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Ottawa, 27 August 1999
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Decision CRTC 99-357
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Shaw Cablesystems Ltd.
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Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupé; Fort St. John and Taylor, British Columbia - 199902094 - 199902127
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Licence renewals
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1. The Commission renews the Class 2 licences for the cable distribution undertakings serving the above-noted communities, from 1 September 1999 to 31 August 2006.
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2. The operation of these undertakings is regulated pursuant to Parts 1 and 2 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (the regulations). 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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3. The Commission approves the licensee's application for authority to distribute, at its option, the programming service of distant Canadian station CFRN-TV (CTV) Edmonton, as part of the basic service of the undertaking serving Fort St. John. The Commission notes that the licensee will receive this signal via satellite.
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4. The licensee is authorized, by condition of licence, to distribute, at its option, KOMO-TV (ABC), KIRO-TV (CBS), KING-TV (NBC), KCTS-TV (PBS) Seattle and KAYU-TV (FOX) Spokane, Washington, as part of the basic service. The Commission notes that the licensee will receive these signals via satellite.
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5. The Commission reminds the licensee that it is required to distribute local AM radio station CKNL Fort St. John on an audio channel of the Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupé system.
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6. The licensee is relieved, by condition of licence, from the requirement of section 17(1)(c) of the regulations to distribute the programming service of local television station CFSN-TV Dawson Creek on the basic band (channels 2 to 13) of the Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupé system, so long as this service is distributed as part of the basic service.
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7. The licensee may receive any authorized signals over the air, or from any licensed or exempted Canadian broadcasting distribution undertaking authorized to provide signals to other broadcasting distribution undertakings.
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8. It is a condition of licence that, for community programming and any other programming of a service that it originates, the licensee adhere to the guidelines on the depiction of violence in television programming set out in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Voluntary Code Regarding Violence in Television Programming, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission.
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9. The Commission notes that this licensee is subject to the Employment Equity Act that came into effect on 24 October 1996 (1996 EEA), and therefore files reports concerning employment equity with Human Resources Development Canada. As a result of a consequential amendment to the Broadcasting Act (the Act), the Commission no longer has the authority to apply its employment equity policy to any undertaking that is subject to the 1996 EEA.
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10. Section 22 of the Act states that the Commission may not renew a licence unless the Department of Industry has certified that the licensee has been or will be issued a broadcasting certificate. Accordingly, this renewal is subject to the issuance of technical certification by the Department of Industry.
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11. The Commission acknowledges the interventions submitted in support of this application.
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This decision is to be appended to each licence.It is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be viewed at the following Internet site:
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Secretary General
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