Cap Society of Cape Breton County

The C@P Society of Cape Breton County is now accepting applications for a Researcher/Project Assistant.

Job Description: The C@P Society of Cape Breton County has received funding from Nova Scotia C@P to research Internet Usage, E-mail Usage and Web Presence among small businesses and individuals in the CBRM. This research is part of broader efforts to develop a Community Internet Strategy for the region.

Reporting to the C@P Society Coordinator and working out of the C@P Sydney office, the successful candidate will conduct interviews with small business owners/managers and individuals and prepare and deliver a report of findings to the Community Internet Strategy Committee.

Tasks will include: developing comprehensive lists of small businesses by sector, making initial contact and inquiry about survey participation, conducting surveys with individuals and small business owners, assessing existing small business websites, and preparing and delivering a comprehensive final report of findings.

Required Skills
Research experience (esp. survey/interview experience)
Post-secondary education (preferably in research methodologies, business, computer science or social sciences)
Ability to work independently and collaborate/communicate well
Experience preparing and delivering reports
Familiar with the small business environment in the CBRM
Possess valid driver’s licence and access to a vehicle
Excellent written communication skills

Assets
HTML and web development skills and experience

FUNDING CRITERIA: Applicants must be 30 years of age or younger until March 31, 2009.

35 hours per week ending Friday March 26, 2010
Anticipated Start Date: Monday November 16, 2009
Closing Date: Monday November 9, 2008

Interested applicants should send a Cover Letter and Resume to coordinator@capcbco.ca by 4pm on Monday November 9, 2009.

We thank all those who apply, however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Recently, as a result of negotiations undertaken by Nova Scotia C@P, the C@P Society of Cape Breton County has entered into a partnership with Seaside Wireless Communications Inc.

In exchange for complimentary High Speed at C@P sites and the provision of C@P site consumables such as printer ink and printer paper, interested C@P sites have agreed to display Seaside Wireless Communications Inc. promotional materials and inform interested patrons of the services that Seaside now offers in their respective areas.

The C@P Society is excited to be partnering with Seaside and looks forward to working with their enthusiastic and dedicated team now and into the future.

Seaside Wireless Communications Inc. provides both telephone service and high speed internet and can be reached by phone (1-888-965-5511) or found on the web (www.seasidehighspeed.com).

On Friday October 23rd, the Coordinators of the C@P Society of Cape Breton County and the Inverness County C@P Network Society attended the annual Social Studies Teachers Association (SSTA) Conference in Fall River to exhibit and present the Educational Resources developed as part of Work Through Time: Cape Breton Stories of Land and Sea.

Educational Consultants, Colleen MacLeod and Alice Campbell, developed twelve lesson plans to accompany twelve of the site’s stories. These lesson plans are based on the Specific Curriculum Outcomes of the Atlantic Provinces and are multi-disciplinary in nature.

All are available in the Educational Resources section of www.workthroughtime.ca.

The response to both the presentation and exhibit table were overwhelming. The teachers we spoke with were very excited to discover this resource and to be able to begin using it in their classrooms. Many asked for extra copies for colleagues that weren’t able to attend!

The Educational Resources DVDs have also been provided to all Primary to Eight Teachers on Cape Breton Island through the Strait Regional School Board, Cape Breton Victoria Regional School Board, Membertou Elementary, Eskasoni School Board and three French schools in Sydney, Cheticamp and Arichat.

Social Studies Teachers Association Exhibit Table

It’s hard to believe but the end of August is drawing near. Maybe it was all the beautiful weather that made this summer seem to pass by exceptionally quickly or maybe it was the flurry of activity at C@P sites across the County!

This summer the C@P Society of Cape Breton County was happy to be able to employ eighteen youth interns at eighteen of our sites as well as a Youth Coordinator who oversaw the work of the interns from our main office in the Cape Breton Business College.

From pedometers to podcasts and seniors training to cyber camps the interns this year were an exceptional group of young people who significantly increased our ability to offer access, services, training, and events in a great number of communities.

A collective thank-you from C@P to you for your dedication, your creativity and the skills and knowledge you brought to your positions!

Below are some photos of a recent Cyber Camp hosted at the James McConnell Memorial Library:

Recently, Joe Soltesz our Technical Coordinator, had a run-in with a celebrity … The Google Car! At a gas station in Catalone Joe pulled in to get some gas and was followed shortly after by the car. We’ll be keeping our eye out for pictures of Joe on Google Earth.

In the meantime, for more information on the Google Cars and their whereabouts you can visit these sites:

Google Street View:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View

Google Street cars roaming Winnepeg Streets:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/04/08/mb-google-car.html

Google Street cars spotted in Toronto:
http://www.freshpromo.ca/2009/04/google-street-view-cars-spotted-in.html

Joe and the Google Street Car 

On Thursday August 18th, a number of C@P Sites in Cape Breton County hosted Tea and Technology sessions and Technology Open Houses. These events sought to introduce new people to the services and technologies available at C@P Sites and celebrate a fruitful and action-packed summer. Events were held at the:

Glace Bay YMCA Enterprise  Centre C@P Site
Southside Boularderie Fire Hall C@P Site
Millville Community Centre C@P Site
Marion Bridge Seniors and Pensioners C@P Site
Whitney Pier C@P Site
Southend Community Centre C@P Site
Main-a-Dieu Coastal Discovery Centre C@P Site

All were great successes!

Below is a link to a story in the Cape Breton Post about some of the activities which took place on the 18th as well as photos from Southside Boularderie’s Tea and Technology session.

“Everything you Wanted to Know about Computers and More: C@P Sites to Host Technology Day Tuesday”:

http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=278173&sc=149

Tea and Technology at the Southside Boularderie Fire Hall C@P Site

On Monday July 27, 2009 three of C@PCBCO’s Summer Interns took part in Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s Fun Van Day. Craig Ferrar (James McConnell Memorial Library), Daniel Foster (North Sydney Library) and Bhreagh Moore (North Sydney BIDA) spent time on Monday making balloon animals and painting faces. Community events like this provide the C@P Society of Cape Breton County with an opportunity to spread the word about Cyber Camps taking place across Cape Breton County all summer – every summer.

Craig, Bhreagh and Daniel with the Fun Day kids

Craig sharing the art of balloon-animal making

Sydney Mines Summer 2009 Cyber Camps are now on You Tube – you can check them out at http://www.youtube.com/user/SydneyMinesCAP

Kevin McCormack, the 2009 Summer Intern at the site had each Cyber Camp participant record themselves and paired this recording with photos taken of them throughout the Camp and photos of some of the drawings and graphics they created.

Pictures from the June 30th Launch of Work Through Time: Cape Breton Stories of Land and Sea at St. Pat’s Museum in Sydney:

Guest Speaker: Dr. Robert J. Morgan

Project Team giving a tour of Work Through Time 

 Entertainment Courtesy of Colin Grant and Jason MacDonald

A Full House

Karen Jean Mills (Project Assistant) at the Interactive Table

Beautiful cake by Jessie Deleskie based on a quilt by Anne Morrell Robinson

C@P Day at James McConnell Memorial Library C@P Site

C@P Day at James McConnell Memorial Library C@P Site

C@P Day at the Millville Community Centre C@P Site

C@P Day Digital Camera Course at the Southend Community Centre C@P Site

C@P Day Digital Camera Course at the Southend Community Centre C@P Site

C@P Day at the Southside Boulardrie Fire Hall C@P Site

Spiderman C@P Day at St. Joseph’s Elementary in Sydney Mines