The Canada2 Network Vision

Through the Canada2 Network, Friendship Enterprises offer every Canadian internet permanency and new community. The Canada2 Network is an "in process" internet development that has, to date, required years of dedicated research, discovery and experience. Officially launched on June 29, 1999, this co-creative dynamic community-orientated project is a 21stCentury social model for economization and community connectivity.

Vision Realization Updates:

On Earthday, April 22, 2002, the renewed Canada2 Network flagship, at http://www.toronto2.com was officially launched! Explore hundreds of topically-    orientated newsfeeds, interactive community tools, and more.

"Free & Forever" email addresses are now available at Toronto2.com, Ottawa2.com, Vancouver2.com, Victoria2.com, Edmonton2.com, Regina2.com, Winnipeg2.com, Calgary2.com, Quebec2.com, Montreal2.com, Halifax2.com, Arcticanada.com, and Canadian2.com.


Canada2's mission is to establish a nation-wide organization of online community centres dedicated to enhancing life in Canada.

The Flagship Website, Toronto2 is one of 30 websites that will provide services to every metropolitan centre and region across Canada. The "net" is operated from central server platforms in Toronto. Open source developers and enthusiasts from each region will get involved in the integration of applications and programs for their locality.

In metropolitan centres commercial organizations are concerned that their livelihoods are threatened by web centred businesses. Organizations must consider the implications of losing their clientelle to these fledgling organizations. Small business, without adequate budgets, end up developing websites that may be become no more than financial liabilities. They realize however that if they do nothing they may fall further behind in the quest for a viable place in the new paradigm . We plan on providing individual Canadians with superior services while providing desperately needed solutions to this growing commercial problem.

Our goal is to see the Canada 2 Network become a seamless service centre meeting the many needs of individual Canadians. To this end we now have in place our prototype community infrastructure (showcased online at www.Toronto2.com).

In many ways the country we call "Canada" is the envy of the world!
Our multi-cultural mosaic, our landbase, and the distinctiveness of our global identity as peacemakers are priceless attributes.

The Canada2 Network brings Canadians together in cyberspace with the viable intent of real world contact. The Network provides an impressive array of online communication tools and programmes designed for local application however the Canada2 Network applies these tools to organize access to the "real world".

FOR EXAMPLE

• Online appointment, housecall, and delivery services.
• Virtual gatherings around common interests leading to real world meetings and benificient initiatives.
• Special community website domains for every major metropolitan and geographic region and facet of Canada
• Communication platforms, including instant messenger services, group chat rooms, discussion and message forums, and online conference rooms.
• A nation wide retailer's marketplace that looks to balancing the distribution of supply and demand across Canada while bringing the best prices, variety, and informed choices to Canadian consumers.
• Proud to be Canadian? Canada 2 offers each individual Canadian a free, permanent and private email address at the metropolitan cities or regions of their choice.
• Canadians are also offered free personal homesites at metropolitan websites ( such as www.Toronto2.com, www.Vancouver2.com, www.Ottawa2.com ).



With this overall facilitation of 'world wide web traffic', along with an interactive demographic database of individual consumer preferences the Canada 2 Network uniquely positions itself as a mainstream ideal for sponsorship and web advertising. The revenues received from the natural and inherently distinctive draw of our city and country websites will benefit all Canadians through sponsoring the continued stewardship of our permanent homes on the world wide web.

1) The Principle Developers
Canadian "open source" developers are leading the way in building the Canada2 Network The cooperative stewardship process is co-ordinated entirely online through the Canada2.com virtual office. This dream of a permanent community Network will be realized because of the shared vision, dedication, expertise, and sense of social responsibility of the Canadian people.

2) Flexibility and Adaptability
Critical to success is a shared understanding of the fact that we are an open source environment. Our websites are community centres online that can be considered a shared privilege of the Canadian people. We therefore have allowed for growth pains, and in fact require them, to create a stronger sense of community.

6)Transparency of Operation
Creating a safe and desirable environment for both community and commerce. A co-operative approach leads to involvement, shared resources, and loyalty.

More convenience, more transactional accountability, more alternatives, more communication, and more community spirit.

In considering future objectives:

The Canada 2 Network as envisioned is a network of 'web' channels that in presentation speak to viewers with the language of 'TV'. We expect Canada2 to become a significant force in the (soon to be) medium of interactive television. The fundamental community orientated infrastructure already in place will be positioned perfectly when the two technologies (TV and the Internet), for all practical purposes, become one.

We also plan to use the Canada2 model to facilitate the continuance of the programme world wide. Together we have the potential to help create the global village!

The Canada 2 Project is the culmination of concepts that began many years ago and have through time been nurtured into realization. The principle architects have a consistently proven track record for carrying out their projects with both creative vision and integrity.They are...

Friendship Enterprises
G.S.Cole and R.R. Sinclair
Partners

Garth Cole is a Supervising City of Toronto Information Officer who has spent the last thirteen years speaking one-on-one with thousands of Torontonians about the 3 R's, the environment and their personal responsibility for the welfare of our community. Garth's expertise in public relations and community education foundation the "eye to eye", co-operative, common ground approach of the Canada2 Network.

Ritchie Sinclair is the principle developer and the primary creative force behind the Canada2 Network. He is both an accomplished website designer and internet programmer. He has a lifetime of study and leadership in the arts along with a degree in design. He is the protege of Ontario's Ojibwa Grand Shaman and world reknowned Native artist, Norval Morrisseau.

Canada2 is a Network of 30 Website micro-networks that will permanently serve Canadian communities. Two website networks, "Canada2.net and Canada2.ca" support the needs of the other twenty eight websites. Canada2.ca will be our general filtering agent presenting a synthesis of our community micro-networks. Canada2.net provides an online centre for backend services and Canada2.com provides an overview of the entire network. The Canada2.net website facilitates Canada-wide operations and will eventually be the online organizational headqurters of the entire network.

The 18 websites listed below, along with the foundational
Canada2.com, Canada2.net, and Canada2.ca domains, and the eight international extensions are:
The Canada 2 Network

NATIONAL SITES
#1) Pacificanada.com (Serving the west coast)
#2) Atlanticanada.com (Serving the east coast)
#3) Arcticanada.com (Serving the great white north)
#4) Magicanada.com (Focussing on the wonders of Canada)

REGIONAL SITES
#5) Alberta2.com (Serving Alberta's smaller communities)
#6) Ontario2.com (Serving Ontario's smaller communities)
#7) Quebec2.com (Serving Quebec City and Quebec's smaller communities)
#8) Canadian2.com (Serving Canada's Native Peoples)

METROPOLITAN SITES
#9) Victoria2.com (Serving the Vancouver Islands)
#10) Vancouver2.com (Vancouver)
#11) Calgary2.com (Calgary)
#12) Edmonton2.com (Edmonton)
#13) Regina2.com (Regina and Saskatchewan)
#14)Winnipeg2.com (Winnipeg and Manitoba)
#15) Ottawa2.com (The Ottawa Region)
#16) Toronto2.com (The Greater Toronto Area)
#17) Montreal2.com (Montreal)
#18) Halifax2.com (Halifax)

The Canadian community naturally extends beyond to the international community. To that end the network includes the following extensions.

UNITED STATES
#1) UnitedStates2.com (American Community Network)

GREAT BRITAIN
#2) GreatBritain2.com (Serving the British Commonwealth)
#3) England2.com (Serving England's Communities)
#4) Scotland2.com (Serving Scotland's Communities)
#5) Ireland2.com (Serving Ireland's Communities)
#6) Wales2.com (Serving Welsh Communities)

CONTINENTAL
#7) NorthAmerica2.com (North American Community Network)
#8) CentralAmerica2.com (Central American Community Network)
#9) SouthAmerica2.com (South American Community Network)

GLOBAL
#10) Humanity2.com (The Global Community Network)

A Micro-Network Divisions and Subdivisions

Toronto 2 is a Micro-Network of 20 Websites.
Two websites support the needs of the other eighteen with community tools such as email, chatrooms, message boards, polling stations and other appropriate applications. The eighteen 'sub-domains'. grouped into four community areas have unique qualities that bring together various facets of community life in the Greater Toronto Area.

(A) The first area we have named, 'Community Attributes'
Domain#1) The Community Life Habitat (catering to Families & Cultures)
Domain#2) The Professional Life Habitat (catering to Experts & Services)
Domain#3) The Social Life Habitat (catering to Adults & Youths)
Domain#4) The Life Habitat (catering to Elders and Children)

(B) The second area we have named, 'Community Activities'
Domain#5) Venue Village (focussing on Attractions & Cinema)
Domain#6) Venture Village (focussing on Commerce & Retail)
Domain#7) Interactive Village (focussing on Nightlife & Recreation)
Domain#8) Adventure Village (focussing on Food & Travel)

(C) The third area we have named, 'Community Alternatives'
Domain #9) Retreatment Resort (Health)
Domain#10) Universal Service Centre (Delivery)
Domain#11) LifeStyle Lagoons (Lifestyles)
Domain#12) Aternative Educational Institute of Understanding (Education)
Domain#13) Spiritual Dimensions (Spirituality)

(D) The fourth area we have named 'Community Affinities'
Domain#14) Creativille (for the Arts)
Domain#15) Sportown (for Sports)
Domain#16) Learn 2 University (for Knowledge)
Domain#17) Literary Lounge (for Literature)
Domain#18) TechnoLodge (for Technology)

(E) Lastly we have two 'Foundational Domains'
Domain#19) 2Toronto (Foundational Resouces)
Domain#20) Toronto2 (Foundational Communications)