<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi all<br><br></div>In case you missed it - TELUS launched this project with the BC government and Computers for School - it's not tied to a housing complex - it is any single parent living on Ministry assistance.<br><br><br><a href="https://about.telus.com/community/english/news_centre/news_releases/blog/2016/10/14/telus-launches-internet-for-good-pilot-to-support-18000-british-columbian-families">https://about.telus.com/community/english/news_centre/news_releases/blog/2016/10/14/telus-launches-internet-for-good-pilot-to-support-18000-british-columbian-families</a><br><br><br></div>Just for info - VCN has been supplying free wifi to a few shelters in the Downtown Eastside and is working with a consortium of do-gooders(!) to get a non-profit house in the areas access.<br><div> <br><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>all the best, Tracey!</div>-----------------<div>Tracey Axelsson</div><div>Executive Director - <b>Vancouver Community Network (VCN)</b></div><div>280 - 111 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1H4</div><div>t: 778.724.0241 </div><div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"> <b>Consider the environment before printing.</b></span></div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">VCN offers great services to all for IT support and web development at very affordable rates. <br>We deeply appreciate your referral of </span><a href="http://techteam.vcn.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Tech|team</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> & </span><a href="http://webteam.vcn.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Web|team</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> services. </span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"></span><br>Our social enterprise work supports VCN's
charitable efforts; providing free access to the Internet, email, and
computer access to youth, seniors and vulnerable people in our community.<span style="font-size:12.8px"></span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">--------------------</span></div><div><br></div><div><i>Personally however, I have always considered autonomy to be a bigger builder of trust than anonymity.</i></div><div> Garth Graham</div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 6:49 AM, Marita Moll <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mmoll@ca.inter.net" target="_blank">mmoll@ca.inter.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"verdana","sans-serif";color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-US">National Capital Freenet is getting great press for
this initiative<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"verdana","sans-serif";color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-US">Low cost internet for Ottawa Community Housing
tenants</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"verdana","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"verdana","sans-serif";color:black" lang="EN-US">By: CTV News Ottawa
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"verdana","sans-serif";color:rgb(127,127,127)" lang="EN-US">Date: December 21, 2016 <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/low-cost-internet-for-ottawa-community-housing-tenants-1.3213142" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"verdana","sans-serif";color:rgb(5,99,193)" lang="EN-US">http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/low-<wbr>cost-internet-for-ottawa-<wbr>community-housing-tenants-1.<wbr>3213142</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"verdana","sans-serif";color:rgb(127,127,127)">
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"verdana","sans-serif";color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-US">The digital divide is getting a little smaller for
residents of Ottawa Community Housing. They are being offered
low-cost internet services through National Capital FreeNet; a
life line to education and employment.<span class="gmail-HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Marita<br>
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