[Advisors] Thought I'd share

[James Van Leeuwen]

That's a compelling idea Bev.

I own the domain bestofbroadband.com.

BOBB is the acronym for Best of Broadband, and I own bobb.ca as well.

I would be happy to hand over both domains to TC or any other 'social' enterprise that took on an initiative like this.

Could be a great idea for showcasing broadband-related initiatives across Canada. 

Could also be a monthly or semi-monthy newsletter (call it BOBB's Your Uncle), and who knows what else. 

Oh wait... imagine two core programs called Best of Broadband and Digital User Guide (BOBB & DUG). 

(stop me before I slay again)


These ideas align with the idea discussed in the last AGM of shifting the TC mandate to community capacity building.

More food for thought...


James






On Mar 4, 2014, at 1:47 PM, Bev Collins <bev at pcna.ca> wrote:

> Take the John Webb Community Champions Award and make it National.   So happy Gary Shearman was the last recipient J
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> Bev
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> From: James Van Leeuwen [mailto:jvl at ventus.ca] 
> Sent: March 4, 2014 12:45 PM
> To: Bev Collins
> Cc: advisors at tc.ca
> Subject: Re: [Advisors] Thought I'd share
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> I wish we could celebrate all the other Bev Collins out there. 
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> It occurs to me that this might be another worthwhile thing for TC to take on under a revised mandate.
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> Celebrate the success of community broadband initiatives and the people behind them.
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> Here's another great success story (see the comments that follow the article):
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> http://wordsbynowak.com/2014/03/04/digital-divide/
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> James
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> On Mar 4, 2014, at 1:40 PM, Bev Collins <bev at pcna.ca> wrote:
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> Wow – thanks James.   This kind of thing reminds me of why we do all this and brings back that “feels good” feeling!!
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> Bev
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> From: James Van Leeuwen [mailto:jvl at ventus.ca] 
> Sent: March 4, 2014 12:38 PM
> To: Bev Collins
> Cc: advisors at tc.ca
> Subject: Re: [Advisors] Thought I'd share
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> From my FaceBook page.
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> Good luck to your son, Bev... great story.
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> JvL
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> I am pleased to be a backer of this Kickstarter campaign from Barry Collins of Powell River BC, who has become a world-class game developer. 
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> Barry and his brother started developing computer games at home in their bedrooms when they were only 6 and 8 years old.
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> An important contributor to their success was the Powell River Community Network, a wireless network that leaders in their community built to bring better Internet access to the whole community. 
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> Barry's mother Bev Collins was a driving force behind the PRCN as well as the Pacific Community Network Association.
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> This is what community broadband is all about, and it's people like Bev Collins who make it possible.
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> <link to campaign>
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> On Mar 4, 2014, at 12:06 PM, Bev Collins <bev at pcna.ca> wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
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> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1763303301/ashen-rift-a-man-and-his-dog?ref=live
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> Some of you may know that way back when the Powell River Community Network was started and my two sons were 6 and 8 years old they started designing video games.  This pursuit has taken them to Malaysia to present their community project at the GK3 a few years ago.  We considered them a success story, and Michael Gurstein wrote about them in a HRSDC report 13 plus years ago.  They’ve worked on some of the world’s top games as contractors and now Barry is finally taking the time to work on his own.   I have always considered them a community networking success story because they are self-taught and worked out of their bedrooms.  So it was our idea to enable youth to do the same thing from where-ever they were in the world. 
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> Anyway – take a look at Barry’s kickstarter campaign  - feel free to support!
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> Bev
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> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1763303301/ashen-rift-a-man-and-his-dog?ref=live
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