Kukagami Environment Watch November 2010
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Mining Information Update
The Kukagami Campers association has organized a meeting with the mining company that is currently active along the Kukagami and Matagamasi Roads. If you want to learn more about the company, and their plans for our area, please attend!
TRUECLAIM EXPLORATION INFORMATION NIGHT
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010 - 7:00 PM
COLONIAL INN - CONISTON
Communications Update
Technology is rapidly changing in today's world. Whereas most Kukagami residents didn't even have a telephone at the lake 25 years ago, now most have some kind of internet connection that is a part of daily life. It started with dial-up connections 15+ years ago, a connection so slow that you could cook dinner while waiting for something to appear. About 4 years ago, satellite internet came at a very high cost, but did allow fairly fast net connections. Lots of people signed up for satellite service as the price dropped over the years.
Now, the newest way to connect to the internet comes as a "Hub". Both Rogers and Bell have made this technology available to anyone within cell-phone range...and beyond!
The Hub costs about $150, is about the size of a paperback book and plugs into the wall. It takes just a minute to make a wireless internet connection...if there is a good signal from the nearest cell phone tower. If there is not a good signal, you can attach an antenna to your roof to improve the signal, or get a cell phone booster. The antenna along with requisite cables and connectors costs about $225, the booster cost over $350.
Call a Rogers or Bell dealer in Sudbury for more details. The best deal on the antenna is through www.nerdsonsite.com , (877-696-3737) because they have a longer and heavier cable for the antenna than is available in Sudbury.
Website and Newsletter
The KEW website is www.KEWatch.blogspot.com . The newsletter archive is posted there, as well as more photographs. If you would like to submit something to the newsletter or website, drop a note to kewatch@gmail.com .
The KEW newsletter is published quarterly, and sent by email to any interested person. Paper copies can be provided to residents upon request. Drop a note to Kukagami Environment Watch, 432 Fox Road, Wahnapitae, ON, P0M 3C0.
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