| For many of us, the Internet is a vital part of our daily lives – business and pleasure. Personally, I have a hard time imagining my life without the Internet in it in some way shape or form. From a work perspective, I’m a freelance writer and communications project manager and my husband and I also have a web-based retail business. Socially, the Internet helps me stay in touch with friends and family far away and makes plans with those who are close by. Where am I going with this, you may ask? Continue reading Connecting rural Canadians to the Internet The Internet has become inextricably intertwined with my daily life – to the point where I can’t image living without it and have a hard time remembering the days when I did. High speed internet access is something I’ve pretty much taken for granted, having always lived and worked in urban areas since it became standard in homes and offices. Until now, when I discovered first hand the great Canadian technology divide. Continue reading The great Internet divide Those of us in the city take access to high speed internet not only for granted…but almost as a right in some cases! I certainly couldn’t imagine my life without it, and I’m sure I’m not alone. But not everyone is as lucky. Many folks across Ontario wish they could join the modern world and have high speed internet at their fingertips as well, but sadly, they just can’t. Not because they can’t afford or because they don’t know how, but because the infrastructure is simply lacking.
Continue reading Equal access for all – to high speed Internet 
I had a bird’s eye view of rural Ontario today – and it was one fo those “stop and think” sort of moments. I took a flight to Ottawa from Kitchener on Bearskin Airlines this afternoon. The plane was a small one – small enought ot make an already nervous flyer like me even more anxious – and the weather was absolutely perfect. Continue reading A bird’s eye view | |
