- Mandate:
- " to supply the Chebucto FreeNet with Information Providers
- significant to our community and help them in their efforts to
- produce up-to-date and revelant information"
Accomplishments
The best measurement of our accomplishments are the more than 20 local
organizations that have come on-line with CFN so far. Here's a list of
the most active IPs, the ones that represent CFN philosophy of community
information and interactivity:
- News, Events and Hot Topics
- The Daily News on-line
- Community Support and Development
- NS Public Interest Research Group
- Culture, Religion and Philosophy
- Halifax Dance
- Education and Libraries
- Halifax City regional Library
- Government and Politics
- Statistics Division-Dept. of Finance
- NS Economic Renewal Agency
- Health, Fitness and Recreation
- Gardens+Gardening
- NS Bird Society
- Professional Enterprise and Commerce
- Regional Atlantic Trade Note Association (RATNA)
- Science
- Discovery Centre
- Environment
- Ecology Action Centre
- Technology
- Metro Transit
Overall the most popular IP (by number of accesses) was the Daily News
followed by the Halifax City Regional Library.
Plans for the coming year:
- Have at least one Editor for each 2nd page
- start an annual the "Best of CFN" contest by membership vote
- develop the CFN Editors Guidelines
- start a Seniors on-line program
- overhaul the IP information on CFN and streamline the process to
become an IP
- triple the number of IPs