Vol. 132, No. 30 — July 25, 1998

COMMISSIONS

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

INQUIRY

EDP Hardware and Software

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) has received a complaint (File No. PR-98-014) from Corel Corporation, of Ottawa, Ontario, concerning a procurement (Solicitation No. 46577-7-1709/A) by the Department of Public Works and Government Services (the Department) for the Department of National Revenue (Revenue Canada). The solicitation is for office automation suite licences. Pursuant to subsection 30.13(2) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act and subsection 7(2) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Tribunal has decided to conduct an inquiry into this complaint.

It is alleged that the Department and Revenue Canada have failed to treat all suppliers equally in the provision of information and failed to allow sufficient time to formulate a proposal.

Further information may be obtained from: The Secretary, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Standard Life Centre, 15th Floor, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7, (613) 993-3595 (Telephone), (613) 990-2439 (Facsimile).

Ottawa, July 17, 1998

MICHEL P. GRANGER
Secretary

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

RECOMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION

High-twist, Woven Fabric of 100 Percent Cotton

Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) has recommenced an investigation into a request (Request No. TR-95-013a) received from Doubletex (the requester) of Montréal, Quebec. The request is for the removal, for an indeterminate period of time, of the customs duty on importations from all countries of woven fabric of 100 percent cotton, unbleached, bleached for dyeing only, of yarns with a twist of 1,050 turns per metre or more in the warp and/or the weft, for use by textile converters only to produce a dyed and finished fabric for the apparel industry (the subject fabric).

The Tribunal will conduct an investigation under section 19 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act into the appropriateness of reducing or removing the customs duty on importations of the subject fabric, which is classified under tariff item Nos. 5208.11.10, 5208.11.20, 5208.12.10, 5208.12.20, 5208.12.30, 5208.13.10, 5208.19.10, 5208.19.20, 5208.21.10, 5208.21.90, 5208.22.10, 5208.22.90, 5208.23.00, 5208.29.10, 5208.29.90, 5209.11.10, 5209.11.20, 5209.12.10, 5209.19.20, 5209.21.10, 5209.21.90, 5209.22.00, 5209.29.10, 5209.29.90.

The Tribunal's investigation recommenced on July 17, 1998, and will be conducted by way of written submissions. To participate in the Tribunal's investigation, the requester or an interested party must file with the Tribunal a notice of appearance in Form I of the Textile Reference Guidelines on or before August 7, 1998. The Tribunal's recommendations to the Minister of Finance are scheduled to be issued by November 16, 1998.

A schedule of events consisting of key dates is available from the Tribunal's Factsline system by dialing (613) 956-7139 using a telecopier telephone and requesting document 1196 or from the Tribunal's Web site, which can be found at www.citt.gc.ca.

Submissions to the Tribunal may be written in English or in French. All correspondence should be addressed to: The Secretary, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Standard Life Centre, 15th Floor, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7, (613) 993-3595 (Telephone), (613) 990-2439 (Facsimile).

Ottawa, July 17, 1998

MICHEL P. GRANGER
Secretary

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES

The following notices are abridged versions of the Commission's original notices bearing the same number. The original notices contain a more detailed outline of the applications, including additional locations and addresses where the complete files may be examined. The relevant material, including the notices and applications, is available for viewing during normal business hours at the following offices of the Commission:

— Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Examination Room, 1 Promenade du Portage, Room 201, Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2, (819) 997-2429 (Telephone), (819) 994-0218 (Facsimile), (819) 994-0423 (TDD);

— Bank of Commerce Building, 10th Floor, Suite 1007, 1809 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8, (902) 426-7997 (Telephone), (902) 426-2721 (Facsimile), (902) 426-6997 (TDD);

— Place Montréal Trust, Suite 1920, 1800 McGill College Avenue, Montréal, Quebec H3A 3J6, (514) 283-6607 (Telephone), (514) 283-3689 (Facsimile), (514) 283-8316 (TDD);

— The Kensington Building, 1810–275 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3, (204) 983-6306 (Telephone), (204) 983-6317 (Facsimile), (204) 983-8274 (TDD);

— 580 Hornby Street, Suite 530, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6, (604) 666-2111 (Telephone), (604) 666-8322 (Facsimile), (604) 666-0778 (TDD).

Interventions must be filed with the Secretary General, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2, together with proof that a true copy of the intervention has been served upon the applicant, on or before the deadline given in the notice.

LAURA M. TALBOT-ALLAN
Secretary General

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 1998-66

Sorel-O-Vision inc.
Sorel, Quebec

Transfer of control

The Commission announces that it has approved, by Letter of Authority A98-0077 dated June 30, 1998, the transfer of control of Sorel-O-Vision inc., licensee of the cable distribution undertaking serving Sorel, to 9061-5196 Québec inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CF Cable TV Inc., which, in turn, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vidéotron ltée.

July 13, 1998

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 1998-67

Western Canada and Territories Region

1. WIC Television Ltd.
Trail, British Columbia

To amend the broadcasting licence of the (television) programming undertaking CHKL-TV Kelowna, British Columbia, by decreasing the effective radiated power of the transmitter CKTN-TV Trail, from 4 400 to 4 200 watts, and by relocating the existing television transmitting antenna.

2. Snowdrift Community Radio Society Lutselk'e (formerly Snowdrift), Northwest Territories

To renew the broadcasting licence of the (television) programming undertaking CFFT-TV Lutselk'e expiring August 31, 1998.

3. International Communications Corp. Whitehorse (vicinity of), Yukon Territory

To renew the broadcasting licence of the (radiocommunication) distribution undertaking serving the vicinity of Whitehorse, expiring August 31, 1998.

Deadline for intervention: August 19, 1998

July 14, 1998

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 1998-68

Atlantic and Quebec Region

1. Western Broadcasting Limited
Corner Brook and Stephenville, Newfoundland

To amend the broadcasting licence of the (radio) programming undertaking CKXX-FM Corner Brook, by adding a low power FM transmitter at Stephenville, Newfoundland, operating on a frequency of 95.3 MHz (channel 237LP) with an effective radiated power of 4 watts; and by ceasing the operation of the transmitter at Deer Lake, Newfoundland.

2. Annapolis Valley Radio Ltd.
Kentville, Nova Scotia

To amend the broadcasting licence of the (radio) programming undertaking CKEN Kentville, by decreasing the night-time transmitter power from 1 000 to 750 watts.

3. Coopérative Radio Restigouche ltée
Balmoral and Dalhousie, New Brunswick

To amend the broadcasting licence of the community (radio) programming undertaking CIMS-FM Balmoral and its transmitter at Dalhousie, by changing its status from a Type B station to a community Type A station and to be relieved of the following condition of licence: It is a condition of licence that the applicant broadcast no more than 6 minutes of advertising in every hour of broadcast, and that it broadcast no more than an average of 4 minutes of advertising per hour of broadcast up to a total of 504 minutes of advertising per week, in accordance with the community radio policy for Type B stations.

Deadline for intervention: August 20, 1998

July 16, 1998

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 1998-69

Atlantic and Quebec Region

1. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Bathurst, New Brunswick

To amend the broadcasting licence of the cable distribution undertaking serving Bathurst, by adding a condition of licence authorizing the licensee to distribute, at its option, as part of the basic service, the programming services of WCVB-TV (ABC) and WBZ (CBS) Boston, Massachusetts, received via satellite. The Commission notes that the licensee would cease the distribution of WVII-TV (ABC) and WABI-TV (CBS) Bangor, Maine; and for authority to distribute, as part of the basic service, the programming services of the distant Canadian stations CIHF-TV-2 (IND) Saint John and CFTF-TV-1 (TQS) Edmundston, New Brunswick, received by fiber optic from its Saint John and Edmundston undertakings.

2. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Campbellton, New Brunswick

To amend the broadcasting licence of the cable distribution undertaking serving Campbellton, by adding a condition of licence authorizing the licensee to distribute, at its option, as part of the basic service, the programming services of the CBC English-language television service, WCVB-TV (ABC) and WBZ (CBS) Boston, Massachusetts, received via satellite. The Commission notes that the licensee would cease the distribution of WVII-TV (ABC) and WABI-TV (CBS) Bangor, Maine; and for authority to distribute, as part of the basic service, the programming services of the distant Canadian stations CIHF-TV-2 (IND) Saint John and CFTF-TV-1 (TQS) Edmundston, New Brunswick, received by fiber optic from its Bathurst undertaking.

3. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Chatham, New Brunswick

For authority to distribute, as part of the basic service of its cable distribution undertaking serving Chatham, the programming services of WMEM-TV (PBS) Presque Isle and WLBZ-TV (NBC) Bangor, Maine and to add the distant Canadian signals of CIHF-TV-2 (IND) Saint John and CFTF-TV-1 (TQS) Edmundston, New Brunswick, received by fiber optic from its Woodstock, Saint John and Edmundston undertakings.

4. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Dalhousie, New Brunswick

To amend the broadcasting licence of the cable distribution undertaking serving Dalhousie, by adding a condition of licence authorizing the licensee to distribute, at its option, as part of the basic service, the programming services of the CBC English-language television service, WCVB-TV (ABC) and WBZ (CBS) Boston, Massachusetts, received via satellite. The Commission notes that the licensee would cease the distribution of WVII-TV (ABC) and WABI-TV (CBS) Bangor, Maine; and for authority to distribute, as part of the basic service, the programming services of the distant Canadian stations CIHF-TV-2 (IND) Saint John and CFTF-TV-1 (TQS) Edmundston, New Brunswick, received by fiber optic from its Bathurst undertaking.

5. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Edmundston, New Brunswick

For authority to distribute, as part of the basic service of its cable distribution undertaking serving Edmundston, the programming service of the distant Canadian station CKCW-TV (CTV) Moncton, New Brunswick, received by fiber optic from its Moncton undertaking.

6. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Fredericton, New Brunswick

To amend the broadcasting licence of the cable distribution undertaking serving Fredericton, by adding a condition of licence, to be relieved of the requirement to distribute the local priority signal CIHF-TV-1 (IND) Fredericton, pursuant to paragraph 17(1)(c) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations. The licensee proposes to distribute instead, as part of the basic service, the signal of CIHF-TV-2 Saint John, New Brunswick, received by fiber optic from its Saint John undertaking.

7. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Ludford Subdivision, New Brunswick

To amend the broadcasting licence of the cable distribution undertaking serving Ludford Subdivision, by adding a condition of licence, to be relieved of the requirement to distribute the local priority signal CIHF-TV-1 (IND) Fredericton, New Brunswick, pursuant to paragraph 32(1)(a) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations. The licensee proposes to distribute instead, as part of the basic service, the signal of CIHF-TV-2 Saint John, New Brunswick, received by fiber optic from Fredericton; for authority to delete its local head end. The Commission notes that this undertaking will now be interconnected to that of Fredericton, also owned by the licensee; and for authority to distribute, as part of the basic service, the programming services of CFTF-TV-1 (TQS) Edmundston, New Brunswick, WLBZ-TV (NBC) Bangor and WMEM-TV (PBS) Presque Isle, Maine, received by fibre optic from its Fredericton undertaking.

8. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Millville, New Brunswick

To amend the broadcasting licence of the cable distribution undertaking serving Millville, by adding a condition of licence, to be relieved of the requirement to distribute the regional priority signal CIHF-TV-1 (IND) Fredericton, New Brunswick, pursuant to paragraph 32(1)(b) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations. The licensee proposes to distribute instead, as part of the basic service, the signal of CIHF-TV-2 Saint John, New Brunswick, received off-air; and for authority to distribute, as part of the basic service, the programming service of WMEM-TV (PBS) Presque Isle, Maine, received by fiber optic from its Woodstock undertaking.

9. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Moncton, New Brunswick

To amend the broadcasting licence of the cable distribution undertaking serving Moncton, by adding a condition of licence, to be relieved of the requirement to distribute the local priority signal CIHF-TV-3 (IND) Moncton, pursuant to paragraph 17(1)(c) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations. The licensee proposes to distribute instead, as part of the basic service, the signal of CIHF-TV-2 Saint John, New Brunswick, received by fiber optic from its Saint John undertaking; and for authority to distribute, as part of the basic service, the programming services of the distant Canadian stations CFTF-TV-1 (TQS) and CIMT-TV-1 (TVA) Edmundston, New Brunswick and the programming service of WMEM-TV (PBS) Presque Isle, Maine, received by fiber optic from its Edmundston and Woodstock undertakings.

10. Radio Miracadie inc.
Newcastle (Miramichi), New Brunswick

To amend the broadcasting licence of the French-language FM community (radio) programming undertaking at Newcastle (Miramichi), by adding transmitters at Rogersville, Baie Sainte-Anne and Néguac, New Brunswick, operating on a frequency of 99.9 MHz (channel 260LP) with an effective radiated power of 31 watts. This undertaking normally broadcasts programs during the "Festival d'automne" held in September each year.

11. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Noonan, New Brunswick

To amend the broadcasting licence of the cable distribution undertaking serving Noonan, by adding a condition of licence, to be relieved of the requirement to distribute the local priority signal CIHF-TV-1 (IND) Fredericton, New Brunswick, pursuant to paragraph 32(1)(a) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations. The licensee proposes to distribute instead, as part of the basic service, the signal of CIHF-TV-2 Saint John, New Brunswick, received by fiber optic from Fredericton; for authority to delete its local head end. The Commission notes that this undertaking will now be interconnected to that of Fredericton, also owned by the licensee; and for authority to distribute, as part of the basic service, the programming services of CFTF-TV-1 (TQS) Edmundston, New Brunswick, WLBZ-TV (NBC) Bangor and WMEM-TV (PBS) Presque Isle, Maine, received by fiber optic from its Fredericton undertaking.

12. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Saint John, New Brunswick

For authority to distribute, as part of the basic service of its cable distribution undertaking serving Saint John, the programming service of WMEM-TV (PBS) Presque Isle, Maine received by fiber optic from its Woodstock undertaking.

13. Fundy Cable Ltd./ltée
Woodstock, New Brunswick

For authority to distribute, as part of the basic service of its cable distribution undertaking serving Woodstock, the programming service of the distant Canadian stations CIHF-TV-2 Saint John and CFTF-TV-1 (TQS) Edmundston, New Brunswick, received by fiber optic from its Saint John and Edmundston undertakings.

Deadline for intervention: August 20, 1998

July 16, 1998

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

DECISION

The complete text of the decision summarized below is available from the offices of the CRTC.

98-198-1 July 14, 1998

788813 Ontario Inc.
Niagara Falls, Ontario

The Commission hereby corrects decision CRTC 98-198 dated June 30, 1998, by deleting paragraph number 5 which states that the technical parameters approved in this decision were for a low-power unprotected FM service.

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