Our Mission & Goals

“The Sea to Sky Freenet Association is committed to building a local community information system and providing barrier free access to Internet & Computer Technologies (ICT’s) while promoting the appropriate & sustainable use of technology as a tool for personal & community development.”

Barrier free access means:

• Low or no cost
• Central location where people work/live/play
• Maximum hours of operation
• Cultural & personal sensitivity to users experience with technology
• Plain language communication and staff/volunteers from different backgrounds, ages and languages
• Physical accessibility and a continuum of learning options from informal drop-in and self-help to 1:1 tutoring to group workshops to suit the needs of users.

Appropriate & Sustainable Means:

To support, as much as possible, the use of free non-proprietary computer technology, the recycling and reuse of technology and the primary importance of face to face human interaction.

Personal development means:

Promoting the use of technology for learning, training and education, creativity, personal empowerment and informed, democratic, civil participation in community life.

Community Development means:

Promoting the use of technology as a tool for creating and maintaining locally produced and controlled, public, online spaces and tools that facilitate communication, collaboration and partnership within and between corridor communities.