Sponsoring Organization	Keewaytinook Okimakanak
Date of Incorporation	November 18, 1991
Mailing Address	Box 1439, 115 King Street, Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1B9
Telephone	807-737-1135
Fax	807-737-1720
Email	brian.beaton@knet.ca
Website	www.knet.on.ca
Community:	Keewaytinook Okimakanak First Nations (Deer Lake, Fort Severn, Keewaywin, North Spirit Lake and Poplar Hill) check here if you are applying as an Aboriginal community (see definition "Aboriginal community" under Eligible Communities.)
Project Leader	Brian Beaton
Title	K-Net Services Coordinator
Mailing Address	Box 1439, 115 King Street, Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1B9
Telephone	807-737-1135
Fax	807-737-1720
Email	brian.beaton@knet.ca
Explain why this person was chosen to lead the project	Brian Beaton brings important community development, system - management expertise, and team-building skills to this project. His applied experience implementing both Contact North and the Wahsa Distance Education High School highlight his personal commitment to community-driven delivery strategies and outcomes-based approaches to project leadership. Brian has an intensive and concrete knowledge of community needs and issues and has worked extensively with local and regional stakeholders to design and implement telecom solutions. Brian has been working in the development and maintenance of KNET Services since its start in 1994. As Manager of KNET Services, Brian oversees regional network planning and implementation activities and manages an annual budget of approximately $1.5M. Brian has a long track record of successfully engaging the public and private sectors in community-driven telecommunications partnerships.