Susan Wallace-Flynn, a long-serving volunteer at Alberton’s Community Access Program (CAP), has been given the 2011 Stephen Dennis Memorial Award of Excellence, says Innovation and Advanced Learning Minister Allan Campbell.
“With her efforts in running the CAP site, Susan Wallace-Flynn helped make the first public Internet access in Alberton a reality,” said Mr. Campbell. “Internet access and use has become a lot more widespread over the last decade, but the CAP sites remain an important service for many people. The efforts of Susan Wallace-Flynn and volunteers like her help make sure all Islanders have the chance to participate in the global online community.”
Wallace-Flynn, administrator of the Town of Alberton, has run the town’s CAP site since it opened 12 years ago. The award is given in recognition of outstanding dedication to provide public access service to Island communities.
The Stephen Dennis Memorial Award for Excellence is named in honour of the late founder of Tremploy Inc. who worked as an advocate for persons with intellectual disabilities. He helped found the Tremploy CAP site, since renamed the Stephen Dennis Centre.
“This award honours Stephen Dennis as someone who helped make Internet available in his community as well as those people carrying on his legacy,” said the minister.
The Community Access Program is a partnership between federal and provincial government that provides Islanders with affordable access to the Internet in public locations like schools, libraries and community centres. The sites are designed to be "on-ramps" for online learning and literacy, as well as to foster community-based infrastructure and Canadian e-commerce.
For more information on CAP, visit www.peicaps.org.