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<p>Hello advisors. I am just a little late sending this message on,
but it is never too late to congratulate one of our members for
their long time dedication to community networking. <br>
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<p>Happy 31st Birthday NCF!!!!<br>
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<p>Marita<br>
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Veuillez noter que ce message sera
disponible en français la semaine prochaine
dans la section nouvelles de notre site,
nous nous excusons pour le retard.
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NCF Members, </p>
<p>
Happy birthday to us! National Capital
FreeNet (NCF) was founded September 29,
1992: 31 years ago today. </p>
<p>
Technology and the internet have changed
nearly beyond recognition since those early
days. NCF has been adapting to these changes
while staying true to our original
commitment to connect everyone in our
community. </p>
<p>
This time last year, we released videos
featuring 30 digital equity advocates from
across Canada on the current state of
technology, the internet and digital equity:
<a
href="https://www.ncf.ca/digitalequityperspectives/"
moz-do-not-send="true">ncf.ca/digitalequityperspectives/</a>
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Interviews included the former Mayor of
Iqaluit Madeleine Redfern, Ottawa professor
Michael Geist, author and activist Cory
Doctorow, and Eyra Abraham, founder of an
app that helps those with hearing loss
become aware of sounds in their environment.
They also made predictions about the future
for every five years from 2027 to 2052.
Together these predictions form a digital
time capsule and are locked until the year
of their prediction date: <a
href="https://www.ncf.ca/timecapsule/"
moz-do-not-send="true">ncf.ca/timecapsule/</a>
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Thirty-one is often a quieter celebration
than 30 or the other big milestones. This
year we’re celebrating by taking time to
reflect and plan. This includes:
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<ul>
<li>continuing to advocate to the CRTC and
the government for affordable access to
the highest speed services. We will be
sending information about an upcoming CRTC
submission deadline.</li>
<li>updating the last phase of the 2019-2024
Strategic Plan – the last few years have
had many unexpected challenges and we’re
laying the groundwork to sustain our work
while growing our impact.</li>
<li>implementing more network upgrades to
ensure we continue to offer members a
high-quality and resilient service.</li>
<li>expanding our work to connect those
living on low incomes through our
Community Access Fund and in other ways.</li>
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We also had help from Bashir Saidi and Kelly
Huang, two summer students supported by the
Canada Summer Jobs program, to develop some
new digital skills resources, website
updates and other improvements to our
communications, coming soon!
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Thanks to funding from the Ontario Trillium
Foundation Resilient Communities Fund, we
will be hiring a coordinator to support a
new digital skills workshop series — the
first since before the pandemic — as well as
to help recruit and train more volunteers
for the HelpDesk, and other digital equity
work. If you’re interested in applying,
please keep an eye on our Careers page over
the next few weeks: <a
href="https://www.ncf.ca/careers/"
moz-do-not-send="true">ncf.ca/careers/</a>
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<p>
Some of you have been NCF members since when
we launched our dial-up community platform
on February 1, 1993. Some of you may have
just joined us. Thanks all of you for your
support for NCF as a local not-for-profit
alternative to commercial internet
providers, committed to affordable internet
as a right and ensuring digital equity for
all. Here's to another good year!
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<p>
Feel free to reply to this message with any
questions or comments (or birthday greetings
I can pass on to staff, volunteers and the
Board of Directors!) Please just give me
some time to get back to you. </p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;">
For questions related to your internet
service, billing or other questions about
your NCF services please contact the
HelpDesk by emailing <a
href="mailto:support@ncf.ca"
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">support@ncf.ca</a>
or by calling <a href="tel:+16137211773p0"
moz-do-not-send="true">613-721-1773 ext. 0</a>.
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<p>
Talk soon, Shelley </p>
<p>Shelley Robinson<br>
Executive Director<br>
National Capital FreeNet<br>
206-1305 Richmond Rd.<br>
Ottawa, ON<br>
K2B 7Y4<br>
(613) 721-1773 ext. 1001</p>
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National Capital FreeNet<br>
206-1305 Richmond Road, Ottawa, ON, K2B 7Y4<br>
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<p style="margin: 0;">National Capital FreeNet
is a local, not-for-profit alternative to
commercial internet service providers. Since
1992 we have connected more than 100,000
members.</p>
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