Vol. 135, No. 50 — December 15, 2001

COMMISSIONS

CANADA CUSTOMS AND REVENUE AGENCY

INCOME TAX ACT

Revocation of Registration of Charities

Following a request from the charities listed below to have their status as a charity revoked, the following notice of proposed revocation was sent:

"Notice is hereby given, pursuant to paragraph 168(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act, that I propose to revoke the registration of the charities listed below and that by virtue of paragraph 168(2)(a) thereof, the revocation of the registration is effective on the date of publication of this notice in the Canada Gazette."

Business Number	Name/Address
101633493RR0001	EMPLOI JEUNESSE LONGUEUIL, LONGUEUIL (QUÉ.)
106693047RR0004	HINTON SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, RED DEER, ALTA.
106896731RR0001	CENTRE DE SERVICES FAMILIAUX DE PRESCOTT ET RUSSELL, HAWKESBURY (ONT.)
107364069RR0001	LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE SAINT-LUC, SAINT-LUC (QUÉ.)
107386542RR0001	FIRST COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CANADA, MISSION, B.C.
107396905RR0025	NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE, A FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH, SURREY, B.C.
107449829RR0001	GREATER VANCOUVER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE SOCIETY, VANCOUVER, B.C.
107554313RR0001	JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR INC., CORNER BROOK, NFLD.
107761694RR0034	BOY SCOUTS OF CANADA FORT WILLIAM DISTRICT COUNCIL, SUDBURY, ONT.
107909939RR0036	ST. TERESA'S CHURCH, CARDSTON, ALTA.
107909939RR0058	HOLY REDEEMER PARISH, CALGARY, ALTA.
107909939RR0083	ST. ANDREW KIM ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH, CALGARY, ALTA.
118790567RR0001	ARTHURETTE UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH, ARTHURETTE, N.B.
118797836RR0001	AYLESBURY UNITED CHURCH, AYLESBURY, SASK.
118801372RR0001	BEACHBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY, BEACHBURG, ONT.
118811371RR0001	BLESSED SACRAMENT MISSION CLUB, WINDSOR, ONT.
118812130RR0001	B'NAI B'RITH FOUNDATION OF EGLINTON LODGE, WILLOWDALE, ONT.
118813096RR0001	BOBIER CONVALESCENT HOME, ST. THOMAS, ONT.
118824424RR0001	CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, PICTON, ONT.
118860469RR0001	CHURCH OF GOD DUNDAS, DUNDAS, ONT.
118923796RR0001	FONDATION JEAN GIGUÈRE INCORPORÉE/ JEAN GIGUÈRE INCORPORATED, ROSEMÈRE (QUÉ.)
118947563RR0001	BERNARD W. GREEN MEMORIAL FUND, HALIFAX, N.S.
118955889RR0001	HELP IN NEED TRUST, OWEN SOUND, ONT.
118956655RR0001	HERZL FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE, MONTRÉAL, QUE.
118958800RR0001	H.M.C.S. QUEEN SPORTS AND AQUATIC FUND INC., REGINA, SASK.
118979376RR0001	KENNEBECASIS VALLEY RECREATIONAL CENTRE INC., ROTHESAY, B.C.
118981976RR0001	KINGSTON AND DISTRICT UNITED WAY ENDOWMENT FUND, KINGSTON, ONT.
119019354RR0001	LIFE TABERNACLE, DON MILLS, ONT.
119030666RR0003	ESTEVAN SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, SASKATOON, SASK.
119030690RR0001	MANITOBA SOCIETY FOR TOURETTE'S SYNDROME INC., WINNIPEG, MAN.
119098242RR0001	PRELATE AND DISTRICT DONORS CHOICE ORGANIZATION, PRELATE, SASK.
119101012RR0001	PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY, WESTERN DIVISION, EVENING AUXILLARY, ST. ANDREW'S KITCHENER, WATERLOO, ONT.
119108108RR0001	QUINTE REGION CREDIT COUNSELLING SERVICE, KINGSTON, ONT.
119109817RR0145	ST. CLARE'S CHURCH, WINDSOR, ONT.
119111391RR0001	R. C. PARISH OF ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER, REGINA, SASK.
119114924RR0001	REINFELD LADIES GROUP, WINKLER, MAN.
119146371RR0001	CENTRE NOUVEAU DIALOGUE, MONTRÉAL (QUÉ.)
119165231RR0001	ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ATIKOKAN, ONT.
119180925RR0001	ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, LEASK, SASK.
119205003RR0001	SUDBURY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, SUDBURY, ONT.
119220382RR0001	THE CARPENTER'S SHOP, BLENHEIM, ONT.
119223758RR0014	THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS YORKTON BRANCH, CALGARY, ALTA.
119223758RR0203	CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, KELOWNA 3RD BRANCH, CALGARY, ALTA.
119223758RR0483	THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, BALCARRES BRANCH, CALGARY, ALTA.
119235612RR0001	THE GOSPEL HOUR, BURLINGTON, ONT.
119257640RR0001	THE STEPHEN WASHINGTON FOUNDATION, SCARBOROUGH, ONT.
119280477RR0001	VALLEY CARE LINE ASSOCIATION, KINGSTON, N.S.
119288918RR0618	CONGRÉGATION DES TÉMOINS DE JÉHOVAH DE LONGUEUIL-CENTRE (QUÉBEC), LONGUEUIL (QUÉ.)
119288918RR1119	SASKATOON SASK. CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, MOUNT ROYAL UNIT, SASKATOON, SASK.
119297018RR0001	WHISTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, WHISTLER, B.C.
119299444RR0001	WINCHESTER AND AREA CONCERT BAND ASSOCIATION, MANOTICK, ONT.
119304475RR0001	WORLD CHURCH OF THE FISHERS, NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C.
119304673RR0001	WORLD MINISTRY TO OTHERS SOCIETY, VANCOUVER, B.C.
119386605RR0001	THE WEST TORONTO INTER-CHURCH TEMPERANCE FEDERATION, WOODBRIDGE, ONT.
128442670RR0001	MANITOBA CHRONIC PAIN ASSOCIATION INC., WINNIPEG, MAN.
129124897RR0001	ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF CHARITIES, MUENSTER, SASK.
130706195RR0001	LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE L'ASSOMPTION DE SHAWINIGAN, SHAWINIGAN (QUÉ.)
131274409RR0001	DALSE WELFARE CLUB, MONTRÉAL, QUE.
131682056RR0001	LIVING WORD CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH - KITCHENER, ONTARIO, KITCHENER, ONT.
131801979RR0001	MANITOBA CHAPLAINCY ASSOCIATES INC., REGINA, SASK.
132071358RR0001	FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF PICTON, PICTON, ONT.
132278938RR0001	THE HOFSTEDTE RUBINSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, DOWNSVIEW, ONT.
132931023RR0001	JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR INC., CORNER BROOK, NFLD.
135923688RR0001	HOWDEN NON-PROFIT HOUSING (PETERBOROUGH) INC., PETERBOROUGH, ONT.
138352851RR0001	RECYCLAB BROME-MISSISQUOI CORPORATION, KNOWLTON, QUE.
138751250RR0001	MACDONALD/HILL HOME FOR AIDS, SARNIA, ONT.
139265458RR0001	JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND INC., ST. JOHN'S, NFLD.
140429507RR0001	THE SANDFIELD FIRE FIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION, MINDEMOYA, ONT.
140813494RR0001	FOUR COUNTIES COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, RODNEY, ONT.
141104851RR0001	WATERFORD GOSPEL CHURCH, WATERFORD, ONT.
866599350RR0001	ROSS TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD, FORESTERS FALLS, ONT.
868296823RR0001	MAISON JEUNESSE DE TRACADIE-SHEILA INC., TRACADIE-SHEILA (N.-B.)
868929498RR0001	RENFREW COUNTY HIV/AIDS SUPPORT, PEMBROKE, ONT.
869476671RR0001	THE HILLCREST PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL FUND, WOODSTOCK, ONT.
870934346RR0001	FONDS DE LA CHAMBRE ET CONSEIL TURCO-CANADIENS POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE, MONTRÉAL (QUÉ.)
871343042RR0001	THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA, THE EMPLOYEE WELFARE SERVICE ORGANIZATION, SCARBOROUH, ONT.
872035969RR0001	LES COMPAGNONS DE DON BOSCO, RIVIÈRE-DES-PRAIRIES (QUÉ.)
873965578RR0001	HIGHER GROUND MINISTRIES OF HUNTSVILLE INC., PORT SYDNEY, ONT.
882273626RR0001	YOUTHWORKS THEATRE SCHOOL, SOOKE, B.C.
882599723RR0001	THE ARK CHRISTIAN YOUTH CENTRE, PICTON, ONT.
884877168RR0001	THE SO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, VANCOUVER, B.C.
885737338RR0001	URGENCE VERTICAL, PONT-ROUGE (QUÉ.)
886515592RR0001	ÉGLISE ÉVANGÉLIQUE MÉNNONITE DE ROUYN-NORANDA, ROUYN-NORANDA (QUÉ.)
887185395RR0001	ŒUVRES DU TOIT DE BETHLÉEM INC., CÔTE-SAINT-PAUL (QUÉ.)
887797066RR0001	" DÉJEUNERS-DÉPANNAGE SYLVESTRE ", SHERBROOKE (QUÉ.)
887883866RR0001	MORNING MUSICALE SOCIETY, NANAIMO, B.C.
888134392RR0001	RIO DE LA PLATA CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION, TORONTO, ONT.
888177839RR0001	ONE ACCORD, VANCOUVER, B.C.
888242849RR0001	METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF WINNIPEG, DUGALDEG, MAN.
888529039RR0001	CONNEXION POINTS MINISTRIES, SURREY, B.C.
888551462RR0001	ŒUVRE DE L'ÉTENDARD, CAP-ROUGE (QUÉ.)
888716198RR0001	AILSA CRAIG AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB EASTER SEALS CHARITABLE TRUST, AILSA CRAIG, ONT.
889066080RR0001	NOVA SCOTIA CAMP FARTHEST OUT, TRURO, N.S.
889318390RR0001	BURLINGTON EAST EMERGENCY FUND AND FOOD BANK COMMITTEE, BURLINGTON, ONT.
889618088RR0001	THE PAUL CORSON FOUNDATION, BARRIE, ONT.
889736773RR0001	LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE STE-CROIX DE SHAWINIGAN, SHAWINIGAN (QUÉ.)
889774576RR0001	EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF TORONTO, BRAMPTON, ONT.
889888046RR0001	LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE ST-MARC-DE-SHAWINIGAN, SHAWINIGAN (QUÉ.)
889894242RR0001	LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE ST-CHARLES GARNIER, SHAWINIGAN (QUÉ.)
889974572RR0001	CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR READING & VISION, VANKLEEK HILL, ONT.
890074065RR0002	CHARITABLE FUND OF THE EMPLOYEES OF SEARS CANADA INC., KITCHENER, ONT.
890149776RR0001	BEROYA FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, NEW HAMBURG, ONT.
890158843RR0001	SASKATCHEWAN DIVISION OF MISSION BURSARY FUND, FORT QU'APPELLE, SASK.
890229370RR0001	THE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE FOR HEALTH CARE, MINDEN, ONT.
890281777RR0001	PETIT SÉMINAIRE DE SAINT-BONIFACE, WINNIPEG, MAN.
890312580RR0001	FRATERNITÉ DE L'ANANDA SAI, MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE (QUÉ.)
890347644RR0001	THE VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES FOR NEWFOUNDLAND, BEDFORD, N.S.
890519572RR0001	W. BRUCE MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SUDBURY, ONT.
890527179RR0001	SALT OF THE EARTH YOUTH & FAMILY RANCH SOCIETY, MANNING, ALTA.
890573645RR0001	SEDGWICK LIMITED EMPLOYEES CHARITABLE TRUST, TORONTO, ONT.
890642440RR0001	PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY, WESTERN DIVISION, HARTNEY AUXILIARY, ST. PAUL'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, HARTNEY, MAN.
890648397RR0001	THE HOLLY SUTTON MEMORIAL FUND, BURLINGTON, ONT.
890663321RR0001	FLORENCEVILLE EFI PARENT SUPPORT GROUP, FLORENCEVILLE, N.B.
890872575RR0001	MACMILLAN BLOEDEL LIMITED, SPROAT LAKE, PORT ALBERNI EMPLOYEES CHARITY TRUST, VANCOUVER, B.C.
890873573RR0001	MACMILLAN BLOEDEL LIMITED, EASTERN REGION EMPLOYEES' CHARITY TRUST, VANCOUVER, B.C.
890874779RR0001	MACMILLAN BLOEDEL LIMITED, SPECIALTY BOARD EMPLOYEES' CHARITY TRUST, VANCOUVER, B.C.
891294944RR0001	GENESIS CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, SCHUMACHER, ONT.
891444440RR0001	PORT HOOD CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST, PORT HOOD, N.S.
891499865RR0001	BROTHERS MINISTRIES, DRAYTON VALLEY, ALTA.
891728172RR0001	INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN RELIEF-CANADA, SCARBOROUGH, ONT.
892032970RR0001	PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY, WESTERN DIVISION, NORTH PARK EVENING AFFILIATE, NORTH PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, TORONTO, ONT.
892155078RR0001	FRIENDS OF CLAYOQUOT SOUND, TOFINO, B.C.
892385162RR0001	THE SPIRITUALIST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, SIDNEY, B.C.
892523168RR0001	PATRICIA CHAMBERS FOUNDATION, CALGARY, ALTA.
892951369RR0001	L'ASSOCIATION D'AIDE RÉGION CÔTE-NORD POUR LA MOELLE OSSEUSE INC., BAIE-COMEAU (QUÉ.)
893177774RR0001	COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS SOCIETY OF BROOKS, BROOKS, ALTA.
893215194RR0001	FOND DE DÉPANNAGE ALIMENTAIRE PERMANENT (FDAP), CANDIAC (QUÉ.)
895493229RR0001	ALBERTA CENTRE ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DISABILITIES, CALGARY, ALTA.
899993612RR0001	KIMBERLEY COMMUNITY SKILLS CENTRE FOUNDATION, KIMBERLEY, B.C.

MAUREEN KIDD
Director General
Charities Directorate

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

APPEALS

Notice No. HA-2001-008

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal will hold public hearings to consider the appeals listed hereunder. The hearings will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the Tribunal's hearing room, Standard Life Centre, 18th Floor, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7. Interested persons planning to attend should contact the Tribunal at (613) 991-5767 for further information and to ensure that the hearings will be held as scheduled.

Excise Tax Act

Appellant v. Respondent (Minister of National Revenue)

January 2002

Date	Appeal Number	Appellant
9	AP-2001-011	Tadros and Tadros Limited Section 68
21	AP-99-039 and AP-99-058	Prolith Inc. Section 68
23	AP-93-238	Macdonalds Consolidated Ltd. Section 68
23	AP-93-341	Canada Safeway Limited Section 68
23	AP-93-342	Canada Safeway Limited Section 68
23	AP-93-343	Macdonalds Consolidated Ltd. Section 68
23	AP-93-344	Macdonalds Consolidated Ltd. Section 68
28	AP-94-355	Repro 2000 Inc. Section IV, Part XIII, Schedule III

Customs Act

Appellant v. Respondent (Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency)

January 2002

Date	Appeal Number	Appellant
14	AP-2001-017	Active Marble & Tile Ltd.
	Goods in Issue:	Marble and Granite Tiles
	Dates of Entry:	August 21, 1997, and June 24, 1998
	Tariff Items at Issue
	Appellant:	6802.21.00 and 6802.23.00
	Respondent:	6802.91.00 and 6802.93.00

By Order of the Tribunal

MICHEL P. GRANGER
Secretary

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

CHANGE OF DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Fresh Garlic

On July 9, 2001, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal gave notice that it had initiated a review (Expiry Review No. RR-2001-001) pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act concerning its finding made on March 21, 1997, in Inquiry No. NQ-96-002, concerning fresh garlic originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, imported into Canada between July 1 and December 31 of each calendar year.

The Notice of Expiry Review indicated that a public hearing would be held in the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Hearing Room, Standard Life Centre, 18th Floor, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario, commencing on January 28, 2002, at 9:30 a.m.

Notice is hereby given that the date of the commencement of the public hearing is changed to February 5, 2002, at 9:30 a.m.

Ottawa, December 4, 2001

MICHEL P. GRANGER
Secretary

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

DETERMINATION

Marine

Notice is hereby given that, after completing its inquiry, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) made a determination (File No. PR-2001-026) on December 6, 2001, with respect to a complaint filed by McNally Construction Inc. (the complainant), of Hamilton, Ontario, under subsection 30.11(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, R.S.C. 1985 (4th Supp.), c. 47, as amended by the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S.C. 1993, c. 44, concerning a procurement (Solicitation No. F7047-000054/C) by the Department of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) on behalf of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The solicitation was for the construction, testing and delivery of a jet-propelled boat.

The complainant alleged that PWGSC had improperly evaluated the complainant's proposal as being non-compliant.

Having examined the evidence presented by the parties and considered the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade, the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Agreement on Government Procurement, the Tribunal determined that the complaint was valid in part.

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, December 6, 2001

MICHEL P. GRANGER
Secretary

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION ANDTELECOMMUNICATIONS 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.

2001-743 December 3, 2001

PrideVision Inc.
Across Canada

Approved — Addition of program categories 4 (religion), 8a (music and dance other than music video programs or clips) and 8c (music video programs) to the list of program categories that the service is authorized to provide.

2001-744 December 5, 2001

Natotawin Broadcasting Inc.
La Ronge and Denare Beach, Saskatchewan

Approved — Addition of a transmitter at Denare Beach.

2001-745 December 5, 2001

Corus Radio Company
Brampton, Ontario

Approved — Use of a subsidiary communications multiplex operations (SCMO) channel.

2001-746 December 7, 2001

Cogeco Inc. and Bell Globemedia Inc., on their behalf, on behalf of their respective subsidiaries and on behalf of a company to be incorporated (Acquisition TQS)
Montréal, Rimouski, etc., Quebec

Approved — Acquisition of the effective control of TQS Inc. by purchasing 2 698 763 common voting shares (i.e., 86.02 percent of all issued and outstanding shares).

Approved — Transfer of the assets of Cogeco Radio Television Inc. stations at Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke and Chicoutimi/ Jonquière, affiliated with TQS and SRC. The licences will expire August 31, 2005.

Approved — Deletion of conditions of licence 2, 3 and 4.

2001-747 December 7, 2001

Radio CJVR Ltd.
Melfort, Dafoe and Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan

Approved — Broadcasting licence for a new English-language (FM) radio programming undertaking at Melfort, with transmitters at Dafoe and Waskesiu Lake. The licence will expire August 31, 2008.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2001-120

The Commission has received the following application:

1. Les Communications Matane Inc.
Les Méchins, Quebec

To amend the licence of radio station CHRM-FM Matane.

Intervention deadline: December 27, 2001

December 7, 2001

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2001-121

Exemption Order Respecting Cable Systems Having Fewer Than 2 000 Subscribers

Effective today, the Commission will exempt from licensing requirements and associated regulations those cable systems that serve small and rural communities and have fewer than 2 000 subscribers. The exemption order is attached to the integral version of this notice as Appendix 1. The order sets out the specific criteria that smaller systems must meet to qualify for exemption. A list of the small systems the Commission believes may meet the exemption criteria is attached as Appendix 2.

Exempt status will become effective following receipt of an application and upon issuance by the Commission of a decision revoking the broadcasting licence held by the operator of an eligible system wishing to operate under the exemption.

December 7, 2001

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2001-122

Proposed Amendment to the Exemption Criteria for Master Antenna Television Systems (MATV)

1. In Public Notice CRTC 2000-10 dated January 24, 2000, the Commission published its exemption order respecting master antenna television systems. The Commission now invites comments on a proposed amendment to the exemption criterion that generally continues to limit the services that an exempt MATV system may distribute to those that the Commission has authorized for distribution by the operator of a cable distribution undertaking serving the area within which the MATV undertaking is situated.

2. In Public Notice CRTC 2001-121 dated December 7, 2001, the Commission issued an exemption order respecting cable systems having fewer than 2 000 subscribers. The small cable exemption order could have an impact on the service offerings of certain exempted MATV systems. According to the text of the existing MATV exemption order, the services available for distribution by an exempt MATV system are those that may be distributed by the licensed cable distribution undertaking serving the community. These criteria now need to be modified to reflect the fact that MATV systems in smaller markets may operate in service areas where there is an exempt, as opposed to a licensed, cable undertaking. Accordingly, the Commission proposes to amend the MATV exemption order by replacing the text of the exemption criterion now set out in paragraph 5 of the description section of the order by the following text, thereby permitting an exempt MATV system to distribute the same signals as may be distributed by the cable undertaking, whether licensed or exempt, whose service area encloses that served by the MATV undertaking.

No service received over the air or by satellite or microwave or optical fibre transmission is distributed over the undertaking, other than a service that the Commission by regulation, condition of licence, or otherwise has authorized for distribution by the operator of a licensed or exempt cable distribution undertaking serving the area within which the MATV undertaking is situated, whether or not the cable operator is actually distributing the service.

Subject to paragraph 4 above, the signals distributed by the exempt MATV undertaking need not be identical to those signals distributed by the licensed or exempt cable distribution undertaking serving the area, so long as they are signals of affiliates of the same network.

Call for comments

3. The Commission invites comments that address the issues and questions set out in this public notice. The Commission will accept comments that it receives on or before January 25, 2002.

4. The Commission will not formally acknowledge comments. It will, however, fully consider all comments and they will form part of the public record of the proceeding, provided that the procedures for filing set out in the notice have been followed.

December 7, 2001

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2001-123

Proposed Exemption Order for Radiocommunication Distribution Undertakings (RDUs)

The Commission invites comments on a proposed order that would exempt radiocommunication distribution undertakings (RDUs) from licensing requirements provided they meet certain exemption criteria. Such undertakings are currently licensed by the Commission, but are generally subject to minimal regulation.

The Commission's objective is to put a regulatory framework into place that continues to meet the public policy goals set out in the Broadcasting Act (the Act) while reducing the administrative burden on the operators of RDUs and on itself.

Background

1. RDUs are over-the-air systems that distribute television and/ or radio signals. Five categories of technology make up the RDU broadcasting landscape:

(1) single frequency radio transmitters;

(2) single channel television transmitters;

(3) unscrambled multi-channel television undertakings (MTV);

(4) encrypted subscription television undertakings (STV); and

(5) analog multipoint microwave distribution systems (MDS).

2. The Commission has licensed RDUs for approximately 25 years. RDUs are essentially transmitters or clusters thereof. These conventional distribution systems provide service to small and often remote communities not served by cable. Typically, a simple RDU might distribute a single television channel or radio frequency. An MTV system might offer 3 to 12 channels; an STV undertaking, 8 to 12 channels; while an analog MDS system could offer approximately 15 channels.

3. There are currently 399 RDUs (191 radio and/or television transmitters, 168 MTVs, 28 STVs and 12 analog MDS) licensed by the Commission. They represent 20 percent of all licensed distribution undertakings, but serve fewer than 2 percent of all subscribers. Most RDUs are regulated by way of the terms and conditions of licences that they hold. Of the 5 categories listed above, only analog MDS, or 2.8 percent of all RDUs, are subject to the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (the BD Regulations). Both analog and digital MDSs are subject to the BD Regulations, but only the analog MDSs are considered RDUs. Digital MDS undertakings are licensed relative to the market served and receive the same class of license that a cable licensee serving the same market would hold.

4. The launch of direct-to-home (DTH) distribution systems has fundamentally altered the markets in which RDUs operate, as well as the underlying economic conditions that fostered their deployment. The far greater capacity and technological superiority of DTH systems now allow Canadians in small and remote communities to access the same range of programming services available to cable subscribers in large and urban markets. This development is directly responsible for the erosion that virtually all RDU systems have experienced in their client base.

Rationale for exemption

5. Under the Broadcasting Act, the Commission has the power to exempt from licensing requirements certain classes of broadcasting undertakings. Subsection 9(4) of the Act states:

The Commission shall, by order, on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, exempt persons who carry on broadcasting undertakings of any class specified in the order from any or all of the requirements of this Part or of a regulation made under this Part where the Commission is satisfied that compliance with those requirements will not contribute in a material manner to the implementation of the broadcasting policy set out in subsection 3(1).

6. The Commission also notes that paragraph 5(2)(g) of the Act provides that "the Canadian broadcasting system should be regulated and supervised in a flexible manner... that is sensitive to the administrative burden that, as a consequence of such regulation and supervision, may be imposed on persons carrying on broadcasting undertakings."

7. In Public Notice CRTC 2001-121 dated December 7, 2001, the Commission announced its decision to exempt the operators of small cable systems from licensing requirements. The Commission believes that the rationale underlying its decision with respect to the exemption of small cable systems applies equally to RDUs. In both cases, the impact of competition from DTH is substantial. In both cases, the Commission considers that the elimination of administrative burden will allow system operators to realize increased efficiencies and enable them to compete more effectively with DTH. Moreover, most RDU systems are not-for-profit operations that have few employees and limited resources. They are thus potentially even more strongly affected by administrative burden than many small cable systems. Although there are potential issues associated with exempting RDUs from licensing, the Commission believes that these can be addressed through the inclusion of certain criteria in an exemption order, as proposed herein.

Proposed Exemption Order

8. The proposed exemption order appended to this public notice would eliminate the administrative burden associated with licensing, but would establish a common set of RDU exemption criteria that are consistent with current licensing requirements.

9. The licensees of certain RDUs also hold licences for the origination of programming, and are thus subject to the requirements of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 or the Radio Regulations, 1986. The proposed exemption order would only cover the distribution activity, and would not eliminate the requirement for such operators to hold licences to carry on television or radio programming undertakings.

10. In certain communities, RDUs provide only one signal, the CBC's. Given the importance of the CBC as the national public broadcaster, the Commission is of the view that RDU transmitters not owned by the CBC, but broadcasting the CBC service, should continue to distribute the CBC service unless another terrestrial undertaking is established to broadcast the CBC service. The proposed exemption order contains a criterion to this effect.

11. As is currently the case with all other exempt undertakings, an exempt RDU would have to meet the spectrum licensing requirements of Industry Canada at all times.

12. In order to ensure that the services distributed by exempt RDUs are appropriate to their markets, the Commission proposes that only services it authorizes for distribution may be distributed. To limit the potential impact of RDUs on licensed undertakings, the Commission proposes to withhold application of the exemption order from high-power RDUs. In addition, to maintain the small market focus of the order, the Commission proposes to limit the exemption to RDUs serving areas covered by the Grade A contour of two or fewer licensed television programming undertakings.

Call for comments

13. The Commission invites comments that address the matters set out in this notice. The Commission will accept comments that it receives on or before January 25, 2002.

14. The Commission will not formally acknowledge comments. It will, however, fully consider all comments and they will form part of the public record of the proceeding, provided that the procedures for filing set out in the notice have been followed.

December 7, 2001

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