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Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2008-9 |
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See also: 2008-9-1; 2008-9-2, 2008-9-3, 2008-9-4
Ottawa, 17 July 2008 |
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Notice of consultation and hearing |
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24 September 2008
Gatineau, Quebec
Deadline for submission of interventions/comments: 21 August 2008 |
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The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 24 September 2008 at 9:30 a.m., at the Commission Headquaters, 1 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec. The Commission intends to consider the following applications, subject to interventions, without the appearance of the parties: |
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[Broadcasting intervention/comments form] |
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Applicant and Locality |
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1. |
The Fight Network Inc.
Across Canada
Application No. 2008-0637-5 |
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CTV Limited
Across Canada
Application No. 2008-0641-6 |
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Le5 Communications Inc.
Across Canada
Application No. 2008-0737-3 |
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Clovys Communications Inc.
Across Canada
Application No. 2008-0748-0 |
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VidéOptique Inc.
Drummond, St-Hyacinthe, Arthabaska, Érable, Upton, St-Victor, St-Éphrem, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Saint-Perpétue, Sainte-Brigitte, Sainte-Clotilde and Sainte-Séraphine, Quebec
Application No. 2008-0677-1 |
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Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0540-1 |
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Northwoods Broadcasting Limited
Fort Frances, Kenora, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Ignace, Hudson, Atikokan, Red Lake and Ear Falls, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0768-8 |
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Access Communications Co-operative Limited
Province of Saskatchewan
Application No. 2008-0602-8 |
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3937844 Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Newcap Inc.
Wainwright, Alberta
Application No. 2008-0545-0 |
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Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. (the general partner) and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership
Vernon and Enderby, British Columbia
Application No. 2008-0558-3 |
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Across Canada
Application No. 2008-0637-5 |
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Application by The Fight Network Inc., for a licence to operate a national French-language Category 2 specialty television programming undertaking to be known as Le Réseau des Combats. |
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The applicant proposes that the service be devoted to the broadcast of fights, live or archived, news, interviews and analysis, movies and variety shows. |
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The applicant proposes to offer programming from the following categories: 1, 2(a), 2(b), 3, 5(b), 6(a), 6(b), 7(a), 7(c), 7(d), 7(e), 7(g), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 as set out in Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990. |
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The applicant proposes the following condition of licence: |
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That no more than 20% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast year shall be drawn from program category 7.
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The applicant indicated that it intends to offer high definition programming content on the proposed specialty service. |
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Applicant's address:
488 Wellington Street West
3rd floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1E3
Fax: 416-348-9418
E-Mail: gburger@thefightnetwork.com |
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Examination of application:
At the applicant's address, and
Heenan Blaikie LLP
1250 René-Lévesque Boulevard West
Suite 2500
Montréal, Quebec |
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Across Canada
Application No. 2008-0641-6 |
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Application by CTV Limited (CTV), to acquire the assets of the analog specialty service programming undertakings known as MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic, of the category 1 specialty service programming undertaking known as Razer, and of the category 2 specialty service programming undertakings known as MuchLoud, MuchMoreRetro, MuchVibe and PunchMuch, from 4358350 Canada Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CTV, through the wind-up of 4358350 Canada Inc. into CTV. |
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The applicant is also requesting new licences to continue the operation of the undertakings under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the current licences. |
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CTV is the parent corporation of 4358350 Canada Inc., licensee of the above-referenced English-language specialty service programming undertakings. |
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Following completion of the transaction, CTV would become the licensee of the above-referenced specialty service programming undertakings. |
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The above transaction would not affect the effective control of MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic, Razer, MuchLoud, MuchMoreRetro, MuchVibe and PunchMuch which would continue to be exercised by CTV. |
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Applicant's address:
299 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2Z5
Fax: 416-332-5000
E-Mail: dspodek@ctv.ca |
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Examination of application:
At the applicant's address |
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Across Canada
Application No. 2008-0737-3 |
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Application by Le5 Communications Inc. (Le5), to acquire the assets of the commercial radio programming undertakings CHYC-FM Sudbury and of CHYK-FM Timmins and its transmitters CHYX-FM Kapuskasing and CHYK-FM-3 Hearst, from The Haliburton Broadcasting Group Inc. (Haliburton). |
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The applicant is also requesting new licences to continue the operation of the undertakings under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the current licences.
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Following completion of the transaction, Le5, a corporation owned and controlled by Mr. Paul Lefebvre, would become the licensee of the broadcasting undertakings listed above. |
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The purchase price for the assets, based on the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, is $425,000. The applicant has not proposed a tangible benefits package. |
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Applicant's address:
233 Brady Street
Suite 400
Sudbury, Ontario
P3B 4H5
Fax: 705-674-9948
E-Mail: palainle5@hotmail.com |
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Examination of application:
At the applicant's address |
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Across Canada
Application No. 2008-0748-0 |
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Application by Clovys Media Corporation for a licence to operate a national French-language Category 2 specialty television programming undertaking to be known as Chaîne Ethnoculturelle Clovys Entertainment Channel. |
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The applicant states that the programming will consist of a French-language music video service specialising in urban music and black culture: |
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- Urban music (hip-hop, rap, rhythm and blues, soul, reggae)
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- World music (Zouk, Raï, soca, calypso, compa, bossa nova)
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- Latin music (reggaeton, merengue, salsa, bachata)
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The applicant proposes to offer programming from the following categories: 2(b), 3, 7(c), 7(d), 7(f), 8(a), 8(b), 8(c) and 11 as set out in Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990. |
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The applicant stated that no less than 65% of its programs would come from categories 8(b) and 8(c). |
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Applicant's address:
3275 Prieur Street East
Montréal, Quebec
H1H 2K4
Fax: 514-303-9775
E-Mail: info@clovys.com |
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Examination of application:
At the applicant's address |
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Drummond, St-Hyacinthe, Arthabaska, Érable, Upton, St-Victor, St-Éphrem, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Saint-Perpétue, Sainte-Brigitte, Sainte-Clotilde and Sainte-Séraphine, Quebec
Application No. 2008-0677-1 |
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Application by VidéOptique Inc., for a licence to operate a regional video-on-demand programming undertaking. |
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The applicant proposes to offer programming that will consist primarily of feature films but may also include other types of programming such as drama and comedy, animated television programs and films and general entertainment and human interest. |
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The applicant also indicates that the programming will be predominantly in the French-language. |
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Applicant's address:
916 St-Pierre Street
Drummondville, Quebec
J2C 3Y2
Fax: 819-358-5710
E-Mail: rrroy@ivictelecom.com |
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Examination of application:
At the applicant's address, and
La Compagnie de Téléphone de St-Victor
264 St-Joseph Street
St-Victor, Quebec
La Compagnie de Téléphone Upton
732 St-Ephrem Street
Upton, Quebec
Téléphone Warwick
3 du Centre sportif Street
Warwick, Quebec
Le Téléphone de St-Éphrem inc.
31 Bureau Street
St-Éphrem, Quebec
Télé-Int-Tel inc.
5025 Marquette Street
St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Télé-Int-Tel inc.
360b Notre Dame Street
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Quebec |
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Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0540-1 |
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Application by Rogers Broadcasting Limited, for a licence to operate a regional English-language Category 2 specialty television programming undertaking to be known as CITY News (Toronto). |
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The applicant states that most of its programming will be sourced from its local television - OMNI and Citytv stations - and radio news properties. The programming will consist of a mix of local news, traffic, weather, business, sports and entertainment information devoted exclusively to residents in the Greater Toronto and commuting areas. |
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The applicant proposes to offer programming from the following categories: 1, 2(a), 2(b), 3, 5(b), 6(a), 6(b), 8(a), 11, 12, 13, and 14 as set out in Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990. |
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The applicant also proposes that approximately 5% of CITY News (Toronto) total schedule will be drawn from the following categories: 2(b), 3, 5(b), 6, 8(a), 12, 13 and 14. |
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The applicant proposes not to broadcast any live events. |
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Further, the applicant is seeking to broadcast a mix of local, regional and national advertising. The applicant proposes the following condition of licence to that effect: |
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The applicant shall not distribute during each clock hour more than twelve (12) minutes of advertising material.
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Applicant's address:
333 Bloor Street East
6th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 1G9
Fax: 416-935-8203
E-Mail: susan.wheeler@rci.rogers.com |
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Examination of application:
At the applicant's address |
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Fort Frances, Kenora, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Ignace, Hudson, Atikokan, Red Lake and Ear Falls, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0768-8 |
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Application by Northwoods Broadcasting Limited (Northwoods), to acquire the assets of the radio programming undertakings CFOB-FM Fort Frances, CJRL-FM Kenora, CKDR-FM Dryden, CKDR-2-FM Sioux Lookout and its transmitters CKDR-1 Ignace, CKDR-3 Hudson and CKDR-6 Atikokan and CKDR-5-FM Red Lake and its transmitter CKDR-4 Ear Falls, Ontario, from Fawcett Broadcasting Limited (Fawcett), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northwoods, through the wind-up of Fawcett into Northwoods. |
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The applicant is also requesting new licences to continue the operation of the undertakings under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the current licences. |
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Northwoods is the parent corporation of Fawcett, licensee of the above-referenced radio programming undertakings. |
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Following completion of the transaction, Northwoods would become the licensee of the above-referenced radio programming undertakings. |
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The above transaction would not affect the effective control of the undertakings which would continue to be exercised by John E. Irving. |
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Applicant's address:
58 King Street
Saint-John, New Brunswick
E2L 4K1
Fax: 506-202-7578
E-Mail: macmullin.jim@radioabl.ca |
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Examination of application:
210 Scott Street
Fort Frances, Ontario
128 Main Street South
Kenora, Ontario
122 King Street
Dryden, Ontario
2 Fifth Street
Balmertown, Ontario |
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Province of Saskatchewan
Application No. 2008-0602-8 |
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Application by Access Communications Co-operative Limited, for a licence to operate a regional video-on-demand programming undertaking to serve the province of Saskatchewan. |
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The applicant proposes to offer programming that will consist primarily of feature films but may also include other types of programming such as comedy, documentaries, animation, music, sports and adult programming. |
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The applicant also indicates that while the programming will be predominantly in the English-language, approximately 5% of all the programming offered will be in the French-language. |
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In order to provide community programming produced by the applicant's community channel on the VOD service, it proposes to add a condition of licence that would allow it, as an exception to the Pay Television Regulations, 1990, to offer programming, other than filler programming, produced by itself or by a related person. The applicant indicated it would accept a condition of licence requiring that it offer a maximum of 10% of such programming as part of the proposed VOD inventory. |
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The applicant is also seeking a condition of licence authorizing it to distribute programming that contains commercial messages where those messages are already included in a program previously aired by a Canadian television programming undertaking, including community programming provided by its own community channel and to charge a fee for that programming. |
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To that end, the applicant proposes the following condition of licence: |
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The licensee shall not include as part of its video-on-demand offering any program containing a commercial message except where:
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a) the commercial message was already included in a program previously broadcast by a Canadian programming service;
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b) the program's inclusion as part of the video-on-demand offering is in accordance with the terms of a written agreement entered into with the operator of the Canadian programming service that broadcast the program; and
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c) the message is included in the licensee's community programming in accordance with subsections 27(1)(g), (h), and (i) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations.
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The applicant further proposes a condition of licence requiring it to allocate all revenues generated by a subscriber fee for community programming distributed by the applicant exclusively to the production of community programming. |
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The applicant states that these additional conditions of licence will enable it to increase the diversity of programming available to its proposed VOD service. |
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Applicant's address:
2250 Park Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4N 7K7
Fax: 306-565-5395
E-Mail: documents@accesscomm.ca |
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Examination of application:
At the applicant's address |
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Wainwright, Alberta
Application No. 2008-0545-0 |
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Application by 3937844 Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Newcap Inc., to convert radio station CKKY Wainwright from the AM band to the FM band. |
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The new station would operate on frequency 101.9 MHz (channel 270C1) with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts (non-directional antenna /antenna height of 163.4 metres). |
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The licensee is requesting permission to simulcast the programming of the new FM station on CKKY Wainwright for a period of 3 months from the date of implementation of the new FM station. |
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The licensee is also requesting, pursuant to sections 9(1)(e) and 24(1) of the Broadcasting Act, the revocation of the licence of CKKY Wainwright effective at the end of the simulcast period. |
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Licensee's address:
745 Windmill Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B3B 1C2
Fax: 902-468-5661
E-Mail: dmurray@ncc.ca |
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Examination of application:
1037-2nd Avenue
2nd Floor
Wainwright, Alberta |
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Vernon and Enderby, British Columbia
Application No. 2008-0558-3 |
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Application by Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. (the general partner) and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership, to acquire the assets of the radio programming undertakings CKIZ-FM Vernon and its transmitter CKIZ-FM-1 Enderby British Columbia, from Rogers Broadcasting Limited. |
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The applicant is also requesting a licence to continue the operation of the undertakings under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the current licence. |
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Pursuant to the Commercial Radio Policy, 2006 (Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-158, 15 December 2006), the applicant proposes tangible benefits of $240,000 over a seven-year period, representing 6% of the $4 million purchase price for the assets, based on the asset purchase agreement. |
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Applicant's address:
1800 - 1067 West Cordova Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 1C7
Fax: 604-688-6776
E-Mail: korenberg@jp-group.com |
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Examination of application:
At the applicant's address, and
3313-32nd Avenue
Vernon, British Columbia |
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Public Participation |
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Deadline for interventions/comments |
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21 August 2008 |
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The intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant on or before the above-mentioned date. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays. |
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The intervention must include one of the following statements in either the first or the last paragraph: |
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1 - I request to appear at the public hearing.
2 - I do not want to appear at the public hearing. |
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Your intervention will be considered by the Commission, and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to you, provided the procedure set out below has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions. |
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Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission in only one of the following formats: |
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by using the
[Broadcasting intervention/comments form] |
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Or |
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by mail to
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2 |
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or |
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by fax at
819-994-0218 |
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A true copy must be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission. |
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The Commission advises those who file and serve by electronic mode to exercise caution when using e-mail for service of documents or notification, as it may be difficult to establish that service has occurred. |
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Before initiating service through electronic mode, please ensure that you will be able to satisfy the Commission, upon request, that service of the notification was completed. |
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Where the intervention is filed by electronic means, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of the document, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission. |
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Each paragraph of the document should be numbered. |
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Your intervention should clearly identify the application and indicate whether you support or oppose the application, or if you propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds for your proposal. |
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In the event that the application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing, and if you wish to appear, you must provide reasons why your written comments are not sufficient and why an appearance is necessary. |
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Persons requiring communications support such as assistance listening devices and sign language interpretation are requested to inform the Commission at least twenty (20) days before the commencement of the public hearing so that the necessary arrangements can be made. |
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Important notice |
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Note that all information that you provide as part of this public process, except information granted confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, e-mail or through the Commission's Web site at www.crtc.gc.ca, becomes part of a publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission's Web site. This information includes your personal information, such as your full name, e-mail address, postal/street address, telephone and facsimile number(s), and any other personal information you provide. |
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The personal information you provide will be used and may be disclosed for the purpose for which the information was obtained or compiled by the Commission, or for a use consistent with that purpose. |
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Documents received electronically or otherwise will be put on the Commission's Web site in their entirety exactly as you send them, including any personal information contained therein, in the official language and format in which they are received. Documents not received electronically will be available in PDF format. |
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Please note that the information you provide to the Commission as part of this public process is entered into an unsearchable database dedicated to this specific public process. This database is accessible only from the Webpage of this particular public process. As a result, a general search of our Web site with the help of either our own search engine or a third-party search engine will not provide access to the information which was provided as part of this public process. |
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Examination of documents |
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An electronic version of applications is available from the Commission's Web site by selecting the application number within this notice. |
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A list of all interventions/comments will also be available on the Commission's Web site. An electronic version of all interventions/comments submitted will be accessible from this list. To access the list, select "Lists of interventions/comments" under "Public Proceedings" from the Commission's Web site. |
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Documents are also available during normal office hours at the local address provided in this notice and at the Commission offices and documentation centres directly involved with these applications or, upon request, within 2 working days, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres. |
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room 206
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tel: 819-997-2429
Toll free Telephone: 1-877-249-2782
Toll-free TDD: 1-877-909-2782
FAX: 819-994-0218 |
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Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road
Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5
Tel: 902-426-7997
FAX: 902-426-2721 |
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205 Viger Avenue West
Suite 504
Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2
Tel: 514-283-6607 |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: 416-952-9096 |
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue
Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: 204-983-6306 - TDD: 204-983-8274
FAX: 204-983-6317 |
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Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue
Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: 306-780-3422 |
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10405 Jasper Avenue
Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: 780-495-3224 |
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530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: 604-666-2111 - TDD: 604-666-0778
FAX: 604-666-8322 |
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Secretary General |
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This document is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca |