1998:  
• The Classroom was opened to the public in November 1998

• 10 new PC workstations (Pentium II-300MHz) and a state of the art LCD Projector  were installed

• A 2-hr Internet course was offered at $25.00

• A 4-class computer course (8 hours) was offered at $100.00 on MS Word 97 and MS Excel 97

1999:  

• Name of computer center was changed from "ClubNet" to Computer Centre Informatique

• High speed internet (ADSL) was incorporated

• Seven new PCs were installed in the rental and staff area (Pentium II & III)

• A commercial HP LaserJet 4000N printer was purchased to meet public needs


• Enid, Chris, Leonard and Russell in the rental area

• Windows NT4 replaced Windows 98 operating system

• Class revenue was $39,000.00

2000:  

• Senior Link Club ( students 60 plus) was founded by Doris Burns with the assistance of Tara Gagnon

• Fraser Hickson Library in partnership with Minority Apprenticeship Program Inc. provided the instructor and classroom for three consecutive sessions (1999 – 2001) to students on Business Office software programs and its applications


• Fabien Vais taught two of the three sessions

• A 3-hr computer course was offered at $60.00

• A 10-hr (4 classes) course cost $120.00

• Class revenue peaked at $64,000.00 that year

• Computer Centre was staffed by 9 volunteers, 3 part time associates and one full time staff member

2001:  

• Even though the Senior Link Club folded that year, Tara Gagnon developed the SrLink course material and was instrumental in its success right up to 2004

• A  15-hr (6 classes) SrLink course was offered at $100.00

• A regular 10-hour computer course was offered at $120.00

• 83 courses were given and 563 students benefited

• Class revenue was $57,000.00 that year

• On July 31^st of that year, the computer rental area handled 46 PC users between 11:00am and 8:00pm (9 hours). It brought in a total of $150.00 in rental fees
  It meant we achieved 85% rental usage!
  That summer record has never been surpassed.

• We made television coverage that year:


• Frances Ackerman meets with Mayor Bourque with his electoral entourage

2002:  

• 54% or 3.2 million of the adult population in the province of Quebec were internet users that year.

• 41% of the students that attended F-H Computer Classroom were seniors 60 plus

• The classroom was outfitted with a new 10/100 Hub and PCI NIC adapters

• Class revenue was $43,000.00

• The Computer Centre shared the library’s exhibition kiosk that May as shown below:


• John H. Dinsmore, Tara Gagnon and Dr. Stanley B. Frost

2003:  

• Frigid January and February months affected PC rentals at the Computer Centre

• F-H Library closed its doors  on April 15^th


• Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal at the M.A.I.L. 2003 StreetFair

• F-H Library reopened its doors on October 16^th


• Enid, Poh, Santa and Harm

• Computer Center’s wish list was given to Santa!

2004:  

• The F-H CompuCentre had a kiosk at the May 2004 StreetFair


• The amphitheatre featured 2 audio slideshows on "Fraser–Hickson Library’s rocky year of 2003"

• Digital photography, onsite photo printing and a Wi-Fi Laptop were also exhibited

• Bi-monthly F-H CompuCentre Newsletters made their debut


• The www.fhcompucentre.com website was launched in October to give the computer centre a new look and provide detailed info on its computer course and workshop schedules

• Fall computer workshops (2-hr & 4-hr courses) were introduced in addition to the MS Word, MS Excel, HTML Web Page Design, Intro to Windows PC and Senior Link (60 plus) Internet & Email courses

• Ina Angelidou was responsible for development of this website.
  Anny Mueller, Tara Gagnon and Harm Meindersma assisted in this venture 

  

Its future:
H.B.M.