Canada lauches new landmine web site

Ian Gregson

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Canada lauches new landmine web site

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Ian Gregson

Date:

11/25/1997

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You are invited to visit the Canadian Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade's new landmines Web site.

SAFE-LANE
<URL Redacted>

We hope you find this new site to be a useful resource on mines
as well as on the upcoming Conference. (see press release below
for information on the live RealAudio broadcast).

Please have a look at the site and feel free to link to it.
To link to Safe-Lane, you are welcome to download our logo buttons.
We ask that you copy them to your system, rather than pointing
to the originals please.

English:
<URL Redacted>

French:
<URL Redacted>

The link should go to: http://www.mines.gc.ca/

We are interested to know who has linked to Safe-Lane.
Please send an email message to <Email Address Redacted> and/or
<Email Address Redacted>

Attached below is the official DFAIT Press Release.

Thank you very much,

Mark Leahy
Safe-Lane Designer
LC&D Internet Publishing


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AXWORTHY LAUNCHES LANDMINE CONFERENCE INTERNET SITE

 Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today launched a
 new Government of Canada Internet site to provide
 information about the anti-personnel mine issue and the
 conference Canada is hosting in Ottawa from December 2 to 4,
 at which 100 or more countries are expected to sign a treaty
 banning these weapons.

 One of the hallmarks of the Ottawa Process has been its
 openness and transparency. This Web site reflects that theme
 by providing open and accessible information on the global
 efforts to ban landmines and on the Treaty Signing
 Conference. People connecting on-line with this conference
 can witness, in real time, as the global community takes a
 forceful step toward eliminating landmines forever, said Mr.
 Axworthy.

 This is also an excellent example of our commitment to using
 new technologies to tell global audiences about Canada and
 our place in the world, added the Minister.

 The new site, called Safe Lane, takes its name from a term
 deminers use for a safe-passage corridor, cleared of mines.
 The Web site address for Safe Lane is http://www.mines.gc.ca .

 The site provides information on the scope and severity of the
 landmine problem, as well as on the success of the Ottawa
 Process - a 14-month effort by a coalition of like-minded
 governments and non-governmental and international
 organizations that has led to this Treaty Signing Conference.

 Safe Lane will feature a RealAudio* live broadcast of the
 December conference proceedings. People around the world
 with access to the World Wide Web and the proper equipment
 will be able to listen live to conference proceedings, including
 national statements and delegate speeches in all six official UN
 languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and
 Arabic.

 The site will also allow conference delegates, media and
 participating NGOs to gain access to the Conference Page for
 up-to-date conference schedules, accreditation forms and other
 information to help them participate effectively in the
 conference.

 Other features of the Safe Lane Web site include background
 information on the Ottawa Process, mine clearance and victim
 assistance, a youth page, a virtual photograph gallery and a
 dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales. Safe Lane also
 provides a directory of links to some of the best related sites
 on the Web, including the Canadian International Development
 Agency, the Department of National Defence, various UN
 sites and numerous non-governmental organizations involved
 in the ban campaign, including the Nobel Prize-winning
 International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

 *RealAudio(TM) software RealPlayer(TM), a sound card and
 speakers are needed to listen to the Internet broadcast. This
 software will be available free of charge from the Safe Lane
 site.



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 For further information, media representatives may
 contact:

 Media Relations Office
 Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
 (613) 995-1874



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Ian Gregson ( <Email Address Redacted> )
Amputee WEB Site <> AMPUTATION Online Magazine
www.portal.ca/~igregson/index.html
Moderator Amputee & D-Sport Listservs
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Ian Gregson, “Canada lauches new landmine web site,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/210075.