The Community Access Program links communities into a competitive global economy. The Program is plugging every community in Canada with more than 400 people into the Net. B.C. Once they're on-line, the people in these communities can improve their quality of life. Children have access to sophisticated educational facilities through tele-learning. Adults can follow training programs to update their skills.
Medical facilities link to the most sophisticated hospitals in the country using tele-health.
We've already seen cases where some of Canada's foremost specialists have performed on-line diagnosis of patients in communities thousands of miles away. CAP is bringing these same opportunities to northern B.C. communities. This morning, I spoke to people in Telegraph Creek, B.C., via webcast. They are people who are putting this program to work. This group of very motivated citizens, from a small community that is 700 kilometres away, formed the Telegraph Creek Internet Society in 1998.