H&M COFI
bringing you the internet you deserve
H&M COFI & ROCK Networks are building a broadband network to bring high-speed Internet to the area from Nairn Centre to Garden River FN, including the City of Elliot Lake, Manitoulin Island, & St. Joseph Island. Once built, residents will buy Internet services from Internet Service Providers using the H&M COFI network.
Board Members and supporting staff
Georges Bilodeau - Board Chairperson
Nancy Jones-Scissons - Secretary/Treasurer
Georges Bilodeau - Board Chairperson
Georges is known as one that gets involved for the betterment of society and has been involved in community projects in every municipality where he resided. Georges ran for a seat in the Municipality of Huron Shores and was elected as Mayor in 2018. Presently, Georges is working on the H&M COFI broadband project and sits on the founding board.
Dan McCambridge - Technical
Nancy Jones-Scissons - Secretary/Treasurer
Georges Bilodeau - Board Chairperson
Dan McCambridge brings 50 years of telecommunications experience to H&M COFI’s Board of Directors, particularly in the areas of technology and operations. He brings a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience with network infrastructure implementation as well as all key network operations and service operation center functions, processes, systems, interfaces, and platforms.
Nancy Jones-Scissons - Secretary/Treasurer
Nancy Jones-Scissons - Secretary/Treasurer
Nancy Jones-Scissons - Secretary/Treasurer
Nancy brings over 35 years in advertising, marketing, & public relations, with expertise in strategic planning, corporate management, & corporate negotiations. With her past 7 years representing the ratepayers of her region, Nancy’s passion for bringing high-speed internet at affordable rates has her fighting to ensure that “no one is left behind."
about our logo
The COFI logo was designed by Linda Finn, a multimedia artist who calls Northern Ontario home—a home in every sense of the word. This is where she first felt connected to the land, connected to the people, and connected to her creative spirit. She is noted for her use of diverse media and a strong sense of design in expressing an idea, so designing this logo was a natural extension of her artistic practice.
The COFI logo needed to be simple and straightforward since it represents an intricate title for this organization: Community Owned Fibre Infrastructure Corporation. Avant Garde is a sans-serif font built on circles and clean lines, designed with perfection and futurism in mind, so using it for a letter mark logo like COFI seemed just right. In addition, capital letters gave the logo a sense of strength without adding the weight of bold caps—form follows function.
The letter O became a pair of brackets. When used in mathematics, brackets emphasize the importance of what’s inside them. In this case, a symbolic version of fibre optic cable became part of the right bracket. Using the colour blue for the brackets implies a sense of security and trust in this community-based organization.
“When I am designing a logo or trademark, I make a list of all of the words used to describe the organization. These words are absorbed into my mind, and an idea takes shape through a series of thumbnail sketches. That’s when the magic of computer technology allows me to play with infinite possibilities until the design fits the concept.” - Linda Finn, Logo Artist
PARTNERING WITH ROCK NETWORKS
ROCK Networks believes rural communities deserve access to the same opportunities as everyone else. They are tackling the problem of rural broadband access head-on by creating Canada’s first rural broadband consortium, made up of best-in-class communication companies and experts. They help leaders of rural Canadian communities fund, plan, design, and build high-quality, revenue-generating broadband networks that fit their community’s needs.
Web Page & Social Media Links:
ROCK Networks’ Rural Broadband Web Page
