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Île Sans Fil (“island without wires”) is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization committed “to the development of a free communication infrastructure to strengthen local communities in the greater Montreal region.” The group has a number of projects, including acting as an enabler and coordinator of free-to-the-user wireless hotspots throughout Montreal, building a city rooftop-to-rooftop wireless mesh network, and developing technology for community networking (see article below on Wifidog). ISF also aims to create online space for local content and new media art.
Learn More:
Île Sans Fil
http://www.ilesansfil.org/tiki-index.php
Articles on Île Sans Fil
http://www.ilesansfil.org/tiki-index.php?page=Press
McCallum, D. (2007). An Interview with Michael Lenczner. Vague Terrain.
http://www.vagueterrain.net/content/archives/journal06/lenczner01.html
Lenczner, M. (2005). Wireless Portals with Wifidog. Linux Journal, 140. http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8352
Rocha, R. (2007). Pioneering Wi-Fi Cities Face Budget Hiccups. The Gazette. September 6, 2007. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/business/story.html?id=45da17....
Powell, A., & Regan Shade, L. (2006). Going Wi-Fi in Canada: Municipal, and Community Initiatives. Government Information Quarterly, 23(3-4), 381-403. (For Île Sans Fil profile, see p. 390.)
www3.fis.utoronto.ca/research/iprp/cracin/publications/pdfs/final/powell_shade_wifi_giq.pdf
