[Advisors] Fwd: [CommunityInformaticsCanada] Nunavut takes over community internet access [CAP] funding

[Marita Moll]

Congratulations to Darlene and her group and to=20
the government of Nunavut for recognizing the=20
importance of this program.  Have any other=20
provinces had success with federal or municipal governments yet.

Marita


At 12:29 PM 27/05/2012, Gareth Shearman wrote:


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>>From: <mailto:media@web.net>media@web.net
>>Date: May 26, 2012 11:48:42 PM PDT
>>To: "L Net Gold"=
 <<mailto:Net-Gold@yahoogroups.com>Net-Gold@yahoogroups.com>
>>Subject: [CommunityInformaticsCanada] Nunavut=20
>>takes over community internet access [CAP] funding
>>
>>Nunavut takes over community internet access funding
>>[excerpt]
>>"...The money will come from the Department of Education.
>>Premier Eva Aariak said the benefits for the more than 20 CAP site
>>projects in Nunavut outweigh the cost.
>>=93Everything learned during these projects contribute to building
>>employability skills, which is so very important," she said.
>>"It is our goal to help Nunavummiut communicate and learn using
>>information technology so they can participate in the growing digital
>>society.=94..."
>><http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2012/05/26/north-cap-funding-nu=
navut.html>http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2012/05/26/north-cap-fu=
nding-nunavut.html
>>
>>Nunavut May 25, 2012 - 2:13 pm
>>Nunavut steps in to save free public internet sites
>>=93It is very important to provide that service to our communities=94
>>[excerpt]
>>"...This past April, N-CAP, the Nunavut organization that received and
>>administered money from the federal Community Access Program, learned the
>>Harper government had eliminated the program in its budget this past
>>March.
>>The volunteers who run CAP sites across Nunavut, most of which operate out
>>of libraries or schools, feared numerous lower income residents would lose
>>access to the internet.
>>=93Even if people have their own computers, the cost of internet here is
>>such that most families cannot afford it,=94 Kim Crockatt, director of the
>>Nunavut Literacy Council, told Nunatsiaq News this past April.
>>Many residents use CAP sites to update and print resum=E9s, look for jobs
>>and search for information...."
>>http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674nunavut_steps_in_to_sav=
e_free_public_internet_sites/
>>
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