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r t yB -- BQ PA : Grey--Bruce This Week, Tuesday, March 20, 2001 _3 IEY--BRUCE This Week oo CAP site opens in Form By Brandi Cramen OB -- wo~ W{%' t d 4 > & 02 s Nu.d N 5 ig p s 3 i% a \\3 ot quite sure what is meant t poee 1 PA W L . N.: 'by the Internet? Thought Webs i P oc & 7 ¥o_s DWs came from spiders or that a | B leze neenmmetin [ 0 oo a . e 2 mouse was a furry rodent. You are .R | Sasae.. mt _ o e .cc not alone. 2 °~ > ;s . s 7 iE o i ommgaee Residents of Formosa will now § _ t os--e ~ o ./ e tei o be able to overcome their fear of ® _ 00300 cyd o 0 se computers through the federal | J s es (g government's Community Access E* _ @ _ °e " j _ o e ""g« Program (CAP), n Ry, [ 1 2 O ore --anduimzcn TN s & CAP was started three years e' _ e h \ ago by Industry Canada to help s {A& «4 iss a e teach people how to cope with . i WeR i j _ . THe i the fast--growing world of comput---- [ i. _ _ UF C 2 1 ers. R 2 1 j Industry Ganada partnered _ | i i Oe with the Formosa Lions Club to " n . o¥ 4) W bring the CAP program to this S \wit" i. C * d small town. 215 t * -- e "The whole purpose of the | ' CAP program islto bring the a W ernet to rura and A R {T%trmosa is met ::;alf:, saig _ Meg Kluhspies (left) and Jacqueline Borho get ready to try CAP trainer Richelle Keip,. .\ out the new, computers set up at the back of Oberle The program has been run"!ng -- General Store for use by Formosa residents. since the second week of Januaty. d Contributed phot ' «There have alteady been 123 pegp visits (to the office located at the : \'back of Oberle General Store). A interested. A few couldn't be established," said Trish Borho \lot of those are repeats, but obvi-- -- bothered, but most are fairly open -- the CAP administrator, ' | ously they'te happy and they like . to it," explained Keip of the reac-- The centre is open Monday, |it," said Keip. tion from the community. Wednesday and Ffiday from 2 to' : \_ 'She teaches yvisitors anything The program, houses two new, 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday _ \computer felated, including the . top--of--the--line computer systems, | from 2 to 7 p.m. and Saturday and \Internet, SOftware or simply how -- with high--tech toys including a Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to use a COMPliter,,. @4 scanner and a digital camera. Keip offers training on Tuesdays' "Anyone can sign up» It's for The centre will be holding its and Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. 'the general | public,' -- She official grand opening on March . and all day Saturday and Sunda; |explained. . y 31 from 1 to 3 p.m., when Joan . Those interested can call the -- 'All training is provided free of -- Borho, president of the Formosa --CAP centre at 367--5756 or stop in \charge and, for thos,e.,who are sim-- »Lions Club, will do the official to book an appointment. For | ply interested in using the com-- ribbon cutting. _ those who do have a little Internet puter, there is a 5.3 'per hour "It is only with the support of savvy, the centre can also 'be charge. on l the whole community of Formosa reached via e--mail at fcap@scsin- | . "A fair amount of people are that we were able to get the site ternet.com. | SHOW x MB U N ) 10 Th m _3 d i t NAE Cl I