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.
BACKGROUND 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.
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.
A BOLD INITIATIVE—The racerocks.com PROJECT
WITH OVERVIEW OF SPONSORS
Project Update: February 6, 2000
Project Update: February 13, 2000
getting higher
UPDATE:Feb 22, 2000, TELUS BUILDS THE ANTENNA -February 22, 2000
TECHNOLOGY 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
For the development of the technology that has happened since the opening of racerocks.com, go to the events page and the technology page