Lasqueti Internet Access Society (LIAS)
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Charter
"To develop and promote the shared use of computers and other digital communication technologies by the residents of Lasqueti Island for personal and economic development and to promote the educational use of these technologies."
Background
LIAS was founded in 2000 with the aid of the Federal Community Access Program and cooperation from the District 69 School Board.
Projects
LIAS is currently managing 3 major projects:
- Internet Centre (public access to computers, internet, copying, and fax)
- Lasqueti Wireless (High-speed Internet Access, available on Lasqueti and Texada)
- lasqueti.ca (our community website & e-mail service - to promote communication and local economy)
LIAS is a Non Profit Volunteer base organization.
We gratefully acknowledge and give thanks to the many folks who volunteer their time to sit on the LIAS board, help out in the Internet Center, contribute to the lasqueti.ca website, and who have worked tirelessly to research, configure, test, set-up, and maintain the Lasqueti Wireless network. Without these volunteers and their amazing enthusiasm and efforts, these projects would simply not happen.
Funding
The Internet Centre is run in partnership with Industry Canada's Community Access Program (CAP), School District 69, North Island Distance Education (NIDES), and the BC Government's Provincial Learning Network (PLNet). Additional support has been received in the form of a grant from the Information Science and Technology Agency (ISTA) of the Government of BC and a youth worker through programs of Human Resources and Development Canada (HRDC). We have recently joined Island Communities Network (IsCN) and look forward to all the benefits of this new relationship.
We have also greatly appreciate the much needed help received from several private individuals. A special thanks should be made however to Dan Rubin the former principal at False Bay School for all his hard work and expertise in getting the Internet Centre going.
Contact
Toll Free (leave a message): 1-877-838-5778
Internet Centre: Phone and Fax: (250) 333-8619
LIAS Project Coordinator: Email info [at] lias [dot] ca
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