Vol. 135, No. 46 — November 17, 2001

COMMISSIONS

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

INQUIRY

Textiles and Apparel

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) has received a complaint (File No. PR-2001-038) from Papp Plastics & Distributing Limited, of Windsor, Ontario, concerning a procurement (Solicitation No. W8486-000814/B) by the Department of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) on behalf of the Department of National Defence. The solicitation is for the supply of trunk lockers. 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 the complaint.

It is alleged that PWGSC has improperly evaluated a submission from another bidder as being compliant.

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, November 6, 2001

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:

— Central Building, Les Terrasses de la Chaudière, 1 Promenade du Portage, Ground Floor, Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2, (819) 997-2429 (Telephone), 994-0423 (TDD), (819) 994-0218 (Facsimile);

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

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

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

— C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre, 405 De Maisonneuve Boulevard E, 2nd Floor, Suite B2300, Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5, (514) 283-6607 (Telephone), 283-8316 (TDD), (514) 283-3689 (Facsimile);

— C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre, 55 St. Clair Avenue E, Suite 624, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2, (416) 952-9096 (Telephone), (416) 954-6343 (Facsimile);

— C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre, Cornwall Professional Building, Room 103, 2125 11th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3, (306) 780-3422 (Telephone), (306) 780-3319 (Facsimile);

— C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre, Scotia Place Tower Two, 19th Floor, Suite 1909, 10060 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3R8, (780) 495-3224 (Telephone), (780) 495-3214 (Facsimile).

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.

Secretary General

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

DECISIONS

The complete texts of the decisions summarized below are available from the offices of the CRTC.

2001-670 November 5, 2001

Houssen Broadcasting Ltd. (OBCI)

Application No. 2001-1125-3 — Approved — Change in transmitter site location.

2001-671 November 5, 2001

Rogers Broadcasting Limited

Application No. 2001-1200-6 — Approved — Extension of time limit to March 30, 2002.

2001-672 November 5, 2001

Yves Sauvé, on behalf of a company to be incorporated to be known as Société Radio St-Laurent

Application No. 2001-0972-9 — Approved — Extension of implementation date to October 27, 2002.

2001-673 November 5, 2001

Astral Media Inc.

Application No. 2001-1133-6 — Approved — Intra-corporate reorganization — Transfer of a certain interest of MusiquePlus Inc. to Astral Broadcasting Group Inc.

2001-674 November 5, 2001

Regional Cablesystems Inc., on behalf of AGI Cablevision Inc.

Application No. 2001-1098-2 — Approved — Acquisition of effective control of AGI Cablevision Inc., licensee of cable distribution undertakings serving Alvinston, plus 16 other Ontario locations.

2001-675 November 5, 2001

Brad Mason

Application No. 2001-1199-8 — Approved — Extension of time limit to March 30, 2002.

2001-676 November 5, 2001

Brad Mason

Application 2001-1198-0 — Approved — Extension of time limit to March 30, 2002.

2001-677 November 7, 2001

Community Radio Society of Saskatoon Inc.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Approved — Renewal of the broadcasting licence for the Type B community radio station CFCR-FM Saskatoon, from December 1, 2001, to February 28, 2003.

2001-678 November 7, 2001

CPAM Radio Union.com inc.
Montréal, Quebec

Approved — New French-language ethnic AM radio station in Montréal, expiring August 31, 2008.

Approved — Exemption from the requirement of subsection 7(2) of the Radio Regulations, 1986 to devote 50 percent of its programming to third-language programming.

2001-679 November 7, 2001

Radio Témiscamingue inc.
Ville-Marie and Témiscaming, Quebec

Approved — Renewal of the licence for the radio programming undertaking CKVM Ville-Marie and its transmitter CKVM-FM-1 Témiscaming, until February 28, 2003.

2001-680 November 7, 2001

Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Ottawa, Ontario

Approved — Renewal of the broadcasting licence for CKBY-FM Ottawa, from December 1, 2001, to February 28, 2003.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARING 2001-12

The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on January 14, 2002, at 9 a.m., at the Commission Headquarters, 1 Promenade du Portage, Hull, Quebec, to consider the following:

1. 628802 B.C. Ltd.
Across Canada

To acquire the assets of the Category 2 specialty television service to be known as Tourist Channel.

2. Astral Broadcasting Group Inc. (ABGI)
Across Canada

To effect an intra-corporate reorganization to place all of Astral Media Inc. specialty television undertakings under one corporate group. The broadcasting undertakings in question are Canal Vie and Canal Z, which would be transferred from Astral Radio Inc. to ABGI.

3. Ceylon Broadcasting Inc.
Across Canada

Licence for a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service to be known as Kallapam Tamil TV.

4. John Maniatakos
Across Canada

Licence for a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service to be known as Canadian Arabic Television Network.

5. Peethambaran Koneswaran
Across Canada

Licence for a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service to be known as MovieWorld.

6. Peethambaran Koneswaran
Across Canada

Licence for a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service to be known as Music Music Music.

7. Peethambaran Koneswaran
Across Canada

Licence for a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service to be known as News International.

8. Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Across Canada

Licence for a national Category 2 English-language specialty television service to be known as Canadian Science Channel.

9. Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Across Canada

Licence for a national Category 2 English-language specialty television service to be known as Big Pop TV.

10. Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Across Canada

Licence for a national Category 2 English-language specialty television service to be known as The Fishing Network.

11. Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Across Canada

Licence for a national Category 2 English-language specialty television service to be known as The Baseball Channel.

12. Stornoway Communications General Partner Inc.
Across Canada

To modify the proposed structure of Moviola: Short Film Channel Inc. "Moviola," a new category 2 specialty television service, from a corporation to a partnership, Stornoway Movieola Limited Partnership.

13. Vincent Géracitano
Across Canada

Licence for a Category 2 national French-language specialty television service to be known as Avis de Recherche.

14. Vincent Géracitano
Across Canada

Licence for a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service to be known as All Points Bulletin.

15. Seventh-day Adventist Church in Newfoundland and Labrador
Bay Roberts, Botwood, etc., Newfoundland

To amend the licence of VOAR Mount Pearl.

16. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Deer Lake, Newfoundland

To amend the licence of radio station CBN-FM St. John's.

17. Northern Lights Community Radio
Forteau (Labrador), Newfoundland

Licence for an English-language FM (Type A) community radio station in Forteau.

18. Maritime Broadcasting System Limited
Kentville, Nova Scotia

To convert the current radio station in Kentville from the AM band to the FM band.

19. Peter Joseph Christmas Jr.
Memberton First Nation, Sydney and surrounding areas, Nova Scotia

Licence for an FM Type B native (Micmac) radio station in Sydney.

20. The Superintendent of Technical and Surface Services of Raglan Quebec Mines Ltd., Mr. Jacques A. Saint-Pierre Katinniq (Raglan Mine), and Kilometre 38, Quebec

To acquire the assets of the radiocommunication distribution undertaking serving Katinniq (Raglan Mine) currently held by Mary Van Walleghem.

21. Entreprises Radio Etchemin Inc.
Lévis, Quebec

To amend the licence of CFOM-FM Lévis.

22. Rock 95 Broadcasting (Barrie-Orillia) Ltd.
Barrie and Orillia, Ontario

To amend the licence of radio station CFJB-FM, Barrie-Orillia.

23. William Yuzicapi
Okanese Indian Reserve, Saskatchewan

Licence for a Type B Community FM radio station in Okanese Indian Reserve.

24. Kispiox First Nations Community Radio
Kispiox, British Columbia

Licence for a Type B FM native radio station in Kispiox.

25. Shaw Cablesystems (SBC) Ltd.
New Westminster, Surrey and Abbotsford, British Columbia

To acquire the assets of the cable system serving New Westminster, Surrey, and Abbotsford, British Columbia currently held by Fundy Cable Ltd.

26. Shuswap Lakes Television Society
Scotch Creek, Sorrento, etc., British Columbia

Licence for a radiocommunication distribution undertaking to serve Scotch Creek, Sorrento, Blind Bay, Celista, Magna Bay, Eagle Bay and surrounding areas.

27. Shaw Cablesystems (SBC) Ltd.
White Rock, British Columbia

To acquire the assets of the cable system serving White Rock, British Columbia currently held by Fundy Cable Ltd.

Deadline for intervention: December 20, 2001

November 8, 2001

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2001-114

The Commission has received the following application:

1. Telemedia Radio (West) Inc.
Vernon, British Columbia

To amend the licence of the radio station CICF-FM at Vernon.

Deadline for intervention: November 26, 2001

November 6, 2001

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2001-115

Distribution of the Proceedings of the House of Commons on CPAC

The Commission recognizes the importance of ensuring access by all Canadians to the proceedings of the House of Commons and its various committees and has therefore decided that the proceedings must now be made available in both official languages to most cable and satellite subscribers across the country to maximize the benefit to the public. The Commission acknowledges the cable distribution industry's and other broadcasting distribution undertakings' (BDU) voluntary support of CPAC's carriage of this programming vital to the public interest.

November 6, 2001

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2001-116

The Commission has received the following applications:

1. Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Toronto, Ontario

To increase the effective radiated power from 4 700 to 9 870 watts.

2. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Holberg, British Columbia

To delete the transmitter CBUT-21 at Holberg.

Deadline for intervention: December 12, 2001

November 7, 2001

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