KO staff travel to central Quebec to complete satellite connections in Obedjiwan
August 6, 2005 - 6:30am | by Anonymous
A new member of the National Indigenous Community Satellite Network (NICSN) completed their community connections this past week with the assistance of Dan Pellerin, K-Net's Network Manager. Obedjiwan (or Opitciwan) First Nation with the assistance of the First Nations SchoolNet program's Quebec Regional Management Organization (the First Nations Education Council) successfully installed two roof mounted 2.4M C-Band satellite dishes to begin providing broadband applications for their community members.
Click on the links below for information about Opitciwan
- http://cepn-fnec.com/communautes/eng/index.html
- http://cepn-fnec.com/communautes/eng/opitciwan.html
- Miskisiw School (high and professional school) - 321 students
- Niska School (pre-school and elementary) - 346 students
- Aboriginal portal connectivity information