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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
    • Part 7: Arts, Crafts and Recreation
    • Part 8: Agriculture
    • Part 9: Church Histories
    • Part 10: Schools
    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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BN14-13: Pouce Coupe Library Gets Gates Foundation Computers

Recent History – 2000

Feb. 29, 2000

POUCE COUPE — Bill Gates spreads the wealth to the north as the Pouce Coupe Library becomes the latest recipient of a Gates Foundation grant.

The library will receive a total of $8,080 from the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation which they are putting towards the purchase of a computer terminal.

“We got the cheque last week,” said Emanuel Machado, director on board of trustees at the library. “Even though we already had a quote for the computer, it’s not in place yet.”

The gift came from the Seattle based philanthropist’s Foundation as part of their goal to have the Internet available to everyone.

“We are obviously very grateful,” Machado said but he is not surprised by the money saying the library was a good qualifier.

In addition to the terminal, the library will receive a workstation, printer and Internet connection hardware. The new equipment will give library patrons two terminals to surf the net with. The library hopes more people will come out and explore the World Wide Web.

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

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