ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 95-844
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Ottawa, 15 November 1995
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Decision CRTC 95-844
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Shaw Cablesystems (B.C.) Ltd.
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Radium and Canal Flats, British Columbia - 940864200 - 940863400
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Licence renewals
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The licence term granted herein, while less than the maximum of seven years permitted by the Broadcasting Act, will enable the Commission to consider the next licence renewal of these undertakings in accordance with the Commission's regional plan and to better distribute the workload within the Commission. This term is not reflective of any Commission concern regarding the licensee's performance.
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The operation of these undertakings is regulated pursuant to Parts I and III of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986 (the regulations) and the licences will be subject to the conditions in effect under the current licences, as well as to those conditions specified in this decision and in the licences to be issued.
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In addition to the services required or authorized to be distributed pursuant to the applicable sections of the regulations, the licensee is authorized to distribute, at its option, the programming services of CFCN-TV-5 (CTV) and CISA-TV (IND) Lethbridge, CKTN-TV (CTV) Trail, received via microwave, as part of the basic service.
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In addition, the licensee is authorized to distribute at its option, the programming service of KAYU-TV (FOX) Spokane, Washington, received via microwave, on a discretionary tier of these undertakings.
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The licensee is authorized, by condition of licence, to distribute the programming service of KMBI-FM Spokane, received via microwave, on an audio channel of the undertakings.
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In Public Notice CRTC 1992-59 dated 1 September 1992 and entitled "Implementation of an Employment Equity Policy", the Commission announced that the employment equity practices of broadcasters would be subject to examination by the Commission. In this regard, the Commission encourages the licensee to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources.
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With respect to the cable undertaking serving Canal Flats, the Department of Industry has advised the Commission that it is prepared to renew the Broadcasting Certificate for a period of 12 months only, expiring 31 August 1996. With respect to the operation of this undertaking beyond this period, the Commission draws the licensee's attention to subsection 22(1) of the Broadcasting Act pertaining to the technical certification of broadcasting undertakings and to subsection 22(4) which provides that any broadcasting licence issued, amended or renewed in contravention of section 22 is of no force or effect.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General |
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