GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 127 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Disposal at Sea Permit No. 4543-2-03482 authorizing the loading for disposal and the disposal of waste or other matter at sea is approved.

 1. Permittee: Vancouver Pile Driving Ltd., North Vancouver, British Columbia.

 2. Waste or other matter to be disposed of: Dredged material.

2.1. Nature of waste or other matter: Dredged material consisting of rock, gravel, sand, silt, clay, non-reusable concrete, wood waste, or material typical to the approved loading site, except logs and usable wood. The Permittee shall ensure that every effort is made to prevent the deposition of log bundling strand into waste or other matter approved for loading and disposal at sea and/or remove log bundling strand from waste or other matter approved for loading and disposal at sea.

 3. Duration of permit: Permit is valid from October 11, 2009, to October 10, 2010.

 4. Loading site(s):

(a) Various approved sites in the Fraser River Estuary, British Columbia, at approximately 49°11.90′ N, 123°07.88′ W (NAD83);

(b) Various approved sites in Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia, at approximately 49°18.70′ N, 123°08.00′ W (NAD83); and

(c) Various approved sites near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, at approximately 49°22.45′ N, 123°56.42′ W (NAD83).

 5. Disposal site(s):

(a) Brown Passage Disposal Site, within a 0.5 nautical mile radius of 54°18.50′ N, 130°45.50′ W (NAD83);

(b) Cape Mudge Disposal Site, within a 0.5 nautical mile radius of 49°57.70′ N, 125°05.00′ W (NAD83);

(c) Comox (Cape Lazo) Disposal Site, within a 0.5 nautical mile radius of 49°41.70′ N, 124°44.50′ W (NAD83);

(d) Five Finger Island Disposal Site, within a 0.5 nautical mile radius of 49°15.20′ N, 123°54.70′ W (NAD83);

(e) Malaspina Strait Disposal Site, within a 0.5 nautical mile radius of 49°45.00′ N, 124°27.00′ W (NAD83);

(f) Point Grey Disposal Site, within a one nautical mile radius of 49°15.40′ N, 123°21.90′ W (NAD83);

(g) Porlier Pass Disposal Site, within a 0.5 nautical mile radius of 49°00.20′ N, 123°29.90′ W (NAD83);

(h) Thornbrough Channel Disposal Site, within a 0.25 nautical mile radius of 49°31.00′ N, 123°28.30′ W (NAD83); and

(i) Watts Point Disposal Site, within a 0.25 nautical mile radius of 49°38.50′ N, 123°14.10′ W (NAD83).

 6. Method of loading: Loading will be carried out using cutter suction dredge, barge-mounted excavator or clamshell dredge.

 7. Route to disposal site(s) and method of transport: Most direct navigational route from the loading site to the disposal site via pipeline, hopper scow, towed scow or hopper dredge.

 8. Method of disposal: Disposal will be carried out by pipeline, bottom dumping, end dumping or cutter suction dredge.

 9. Total quantity to be disposed of: Not to exceed 20 000 m³.

10. Approvals: The Permittee shall obtain from the permit-issuing office a letter of approval for each loading and disposal activity prior to undertaking the work, and adhere to the conditions in the letter of approval.

11. Fees: The fee prescribed by the Ocean Dumping Permit Fee Regulations (Site Monitoring) shall be paid by the Permittee in accordance with those Regulations.

12. Inspection:

12.1. By accepting this permit, the Permittee and their contractors accept that they are subject to inspection pursuant to Part 10 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

12.2. The Permittee shall ensure that records of all loading and disposal activities are kept on site for the duration of the permit and are available for inspection for two years following the expiry of the permit by any enforcement officer or analyst.

12.3. Ships operating under the authority of this permit shall carry and display a radar-reflecting device at all times mounted on the highest practical location.

13. Contractors:

13.1. The loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit shall not be carried out by any person without written authorization from the Permittee.

13.2. The Permittee shall ensure that all contractors involved in the loading or disposal activity for which the permit is issued are made aware of the conditions identified in the permit and of possible consequences of any violation of these conditions.

14. Reporting and notification:

14.1. The Permittee shall provide the following information at least 48 hours before loading and disposal activities commence: name or number of ship, platform or structure used to carry out the loading and/or disposal, name of the contractor including corporate and on-site contact information, and expected period of loading and disposal activities. The above-noted information shall be submitted to Environment Canada’s Environmental Enforcement Division, Pacific and Yukon Region, 604-666-9059 (fax) or das.pyr@ec.gc.ca (email).

14.2. The Permittee shall submit a written report to the Minister, as represented by the Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, Pacific and Yukon Region, 201–401 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3S5, within 30 days of either the completion of the work or the expiry of the permit, whichever comes first. This report shall contain the following information: a list of all work completed pursuant to the permit, including the names of the loading and disposal sites used, the quantity of matter disposed of at the disposal site(s), and the dates on which disposal activities occurred.

STEVEN WRIGHT
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Pacific and Yukon Region
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 127 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Disposal at Sea Permit No. 4543-2-03493 authorizing the loading for disposal and the disposal of waste or other matter at sea is approved.

 1. Permittee: Fraser River Pile & Dredge (GP) Inc., New Westminster, British Columbia.

 2. Waste or other matter to be disposed of: Dredged material.

2.1. Nature of waste or other matter: Dredged material consisting of rock, gravel, sand, silt, clay, non-reusable concrete, wood waste, or material typical to the approved loading site, except logs and usable wood. The Permittee shall ensure that every effort is made to prevent the deposition of log bundling strand into waste or other matter approved for loading and disposal at sea and/or remove log bundling strand from waste or other matter approved for loading and disposal at sea.

 3. Duration of permit: Permit is valid from October 11, 2009, to October 10, 2010.

 4. Loading site(s): CIPA Lumber Products, Delta, British Columbia, at approximately 49°10.66′ N, 122°56.69′ W (NAD83).

 5. Disposal site(s): Point Grey Disposal Site, within a one nautical mile radius of 49°15.40′ N, 123°21.90′ W (NAD83).

 6. Method of loading: Loading will be carried out using cutter suction dredge, barge-mounted excavator or clamshell dredge.

 7. Route to disposal site(s) and method of transport: Most direct navigational route from the loading site to the disposal site via pipeline, hopper scow, towed scow or hopper dredge.

 8. Method of disposal: Disposal will be carried out by pipeline, bottom dumping, end dumping or cutter suction dredge.

 9. Total quantity to be disposed of: Not to exceed 12 000 m³.

10. Fees: The fee prescribed by the Ocean Dumping Permit Fee Regulations (Site Monitoring) shall be paid by the Permittee in accordance with those Regulations.

11. Inspection:

11.1. By accepting this permit, the Permittee and their contractors accept that they are subject to inspection pursuant to Part 10 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

11.2. The Permittee shall ensure that records of all loading and disposal activities are kept on site for the duration of the permit and are available for inspection for two years following the expiry of the permit by any enforcement officer or analyst.

11.3. Ships operating under the authority of this permit shall carry and display a radar-reflecting device at all times mounted on the highest practical location.

12. Contractors:

12.1. The loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit shall not be carried out by any person without written authorization from the Permittee.

12.2. The Permittee shall ensure that all contractors involved in the loading or disposal activity for which the permit is issued are made aware of the conditions identified in the permit and of possible consequences of any violation of these conditions.

13. Reporting and notification:

13.1. The Permittee shall provide the following information at least 48 hours before loading and disposal activities commence: name or number of ship, platform or structure used to carry out the loading and/or disposal, name of the contractor including corporate and on-site contact information, and expected period of loading and disposal activities. The above-noted information shall be submitted to Environment Canada’s Environmental Enforcement Division, Pacific and Yukon Region, 604-666-9059 (fax) or das.pyr@ec.gc.ca (email).

13.2. The Permittee shall submit a written report to the Minister, as represented by the Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, Pacific and Yukon Region, 201–401 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3S5, within 30 days of either the completion of the work or the expiry of the permit, whichever comes first. This report shall contain the following information: a list of all work completed pursuant to the permit, including the names of the loading and disposal sites used, the quantity of matter disposed of at the disposal site(s), and the dates on which disposal activities occurred.

STEVEN WRIGHT
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Pacific and Yukon Region
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

Appointments

Name and position

Instrument of Advice dated August 25, 2009

Goodyear, The Hon. Gary, P.C.

Minister of State to assist the Minister of Industry to be styled Minister of State — Science and Technology — Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Strahl, The Hon. Chuck, P.C.

Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to be styled Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

September 3, 2009

DIANE BÉLANGER
Manager

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

Appointments

September 3, 2009

DIANE BÉLANGER
Manager

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

Senators called

Her Excellency the Governor General has been pleased to summon to the Senate of Canada, by letters patent under the Great Seal of Canada, bearing date of August 27, 2009:

— Carignan, Claude, of Saint-Eustache, in the Province of Quebec, Member of the Senate and a Senator for the Division of Mille Isles, in the Province of Quebec;

— Demers, Jacques, of Hudson, in the Province of Quebec, Member of the Senate and a Senator for the Division of Rigaud, in the Province of Quebec;

— Finley, Michael Douglas, of Simcoe, in the Province of Ontario, Member of the Senate and a Senator for the Province of Ontario;

— Frum, Linda, of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, Member of the Senate and a Senator for the Province of Ontario;

— Ogilvie, Kelvin Kenneth, of Canning, in the Province of Nova Scotia, Member of the Senate and a Senator for the Province of Nova Scotia;

— Olsen, Carolyn Stewart, of Sackville, in the Province of New Brunswick, Member of the Senate and a Senator for the Province of New Brunswick;

— Patterson, Dennis Glen, of Iqaluit, in Nunavut, Member of the Senate and a Senator for Nunavut;

— Plett, Donald Neil, of Landmark, in the Province of Manitoba, Member of the Senate and a Senator for the Province of Manitoba; and

— Seidman (Ripley), Judith G., of Saint-Raphaël, in the Province of Quebec, Member of the Senate and a Senator for the Division of De la Durantaye, in the Province of Quebec.

September 3, 2009

DIANE BÉLANGER
Manager

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT

Notice No. DGTP-011-09 — Consultation paper on low-power licensed radiocommunication devices, including wireless microphones, in the band 698-806 MHz

The purpose of this notice is to announce a public consultation on proposed changes to the use, standards, certification and licensing for the operation of low-power licensed radiocommunication devices, including wireless microphones, in the band 698-806 MHz.

Discussion

Currently, the operation of low-power devices in the band 698-806 MHz is subject to licensing on a no-protection, no-interference basis in accordance with Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-1-11, Low-power Licensed Radiocommunication Devices, and Radio Standard Specification RSS-123, Low-power Licensed Radiocommunication Devices.

The band has been allocated to the broadcasting service for some time, and frequencies for low-power licensed radiocommunication devices have been selected to ensure that they do not interfere with the reception of broadcasting signals that are available in the immediate area.

In 2004, the band 746-806 MHz was allocated to the mobile service on a co-primary basis with the broadcasting service (see SP-746 MHz, Mobile Service Allocation Decision and Designation of Spectrum for Public Safety in the Frequency Band 746-806 MHz). Furthermore, the bands 764-776 MHz and 794806 MHz were designated for public safety in spectrum utilization policies SP-746 MHz, and SP-768 MHz, Narrowband and Wideband Public Safety Radiocommunication Systems in the Bands 768-776 MHz and 798-806 MHz.

Given the nature of public safety operation and its stringent requirements for protection from harmful interference, as well as the potential for future operation of mobile service in the band 698-806 MHz, Industry Canada is seeking public comments on the continued use of the band by low-power licensed radiocommunication devices in this band.

Submitting comments

Interested parties should submit their comments no later than November 12, 2009. Soon after the close of the comment period, all comments received and any other relevant information will be posted on Industry Canada’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Respondents are requested to provide their comments in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF) along with a note specifying the software, version number and operating system used to the following email address: wireless@ic.gc.ca.

Written submissions should be addressed to the Director General, Telecommunications Policy Branch, Industry Canada, 16th Floor, 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C8.

All submissions should cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, the publication date, the title and the notice reference number (DGTP-011-09).

Obtaining copies

Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on Industry Canada’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Official versions of Canada Gazette notices can be viewed at www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/index-eng.html. Printed copies of the Canada Gazette can be ordered by telephoning the sales counter of Canadian Government Publishing at 613-941-5995 or 1-800-635-7943.

September 2, 2009

PAMELA MILLER
Director General
Telecommunications Policy Branch

MARC DUPUIS
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch

MICHAEL D. CONNOLLY
Director General
Spectrum Management Operations Branch

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SUPREME COURT OF CANADA

SUPREME COURT ACT

Session delayed

The session of the Supreme Court of Canada which would normally begin on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, will be delayed and shall begin on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

September 1, 2009

ROGER BILODEAU, Q.C.
Registrar

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