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    <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I did see this Telus
        initiative. Can't remember if I circulated it or not. Now I am
        wondering if any other Telcos have similiar programs or if Telus
        has rolled this out any further. For some of you, it is also an
        opportunity to ask Telus if they might be prepared to initiate
        such programs in other provinces or cities.</font></p>
    <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Marita<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/9/2017 3:34 PM, Tracey Axelsson
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          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>
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        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>
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                                                  <div>all the best,
                                                    Tracey!</div>
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                                                  <div>Tracey Axelsson</div>
                                                  <div>Executive
                                                    Director - <b>Vancouver
                                                      Community Network
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                                                  <div>280 - 111 West
                                                    Hastings Street,  
                                                     Vancouver, BC  
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                                                                   <b>Consider
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                                                          environment
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                                                          printing.</b></span></div>
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                                                      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
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                                                    Our social
                                                    enterprise work
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                                                    charitable efforts;
                                                    providing free
                                                    access to the
                                                    Internet, email, and
                                                    computer access to
                                                    youth, seniors and
                                                    vulnerable people in
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                                                  <div><i>Personally
                                                      however, I have
                                                      always considered
                                                      autonomy to be a
                                                      bigger builder of
                                                      trust than
                                                      anonymity.</i></div>
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                                                      Garth Graham</div>
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                <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 6:49 AM,
                  Marita Moll <span dir="ltr"><<a
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                          Capital Freenet is getting great press for
                          this initiative<br>
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style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"verdana","sans-serif";color:black;background:white
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                            cost internet for Ottawa Community Housing
                            tenants</span></b><b><span
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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                            lang="EN-US">Date: December 21, 2016     </span></b></p>
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                              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
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                        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
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                            Marita<br>
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