [Advisors] ltr to InCan policy advisor re: CAP/libraries
Hello folks and Happy New Year. We have yet to reconnect with the policy a=
dvisor we met with in December and, given the rumours about CAP being absor=
bed by libraries, I thought it would be a good hook to hang this letter on.=
So, below is a draft, with some explanation re: the library context and a=
request for a further meeting about new funding models. I need your help =
with good specific examples about "libraries" that don't fit the common mou=
ld, with other points that could/should be made.
Dear Mr. Winchester
Please accept our best wishes for the New Year and our thanks for the exten=
ded meeting on December 8, 2011. We appreciated your honest comments and p=
robing questions about the current status of the CAP program. We hope we w=
ere able to communicate some of the exciting innovations currently underway=
in this program which, we all agree, needs complete rebranding.
We know there is a feeling, in the policy community, that the CAP program i=
s ready to be absorbed into the library community. We would like to assure=
you that this is absolutely not the case. To begin with, in the context of=
CAP delivery, the term "library" has never been clearly defined. Libraries=
vary greatly across the country. In very small communities they might con=
sist of nothing more than a few shelves of books and the ability to order b=
ooks from a distant main repository. Some are only open a few hours per we=
ek and staffed by a single person. They might be a small corner of a rural=
municipal building that serves multiple functions. Here are a few reports=
describing the situation in various areas:
. In Nunavut, the libraries have no budget=20
for computers or technical support. The only support they receive for digi=
tal programs is through CAP.
. In Saskatchewan, most of the rural=20
libraries are open only 12 hours per week and many are not CAP sites.
. First Nations communities have very=20
large populations that depend on the CAP sites for basic tasks such as comp=
leting job applications and creating resumes. First Nation communities rar=
ely have public libraries.
. None of the 38 CAP sites in PEI are in libraries.
. In the Vancouver area, out of 102 sites,=20
only 20 of them are in libraries.
. Xxxx please send me a few more examples
. xxxx
We hope you will be interested in taking some time in January to meet with =
some of us again to discuss different funding models that could preserve th=
e program outside of the Industry Canada envelope.
Finally, further to the "living labs" project demonstrated at the December =
meeting, we would like to share with you the attached pictures of the Royal=
Couple visiting one of the "living lab"=20
sites in Montreal. Although this particular site is part of a medical prog=
ram, community installations now being planned follow a similar model.
Sincerely
people at the meeting?
Marita
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