The History of the Development of the racerocks.com Project

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INITIAL SETUP PHASE:2000

In 1999, Angus Matthews was the Administrator at Lester Pearson College  in charge of Special Projects . He was instrumental from the beginning in promoting the racerocks.com project. This link provides the Philosophy of Administration that he used that was important to make the project a success.

millenniumBACKGROUND TO THE SUBMISSION : In June of 1999 a proposal for funding of the racerocks.com project was submitted to the Millennium Partners Program of Canada. Funding for the 18 month program was confirmed in September of 1999.
A copy of the proposal may be viewed here.

 

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CHARTS AND MAPS OF THE AREA

 

 

The Millenium project partners , LGS and telus visit Race Rocks and Pearson College to determine if there is a sight line for the microwave installation

 

 

Environmental Impact Screening for Millennium Committee

 

Environmental Impact Submission to LBPC Environment Committee

 

Building the LAN for Race Rocks

 

 

 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN by LGS GROUP INC.

 

 

 

 

wolfur1A BOLD INITIATIVE—The racerocks.com PROJECT
WITH OVERVIEW OF SPONSORS

 

 

Project Update: February 6, 2000

Project  Update:  February 13, 2000

 

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UPDATE:Feb 22, 2000, TELUS BUILDS THE ANTENNA -February 22, 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 overviewTECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW of the racerocks.com project

 

 

 

 

Trenches are dug for cabling at Race Rocks and at Pearson CollegeT

 

 

 

 

INSTALLATION OF RADIOS AND DISHES- February 23-24, 2000

 

 

 

KEN DUNHAM and LGS install the first iMac COMPUTERS and the SONY and SITEZAP camera at Race Rocks, Feb 25 2000

 

 

 

 

MARCH 11– OPENING OF racerocks.com.

Government and First nations officials and the partners in the Millennium project go to Race Rocks with Pearson College personnel

 

 

RACE ROCKS HITS THE INTERNET – Times Colonist Article – March 12, 2000

 

 

 

Media Reports : racerocks.com

 

 

 

For the development of the technology that has happened since the opening of racerocks.com, go to the events page and the technology page