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Public Notice CRTC 2000-26

Ottawa, 17 February 2000
The Commission has received the following applications:

ONTARIO REGION / RÉGION DE L’ONTARIO

1. OAKVILLE/BURLINGTON, PART OF HAMILTON AND STONEY CREEK, PART OF HAMILTON, PART OF HAMILTON AND STONEY CREEK, PART OF HAMILTON AND DUNDAS, GRIMSBY, BEAMSVILLE, JORDON, VINELAND, FERGUS/ELORA, GEORGETOWN/ACTON AND SURROUNDING AREA, ROCKWOOD, Ontario
Applications (200000050, 200000513, 200000521, 200000539, 200000555, 200000563, 200000472, 200000547, 200000571) by COGECO CABLE SYSTEMS INC., CABLEWORKS COMMUNICATIONS INC. and HALTON CABLE SYSTEMS INC. under subsection 17(1) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (the regulations).
Under the priority carriage rules set out in the regulations, Cogeco Cable, Cableworks Communications and Halton Cable are required to carry both CFPL-TV (IND) London and CKVR-TV (IND) Barrie, on the cable systems serving the communities noted above.
The applicants have applied for a condition of licence to cease the distribution of the signal CFPL-TV London, a Canadian television station licensed to CHUM Limited, as part of the analog basic service and to offer the signal as part of the digital basic service for the above noted locations.
Cogeco Cable and Cableworks Communications also request to be allowed to substitute CKVR-TV (Barrie), an extra-regional station, for a non-Canadian station when both stations are broadcasting identical programming. This requires a condition of licence under section 7 of the regulations.
The Commission notes that CHUM Limited support both requests.
Examination of the applications::
5515 North Service Road

Burlington, Ontario

1603 Main Street West

Hamilton, Ontario

12 Ontario Street

Grimsby, Ontario

21 Main Street North

Acton, Ontario

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION / PARTICIPATION DU PUBLIC

Intervention
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION AND PLACED ON THE PUBLIC FILE,

- submit your original written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission (CRTC, Ottawa, K1A 0N2). A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the original intervention sent to the Commission.

Please note that you may also file your interventions by Electronic Mail

- the intervention may be filed with the Commission by electronic mail at the following e-mail address: procedure@crtc.gc.ca and should indicate if a true copy has been sent to the applicant. Each paragraph of the document should be numbered. In addition, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of each document. However, your intervention and the proof of service to the applicant will also have to be filed in hard copy;

- please note, that only the documents (applications and interventions) electronically filed will be available on the Commission’s web site. You will be able to access these documents by indicating the public notice or the notice of public hearing number;

- the intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant ON OR BEFORE the deadline date indicated below. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays;

- 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 therefor. In the event that the application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing it would be helpful to the Commission if you provide reasons why your written comments are not sufficient and an appearance is necessary;

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 above has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions.

DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION:

8 March 2000

EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS
DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS
Documents are available 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 a 48 hour delay, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres.
Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Ground Floor
Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tels: (819) 997-2429 - TDD 994-0423
Telecopier: (819) 994-0218
Bank of Commerce Building
Suite 1007
1809 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8
Tels: (902) 426-7997 - TDD 426-6997
Telecopier: (902) 426-2721
Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue
Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tels: (204) 983-6306 - TDD 983-8274
Telecopier: (204) 983-6317
530 - 580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 3B6
Tels: (604) 666-2111 - TDD 666-0778
Telecopier: (604) 666-8322
C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre
405 DeMaisonneuve Boulevard East
2nd Floor, Suite B2300
Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5
Tels: (514) 283-6607 - TDD 283-8316
Telecopier: (514) 283-3689
C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre
55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1M2
Telephone: (416) 952-9096
Telecopier: (416) 954-6343
C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre
Cornwall Professional Building
2125, 11th Avenue, Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 3X3
Telephone: (306) 780-3422
Telecopier: (306) 780-3319
C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre
Scotia Place Tower Two
19th floor, Suite 1909
10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 3R8
Telephone: (780) 495-3224
Telecopier: (780) 495-3214
Secretary General
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