The Vancouver Community Network

The Vancouver Community Network (VCN) was founded in 1993 in order to bring a working CommunityNet, a community-based computer information system, to the people of the Greater Vancouver area.

For more information about the VCN, please check our contact information page.

We acknowledge the important financial support of:

Industry Canada
Human Resources Development Canada
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver Foundation
B.C. Gaming Commission
B.C. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

B.C. Ministry responsible for Multiculturalism and Immigration
VanCity Savings Credit Union
BC Net (Hardware Donation)
Ford Motor Company of Canada (Hardware
Sprint Canada (Hardware donation) donation)

About the CommunityNet.

Membership Information - become actively involved with VCN
Registering for an account - use email, newsgroups an the World Wide Web
Our mission statement - and list of our goals
VCN's Board of Directors - meeting minutes, contacts and Board positions
Contacts - how to reach us.

How to donate - and assure a future for our work
The Help Desk - helpPAGEs and Frequently-Asked Questions.
Information about the CommunityNet.
Whats-new - current information updates on what is happening online and in the office
Endorsers - groups which support what we are doing
Community Information Providers on the VCN
Public Access Sites - around the Lower Mainland
How to get a community group online with the CommunityNet
Volunteer with the CommunityNet.
The Credits - the people who built the CommunityNet.

Getting Connected to the Vancouver CommunityNet.

Use Dial up networking (PPP) and a graphical browser (Netscape/Internet Explorer) to view web pages.
Telnet to telnet://vcn.bc.ca.
You can dial into the CommunityNet using a modem. Set your terminal software (ex. Telix) to VT100, your modem software to 8 bits, no parity and 1 stop bit, and dial (604) 638-0189.
Use Web email from a web browser on any internet access worldwide.

Vancouver CommunityNet

What's New at VCN

Event Listings

Revised: December 2, 2002