Vancouver Community Network

[ ⚑ ] 49°16′56.59″N 123°6′26.87″W﻿ / ﻿49.2823861°N 123.1074639°W﻿ / 49.2823861; -123.1074639
Formation| May 21, 1993; 33 years ago (1993-05-21)
Founder| Brian Campbell[1]
Founded at| Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada
Type| Nonprofit organization
Location|

* Woodward's Heritage Building, Suite 280-111, West Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Services| Internet access
Technical support
Web hosting service

Key people

| Tracey Axelsson, Executive Director[2]
Website| www2.vcn.bc.ca

Vancouver Community Network (VCN) is a community-owned provider of free internet access, technical support, and web hosting services to individuals and nonprofit organizations in Vancouver , British Columbia.

It developed StreetMessenger, a communication service for the homeless.[3]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

The organization was founded as Vancouver FreeNet by Brian Campbell and others.[1]

Revenue Canada initially rejected VCN's application status as a charitable organization, which would have allowed it to receive tax-deductible contributions. VCN appealed this decision, and in 1997, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that providing free internet service was a charitable tax purpose.[4][5][6][7]

## See also

* Chebucto Community Network
* Free-Net
* Wireless community network
* Community informatics
* National Capital Freenet

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, Charlie (January 17, 2017). "Free speech advocate and long-time Vancouver library employee Brian Campbell dies". The Georgia Straight. https://www.straight.com/news/857286/free-speech-advocate-and-long-time-vancouver-library-employee-brian-campbell-dies.
2. ↑ Grauer, Perrin (September 16, 2018). "Home of Downtown Eastside harm-reduction kiosk in question after Friday police raid". Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2018/09/16/dtes-harm-reduction-kiosk-loses-location-after-friday-police-raid.html.
3. ↑ Ryan, Denise (June 20, 2018). "'Being a refugee is a circumstance, it's not a choice'". Vancouver Sun. https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/being-a-refugee-is-a-circumstance-its-not-a-choice.
4. ↑ Internet. November 11, 1997. https://books.google.com/books?id=kU5WAAAAIBAJ&q="Vancouver+Community+Network"&pg=PA3&article_id=6097,2827780#v=onepage.
5. ↑ Hutchinson, Allan C.; Petersen, Klaus (January 1, 1999). Interpreting Censorship in Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-8026-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=O7tFPZ33_NcC&q="Vancouver+FreeNet"&pg=PA246.
6. ↑ "Legal Developments". The Philanthropist. October 1, 1996. https://thephilanthropist.ca/1996/10/legal-developments-3/.
7. ↑ "Full Text of Judgement Indexed as: Vancouver Regional FreeNet Assn. v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue – M.N.R.) Between Vancouver Regional FreeNet Association, appellant, and Minister of National Revenue, respondent [1996 F.C.J. No. 914 Court File No. A-413-94"]. https://www2.vcn.bc.ca/2704-2/.

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