▁many ▁Canadian ▁free - net s . ▁ ▁Che bu ct o ▁Community ▁Net ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Metro ▁Community ▁Access ▁Network ▁Society . ▁ ▁C CN ▁is ▁a ▁registered ▁Canadian ▁char ity , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁volunte er ▁organization ▁with ▁represent atives ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁municipality . ▁ ▁C CN ▁provides ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁H R M ▁with ▁Internet ▁" tools ▁and ▁services ▁for ▁sharing ▁the ▁broad est ▁range ▁of ▁information , ▁experience , ▁ideas , ▁and ▁wisdom ." ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁offering ▁only ▁a ▁text - based ▁terminal ▁access ▁to ▁Internet ▁and ▁email , ▁Che bu ct o ▁Community ▁Net ▁has ▁offered ▁full ▁Point - to - Point ▁Pro tocol ▁Internet ▁access ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁C CN ▁provides ▁Internet ▁services ▁for ▁individuals ▁and ▁non - pro fit ▁groups , ▁including ▁d ial - up , ▁web ▁hosting , ▁email ▁and ▁ma iling ▁lists . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Che bu ct o ▁Community ▁Net ' s ▁Man ors ▁Project ▁began ▁offering ▁Che bu ct o ▁W ire less ▁W ifi ▁access ▁to ▁Joseph ▁How e ▁Man or ▁and ▁H . P . ▁Mac Ke en ▁Man or , ▁public - owned ▁low - in come ▁sen iors ▁housing . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁non - pro fit ▁public - run ▁high speed ▁home ▁Internet ▁access ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁Canada . ▁ ▁C CN ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁affili ated ▁with ▁Dal h ous ie ▁University ▁in ▁Hal if ax ▁ ▁with ▁its ▁registered