▁ 1 7 , ▁note ▁ 1 4 ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 7 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 3 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Er ie ▁Canal ▁Commission ers ▁Category : New ▁York ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Ut ica , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Farm ington , ▁Connecticut <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Che bu ct o ▁Community ▁Net ▁( CCN ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁Free Net ▁operating ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ' s ▁Hal if ax ▁Regional ▁Municip ality ▁ ▁( HR M ). ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁society ▁under ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ' s ▁Reg istry ▁of ▁J oint ▁Sto cks ▁using ▁the ▁name ▁Che bu ct o ▁Community ▁Net ▁Society . ▁The ▁name ▁" Che bu ct o " ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁Mi ' k ma q ▁word ▁for ▁Hal if ax ▁Har bour ▁meaning ▁" big ▁water ". ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁Dal h ous ie ▁University ▁Department ▁of ▁Mathemat ics , ▁Statistics ▁and ▁Comput ing ▁Science , ▁Che bu ct o ▁Community ▁Net ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁Internet ▁Service ▁Pro vider ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁community ▁n ets ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁Che bu ct o ▁Su ite ▁or ▁C Su ite ▁operating ▁environment ▁for ▁free - net s ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁Che bu ct o ▁Community ▁Net ▁and ▁used ▁by