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Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing
CRTC 2002-7-1

 

See also: 2002-7 and 2002-7-2

Ottawa, 3 July 2002

 

Further to its Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-7 dated 6 June 2002 relating to a Public Hearing which will be held on 12 August 2002 at 9:30 a.m., at the Commission Headquarters, 1 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, the Commission announces that it will also consider the following:

ITEM

APPLICANT AND LOCALITY

10

Labbe Media Incorporated
Wawa, Ontario

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H.F. Dougall Company Limited, on behalf of North Superior Broadcasting Ltd.
Marathon, Ontario

10

Wawa, Ontario
Application No. 2002-0149-2

 

Application by LABBE MEDIA INCORPORATED (owned and operated by Rick Labbe and Kerry-Lee Labbe) for the authority to acquire the assets of the radio station CJWA-FM Wawa.

 

North Superior Broadcasting Ltd (North Superior) currently owns two radio stations, CFNO-FM Marathon and CJWA-FM Wawa.

 

The applicant is requesting a licence to continue the operation of the undertaking, upon surrender of the current licence, under the same terms and conditions as the current licence. In this respect, the applicant has indicated that CJWA-FM will no longer be affiliated with Pelmorex Radio Inc. radio network, as it is now broadcasting 100% local programming.

 

In accordance with the Commercial Radio Policy (PN 1998-41), the applicant has proposed a tangible benefits package representing 6% of the estimated value of the transaction ($165,400). The proposed tangible benefits amounts to $9,924.

 

The tangible benefits will be allocated over a 5 year period as follows:

 

a) 3% to the Canadian Music Marketing and Promotion Fund, and;

 

b) 3% to FACTOR.

 

Applicant's address:

 

Labbe Media Incorporated
32 Third Avenue
Wawa, Ontario
P0S 1K0
Fax: (705) 856-1520
E-Mail: ceojjam@rtfd.net

 

Examination of application:

 

CJWA Studios
55 Broadway Avenue
Wawa, Ontario

 

[Intervention Form]

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Marathon, Ontario
Application No. 2002-0195-5

 

Application by H.F. DOUGALL COMPANY LIMITED (owned and controlled by Hector Fraser Dougall), on behalf of North Superior Broadcasting Ltd (North Superior), seeking the authority to acquire the effective control of North Superior by purchasing all of its issued and outstanding shares.

 

North Superior currently owns two radio stations, CFNO-FM Marathon and CJWA-FM Wawa.

 

The Commission notes that Labbe Media Incorporated (Labbe Media) filed a concurrent application (2002-0149-2) for the authority to acquire the assets of CJWA-FM Wawa from North Superior.

 

In this respect, the Commission notes that the application for the transfer of all of the issued and outstanding shares of North Superior is conditional upon the disposition of the assets of CJWA-FM to Labbe Media.

 

In accordance with the Commercial Radio Policy (PN 1998-41), the applicant has proposed a tangible benefits package representing 6% of the value of the transaction ($600,000). The proposed tangible benefits amounts to $36,000.

The tangible benefits will be allocated over a 5 year period as follows:

 

a) 3% to the Canadian Music Marketing and Promotion Fund, and;

 

b) 3% to FACTOR.

 

Applicant's address:

 

H.F. Dougall Company Limited
87 North Hill Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7A 5V6
Fax: (807) 344-1018
E-Mail: dcaron@hillstreet.com

 

Examination of application:

 

At the applicant's address

 

[Intervention Form]

 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

 

DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION

26 July 2002

 

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.

 

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.

 

Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission in ONLY ONE of the following formats:

 

by using the form
[intervention form]

 

OR

 

by electronic mail to
procedure@crtc.gc.ca 

 

OR

 

by mail at
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2

 

OR

 

by fax to the
Secretary General - (819) 994-0218

 

A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Each paragraph of the document should be numbered.

 

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.

 

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.

 

In exceptional circumstances, the Commission may allow an intervenor to present its intervention by teleconference. At the time of filing its intervention, the intervenor must clearly indicate why the Commission should grant such a request.

 

Persons requiring communications support such as assistive 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.

 

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 48 hours, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres.

 

Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5
Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tel: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423
FAX: (819) 994-0218

Bank of Commerce Building
1809 Barrington Street, Suite 1007
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8
Tel: (902) 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997
FAX: (902) 426-2721

 

405 de Maisonneuve Blvd East
2nd Floor, Suite B2300
Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5
Tel: (514) 283-6607 - TDD: 283-8316
FAX: (514) 283-3689

 

55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: (416) 952-9096
FAX: (416) 954-6343

 

Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue, Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274
FAX: (204) 983-6317

 

Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue, Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: (306) 780-3422
FAX: (306) 780-3319

 

10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: (780) 495-3224
FAX: (780) 495-3214

 

530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778
FAX: (604) 666-8322

 

This document is available in alternative format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca

 

Secretary General

Date Modified: 2002-08-09

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