Public Notice
CRTC 1998-134
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Ottawa, 18 December 1998
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Public Consultations On the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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1. In March of 1999, the Commission will hold a series of public consultations to hear the public's views on the role that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) should play in the broadcasting system as the CBC moves into the new millennium. The purpose of these informal consultations is to allow Canadians in various parts of the country to express their views on the programming and operations of the CBC, and on what direction the CBC should take in the coming years, both at the national and the regional level.
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2. The consultations, to be held in eleven locations across Canada, form a part of a public process that will include a public hearing on the CBC. The hearing will take place in Hull, Quebec beginning on 25 May 1999. At that time, the Commission will hear licence renewal applications for the Corporation’s English- and French-language television and radio networks, for the specialty services known as Newsworld and Réseau de l'information (RDI), as well as for most of the CBC’s English- and French-language, owned-and-operated television stations. The Commission will provide further details concerning the hearing in a separate public notice that will be released at a later date.
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3. While not wishing to limit discussion, the Commission suggests the following questions as a guide for participants:
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· In your view, how well does the CBC fulfill its role as the national public broadcaster? In the new millennium, should the CBC fulfill its role in a different manner than it has in the past?
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· How well does the CBC serve the public on a regional as well as at a national level?
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· Should the programming provided by CBC radio and television be different from that provided by other broadcasters? If so, what should these differences be?
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· Is there a special role that the CBC should play in the presentation of Canadian programming? If so, what should this role be?
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4. The public consultations will take place, in each case, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. local time, in the locations and on the dates that follow:
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Sydney – 9 March
University College of Cape Breton
Room CE241B
1250 Grande Lake Rd.
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Winnipeg – 9 March
University of Winnipeg
Manitoba Hall – Room 2M70
515 Portage Avenue
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Moncton – 10 March
University of Moncton
PA Landry Residence
Room 222
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Charlottetown – 11 March
Confederation Centre of the Arts
Memorial Hall
145 Richmond St.
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Regina – 11 March
City of Regina
City Hall Forum
2476 Victoria Avenue
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St. John’s – 16 March
The Battery Hotel and Suites
Riverhead/Pegasus
100 Signal Hill Rd.
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Sudbury – 16 March
Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
Conference Centre – Room 4406
1400 Barrydowne Rd.
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Vancouver – 16 March
Dunsmuir Seniors Centre
411 Dunsmuir St.
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Videoconference with : Yellowknife : Melville A, The Explorer; Inuvik : Conference Room, Mackenzie Hotel; Whitehorse : High Country Inn - Ballroom, 4051-4th Avenue
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Québec – 17 March
Centre Lucien Borne
Room 405
100, chemin Ste-Foy
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Windsor – 18 March
Giovanni Caboto Club
Marconi Room
2175 Parent Avenue
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Edmonton – 18 March
Chamber of Commerce
#600 – 10123 99th Street
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5. The Commission will post further information on its website at www.crtc.gc.ca. Interested parties may also contact the CRTC for information, either at its head office or at any of the regional offices listed below.
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6. The Commission requests parties interested in participating in one of the consultations listed above to register with it by telephone at least seven days prior to the date of the consultation session in question. Parties may register by calling 1-877-249-CRTC (toll-free). Parties should specify, at the time of their call, which of the two official languages they intend to use at the consultations and in which session they wish to participate. Although written presentations will be accepted, they are not required. Parties should indicate, however, if they require simultaneous translation or communications support, such as assistive listening devices or sign language interpretation. Court reporters will ensure proper transcriptions of the consultations and these transcripts will be placed on the public record of this proceeding and on the Commission's website.
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THE PUBLIC MAY CONTACT THE COMMISSION AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5
Hull, Quebec
K1A ON2
Tel: (819) 997-2429
TDD: 994-0423
Telecopier: (819) 994-0218
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Bank of Commerce Building
Suite 1007
1809 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 3K8
Tel: (902) 426-7997
TDD 426-6997
Telecopier: (902) 426-2721
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Place Montréal Trust
1800 McGill College Avenue
Suite 1920
Montréal, Quebec
H3A 3J6
Tel: (514) 283-6607
TDD 283-8316
Telecopier: (514) 283-3689
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Kensington Building
Suite 1810
275 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 2B3
Tel: (204) 983-6306
TDD 983-8274
Telecopier: (204) 983-6317
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530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 3B6
Tel: (604) 666-2111
TDD 666-0778
Telecopier: (604) 666-8322
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C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre
55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario
Telephone: (416) 952-9096
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Secretary General
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This document is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be viewed at the following Internet site:
www.crtc.gc.ca
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