Our projects


The FNEC is an active partner in different projects in view of providing the children of its member communities with a palette of cultural or sports-related activities to cater for their needs. Below is an overview of certain current projects:

FNEC Inter-school Games

We are pleased to invite you to the 5th edition of the FNEC Inter-school Games.

FNEC Education Representatives in the member communities will receive shortly the registration documents for the participants.

Non-member communities which would like to participate in the Games should contact Orania Gros-Louis by phone at (418) 842 7672, or by email at ogroslouis@cepn-fnec.com. The Games are a few months away and the time now is for training and preparation for the challenges ahead. Without losing sight of the fact that the Games are first and foremost a grand gathering and an opportunity to have a great time together! www.inter-schoolgames.com

MonÉcole-mySchool.com

Initiated by the FNEC technology sector, the mySchool on the Web project was designed to offer First Nations schools the ability to develop Internet content and to promote their community and school life through the Internet.

The objective of the mySchool project was to simplify school Internet publishing activities by introducing an easy-to-use Web publishing process using a combination of pre-defined templates or Web sites and software tools like Macromedia Contribute.
www.monecole-myschool.comFor schools interested in this project, please do not hesitate to contact the technology secretary,
Jane Hicks, at the FNEC office.

Videocom –FirstMile Research project

This project is a research partnership among three First Nations organizations and two research organizations:

Our research is exploring broadband communications in remote and rural First Nation communities in Canada. We are also exploring new ways to work together in participatory research when partners are separated by vast distances. Two communities have been engaged in this research for 2011-12, Kitigan Zibi and Opitciwan. For more information on this project please contact Tim Whiteduck, Technology Director at FNEC. Please visit each of the project Web sites at;

Videocom: http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=1739

FirstMile: http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/course/view.php?id=85

Vision 2007 Fibre Optic Project for First Nations of Quebec

First Nations Infrastructure Fund (FNIF)

The Vision 2007 Fibre Optic Project developed by the FNEC is a comprehensive broadband infrastructure solution that aims to install fibre optic connectivity into 14 of 23 communities who do not have this technology. The project is divided into two phases. Funding for Phase 1 was previously secured in 2008.

The FNEC has successfully secured $4.4 million in financing from the First Nations Infrastructure Fund to complete Phase 2. Over a three-year period (until 2013), the FNEC will pursue its goal to achieve completion of the Vision 2007 Fibre Optic Project. As previously reported, the FNEC secured $1.3 million in financing for Phase 1; therefore the funds secured for broadband improvements total $5.7 million. The following table outlines the status of all communities identified in this project and the work that remains.


100% SMART – Phase II

Developed in 2007 by the FNEC, the objective of this project is to support FNEC member communities acquire and integrate interactive whiteboard technology into their classrooms through special pricing and incentives. Classrooms equipped with interactive whiteboard technology enable students and teachers to create, interact, and innovate multimedia content in any subject area. A total of three calls for participation were issued whereby each school was offered a two-year period to complete implementation. The project has since produced the following results;

  • Purchasing agreement and incentives established for communities to support acquisition
  • Acquisition and implementation of 175 SMART Boards in as many classrooms
  • Every school registered in this program has received one free SMART Board Kit, as well as discounts of 30% from all purchases
  • A total of 406 individuals have received on-site training
  • A total of 31 individuals have received their SMART Masters Certification

The FNEC has since closed the incentives portion of this project. Schools, however, can still obtain educational discounts through the FNEC and need only to contact our Technology Project Manager, Eve Bastien, for details on SMART product pricing.