Vol. 142, No. 48 — November 29, 2008

COMMISSIONS

CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY

SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT

Certain aluminum extrusions — Decision

On November 17, 2008, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a preliminary determination of dumping and a preliminary determination of subsidizing, pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), in respect of aluminum extrusions, produced via an extrusion process, of alloys having metallic elements falling within the alloy designations published by The Aluminum Association commencing with 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 or 7 (or proprietary or other certifying body equivalents), with the finish being as extruded (mill), mechanical, anodized or painted or otherwise coated, whether or not worked, having a wall thickness greater than 0.5 mm, with a maximum weight per meter of 22 kilograms and a profile or cross-section which fits within a circle having a diameter of 254 mm, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

The goods in question are usually classified under the following Harmonized System classification numbers:

7604.10.11.10
7604.10.11.90
7604.10.12.11
7604.10.12.19
7604.10.12.21
7604.10.12.22
7604.10.12.23
7604.10.12.24

7604.10.20.11
7604.10.20.19
7604.10.20.21
7604.10.20.29
7604.10.20.30
7604.21.00.10
7604.21.00.20
7604.29.11.10
7604.29.11.90
7604.29.12.11
7604.29.12.19
7604.29.12.21
7604.29.12.22
7604.29.12.23
7604.29.12.24
7604.29.12.29
7604.29.20.11
7604.29.20.19
7604.29.20.21
7604.29.20.29
7604.29.20.30
7608.10.00.10
7608.10.00.90
7608.20.00.10
7608.20.00.90

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) will conduct a full inquiry into the question of injury to the domestic producers of certain aluminum extrusions, and will make an order or finding not later than 120 days after its receipt of the notice of the preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing.

Pursuant to section 8 of SIMA, provisional duty is payable on the dumped and subsidized aluminum extrusions originating in or exported from China that are released from customs during the period commencing November 17, 2008, and ending on the earlier of the day the investigations are terminated, the day on which the Tribunal makes an order or finding, or the day an undertaking is accepted. The amount of provisional duty payable is not greater than the estimated margin of dumping and the estimated amount of subsidy. The Customs Act applies with respect to the accounting and payment of provisional duty. As such, failure to pay duties within the prescribed time will result in the application of the interest provisions of the Customs Act.

Information

The statement of reasons regarding this decision will be issued within 15 days and will also be available on the CBSA’s Web site at www.cbsa.gc.ca/sima or by contacting either Robert Wright at 613-954-1643 or Dan St. Arnaud at 613-954-7373 or by fax at 613-948-4844.

Ottawa, November 17, 2008

M. R. JORDAN
Director General
Trade Programs Directorate

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CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY

SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT

Certain thermoelectric coolers and warmers — Decision

On November 10, 2008, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a final determination of dumping and a final determination of subsidizing, pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act, in respect of thermoelectric containers that provide cooling and/or warming with the use of a passive heat sink and a thermoelectric module, excluding liquid dispensers, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

The goods in question are commonly classified under the following Harmonized System classification numbers:

8418.50.10.00
8418.61.91.90
8418.69.90.90
8418.99.90.90

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is continuing its inquiry into the question of injury to the domestic industry and will make an order or finding by December 10, 2008. Provisional duties will continue to apply until this date.

If the Tribunal finds that the dumping and/or subsidizing have caused injury or are threatening to cause injury, future imports of subject goods will be subject to anti-dumping duty equal to the margin of dumping and/or countervailing duty equal to the amount of subsidy on the goods. In that event, the importer in Canada shall pay all such duties. The Customs Act applies, with any modifications that the circumstances require, with respect to the accounting and payment of anti-dumping and countervailing duty.

Information

The statement of reasons regarding this decision will be issued within 15 days and will also be available on the CBSA’s Web site at www.cbsa.gc.ca/sima, by contacting either Rand McNally at 613-954-1663 or Antoine Parker at 613-954-7386, or by fax at 613-948-4844.

Ottawa, November 10, 2008

M. R. JORDAN
Director General
Trade Programs Directorate

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CANADA REVENUE AGENCY

INCOME TAX ACT

Revocation of registration of charities

The registered charities listed below have consolidated or merged with other organizations and have requested that their registration be revoked. Therefore, the following notice of intention to revoke has been sent to them and is now being published according to the requirements of the Income Tax Act:

“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.”

TERRY DE MARCH
Director General
Charities Directorate

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CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD

CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND ATLANTIC ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION ACT

Call for Bids No. NL07-2

The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board hereby gives notice of the term and conditions of the interests issued as a result of Call for Bids No. NL07-2. The bids selected, and the information contained on the prescribed bid form, were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on October 11, 2008.

This notice is made pursuant to and subject to the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1987, c. 3, and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland and Labrador Act, R.S.N.L. 1990, c. C-2.

Exploration Licence Nos. 1106, 1107, 1108 and 1109 were issued to the following interest owners:

The following is a summary of the terms and conditions of the above exploration licences:

1. An exploration licence confers

(a) the right to explore for, and the exclusive right to drill and test for, petroleum;

(b) the exclusive right to develop those portions of the offshore area in order to produce petroleum; and

(c) the exclusive right, subject to compliance with the other provisions of the Act, to obtain a production licence.

2. The exploration licences are issued for a nine-year term effective November 15, 2008.

3. Period I is a period of six years commencing on the effective date of this licence. The interest owner shall commence the drilling of the well within Period I, and diligently pursue such drilling thereafter, as a condition precedent to obtaining tenure during Period II.

4. The interest owners may at their option extend Period I from six years to seven years by posting a Drilling Deposit with the Board before the end of the sixth year of Period I. If a Drilling Deposit is posted, it will be refunded in full if the Licence is validated for Period II by the drilling of a well.

If a validation well is not drilled, the Drilling Deposit will be forfeited to the Receiver General for Canada upon the termination of the Licence. Allowable Expenditures cannot be applied against the Drilling Deposit.

5. Upon the expiration of Period II, there shall be a deemed surrender of the interest except as it relates to the lands or any portion thereof subject to a significant discovery licence, or a production licence.

6. The interest owners for the above exploration licences were required to provide the following security deposits in the form of a promissory note satisfactory to the Board:

A credit against the deposit will be made following each anniversary date of each respective exploration licence on the basis of 25% of allowable expenditures. Any deposit balance remaining at the end of Period I, or following the termination of a well commenced and being pursued diligently but not terminated within Period I, or upon the surrender of rights, will be forfeited.

7. For each licence, rentals will be applicable only in Period II at a rate of $5.00 per hectare in respect of the first year and increasing thereafter by $5.00 per hectare per year, up to and including the third year.

8. Other terms and conditions referred to in these licences include provisions respecting Significant Discoveries, Allowable Expenditures, Indemnity, Exploration Plans, Joint Operating Agreements, Liability, Successors and Assigns, Notice, and Appointment of Representative.

9. For the payment of a prescribed service fee, the exploration licences may be inspected, or by written request, certified copies made available at the following address: Office of the Registrar, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, TD Place, 5th Floor, 140 Water Street, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 6H6, 709-778-1400.

November 2008

MAX RUELOKKE, P.Eng.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT

Replacement Class Screening Report: Minor Remediation — Maritimes and Gulf Regions — Public notice

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) declares the report entitled Minor Remediation Projects — Maritimes and Gulf Regions to be a replacement class screening report (RCSR) pursuant to the provisions of subsection 19(1) and paragraph 19(2)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (the Act).

Public consultations on the RCSR took place from July 25 to August 25, 2008. The Agency received no written submissions from the public concerning the RCSR. In making the declaration proposed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the Agency has reviewed the RCSR and has determined the project screening process, as described in the document, will meet the requirements of the Act for the environmental assessment of the class of projects. It is also the Agency’s opinion that the class of projects described in the RCSR is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects when the design standards and mitigation measures described in the report are applied.

The declaration is effective November 29, 2008, and is subject to the following terms and conditions:

• Subject to subsection 19(8) of the Act, the declaration is valid until November 29, 2013.
• DFO will notify the Agency, in writing, a minimum of six months prior to the date on which the declaration expires, of its intention to re-declare the RCSR, to re-declare the RCSR with modifications or additions, or not to re-declare the RCSR and thereby allow the declaration to expire.
• To re-declare the RCSR, DFO will submit the proposed RCSR to the Agency no less than three months prior to the expiration date of this declaration so that the Agency may initiate a new declaration process.
• DFO and the Agency will ensure the RCSR is made available to the public in accordance with the requirements of the Act. As such, DFO will place the RCSR in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry (the Registry) project file. On a quarterly basis, DFO will also post on the Registry Web site at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca a statement of the projects for which the RCSR was used, as required under paragraph 55.1(2)(d) of the Act. The quarterly schedule for posting on the Registry Web site is contained in section 1.4 of the RCSR.
• Any amendments to the report will be developed and implemented in accordance with the provisions for amendment contained in section 6.0 of the RCSR.

For further information, contact Phoebe Miles, Class Screening Advisor, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3, 613-948-1940 (telephone), 613-957-0897 (fax), ClassScreening@ceaa-acee.gc.ca (email).

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

APPEAL

Notice No. HA-2008-009

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) will hold a public hearing to consider the appeal referenced hereunder. This hearing will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the Tribunal’s Hearing Room No. 2, 18th Floor, Standard Life Centre, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario. Interested persons planning to attend should contact the Tribunal at 613-998-9908 to obtain further information and to confirm that the hearing will be held as scheduled.

Special Import Measures Act

Cobra Anchors Co. Ltd. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency

November 21, 2008

By order of the Tribunal
HÉLÈNE NADEAU
Secretary

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

COMMENCEMENT OF INQUIRY

Aluminum extrusions

Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on November 17, 2008, from the Director General of the Trade Programs Directorate at the Canada Border Services Agency, stating that a preliminary determination had been made respecting the dumping and subsidizing of aluminum extrusions produced via an extrusion process of alloys having metallic elements falling within the alloy designations published by The Aluminum Association commencing with 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 or 7 (or proprietary or other certifying body equivalents), with the finish being as extruded (mill), mechanical, anodized or painted or otherwise coated, whether or not worked, having a wall thickness greater than 0.5 mm, with a maximum weight per metre of 22 kg and a profile or cross-section which fits within a circle having a diameter of 254 mm, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

Pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), the Tribunal has initiated an inquiry (Inquiry No. NQ-2008-003) to determine whether the dumping and subsidizing of the above-mentioned goods have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury, and to determine such other matters as the Tribunal is required to determine under that section.

Under section 46 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, a person who provides information to the Tribunal and who wishes some or all of the information to be kept confidential must submit to the Tribunal, at the time the information is provided, a statement designating the information as confidential, together with an explanation as to why that information is designated as confidential. Furthermore, the person must submit a non-confidential summary of the information designated as confidential or a statement indicating why such a summary cannot be made.

Notices of participation

Each person or government wishing to participate in the inquiry and at the hearing as a party must file a notice of participation with the Secretary on or before November 27, 2008. Each counsel who intends to represent a party in the inquiry and at the hearing must file a notice of representation, as well as a declaration and undertaking, with the Secretary on or before November 27, 2008.

Persons wishing to participate for the sole purpose of filing a request for product exclusion will file their notice of participation by noon on January 9, 2009, at the same time as they file their request for product exclusion since the notice of participation will be included in the request for product exclusion form.

Request for submissions on classes of goods

In its statement of reasons for the preliminary determination of injury issued on October 31, 2008, the Tribunal found, based on the evidence on the record at that time, that there was a single class of goods. However, the Tribunal also indicated that there may be merit in assessing injury on the basis of the following two classes of goods: (1) aluminum extrusion products which have standard shapes; and (2) aluminum extrusion products which have custom shapes.

For the purposes of classes of goods, standard shapes include bars and rods, pipes and tubes, angles, channels, beams and tees (H, I, Z), while custom shapes are defined as including all shapes that are not “standard shapes.”

Before coming to a definitive decision on the issue of whether there are two classes of goods in this inquiry, the Tribunal is inviting parties to file evidence and submissions on that issue, and asking parties to address factors that the Tribunal should examine in considering the question of classes of goods, including:

• the physical characteristics of the goods;
• the market characteristics of the goods (such as substitutability, pricing and distribution channels);
• whether the goods fulfil the same customer needs; and
• any other relevant factors.

Parties filing submissions on classes of goods are required to file 15 copies of their submissions with the Tribunal no later than noon, on December 4, 2008. Parties wishing to respond to these submissions are required to file 15 copies of their reply submissions with the Tribunal no later than noon, on December 11, 2008. Parties are required to serve all submissions on the Tribunal, counsel and parties of record simultaneously. The service list will be provided.

In order to gather evidence on whether standard shapes and custom shapes are substitutable goods, the Tribunal will be sending a separate questionnaire to a number of purchasers with a reply date of November 28, 2008. The questionnaires received will be sent to counsel and parties of record on December 4, 2008. Parties will have the opportunity to address the information gathered through those questionnaires in their reply submissions of December 11, 2008. The Tribunal will render its decision on classes of goods on December 18, 2008.

Requests for product exclusions

The Tribunal will proceed with requests for product exclusions by way of written submissions and will not hear oral testimony and argument on those requests. Any evidence or argument relating to requests for product exclusions must be filed according to the scheduled dates and must not be filed as part of the submissions on classes of goods or on the question of injury. Any submissions on requests for product exclusion filed as part of the briefs on injury or as part of the submissions on classes of goods will not be considered by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal is considering options to streamline the process for filing requests for product exclusions. Additional directions in this regard will be issued shortly. For instance, requesters will be expected to complete a specific product exclusion request form which will be adapted for this inquiry and will be made available on the Tribunal’s Web site. Until such directions are issued, the Tribunal will not accept requests for product exclusions.

The due date for the filing of requests for product exclusions is noon, on January 9, 2009. Parties opposed, or consenting, or not opposed to a request for product exclusion must file a written response no later than noon, on January 30, 2009. Should the request for a specific product exclusion be opposed, and if the interested party making the request for the product exclusion wishes to make a reply, it must do so by noon, on February 6, 2009.

The Tribunal will not accept the late filing of requests for product exclusions.

Parties whose participation is limited to the filing of requests for product exclusions will only be provided with documents relating to their specific requests and will not be provided with a copy of the administrative record unless arrangements have been made with the Secretary by November 27, 2008. In the same manner, the Tribunal does not intend to provide parties whose participation is limited to the question of injury with the portion of the record dealing with product exclusions.

Public hearing

A public hearing relating to this inquiry will be held in the Tribunal Hearing Room, 18th Floor, Standard Life Centre, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario, commencing February 16, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. Parties intending to appear at the hearing must make themselves available for the duration of the hearing.

The Tribunal will not deal with requests for product exclusions and will not hear testimony and argument on these matters during the hearing.

To allow the Tribunal to determine whether simultaneous interpretation will be required for the hearing, each interested party and each counsel filing a notice of participation or representation must advise the Secretary, at the same time that they file the notice, whether they and their witnesses will be using French or English or both languages at the hearing.

In the event of an injury finding, a request for a public interest inquiry conducted pursuant to subsection 45(1) of SIMA may be made by any party to the injury inquiry or by any other group or person affected by the injury finding. Such a request must be filed with the Tribunal within 45 days of the injury finding. A public interest inquiry is completely separate from an injury inquiry. However, the Tribunal invites all persons who anticipate that they will have public interest concerns in the event of an injury finding to simply notify the Tribunal by November 27, 2008. The Tribunal is not seeking and does not expect submissions on public interest issues during the injury inquiry.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules govern these proceedings.

In order to observe and understand production processes, the Tribunal, accompanied by its staff, may conduct plant visits.

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

DECISION

Appeal No. AP-2007-008

Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal made a decision on November 18, 2008, with respect to an appeal filed by Korhani Canada Inc. from a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency dated March 28, 2007, with respect to a request for re-determination under subsection 60(4) of the Customs Act.

The appeal, heard on February 28, 2008, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, was allowed.

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 (fax), secretary@citt-tcce.gc.ca (email).

Ottawa, November 18, 2008

HÉLÈNE NADEAU
Secretary

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

INQUIRY

Communications, detection and fibre optics

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) has received a complaint (File No. PR-2008-033) from MTS Allstream Inc. (MTS), of Winnipeg, Manitoba, concerning a procurement (Solicitation No. M9010-091832/A) by the Department of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) on behalf of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The solicitation is for portable and mobile radios. 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.

MTS alleges that PWGSC improperly evaluated its bid.

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 (fax), secretary@citt-tcce.gc.ca (email).

Ottawa, November 14, 2008

HÉLÈNE NADEAU
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, Room 206, 1 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2, 819-997-2429 (telephone), 994-0423 (TDD), 819-994-0218 (fax);

— Metropolitan Place, Suite 1410, 99 Wyse Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5, 902-426-7997 (telephone), 426-6997 (TDD), 902-426-2721 (fax);

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

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

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 205 Viger Avenue W, Suite 504, Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2, 514-283-6607 (telephone), 283-8316 (TDD), 514-283-3689 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 55 St. Clair Avenue E, Suite 624, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2, 416-952-9096 (telephone), 416-954-6343 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, Cornwall Professional Building, Room 103, 2125 11th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3, 306-780-3422 (telephone), 306-780-3319 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4, 780-495-3224 (telephone), 780-495-3214 (fax).

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.

2008-312 November 18, 2008

Complaint by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation against Star Choice Television Network Incorporated.

2008-313 November 18, 2008

Société de Communication Attikamekw-Montagnais inc.
Wendake, Quebec

Approved — Renewal of the broadcasting licence for the Montagnais- and Attikamekw-language FM radio network operated by the Société de Communication Attikamekw-Montagnais inc., from January 1, 2009, to August 31, 2015.

2008-314 November 18, 2008

Canwest Media Inc., on its behalf as the limited partner and on behalf of Canwest Television GP Inc. as the general partner in a limited partnership that will carry on business as Canwest Television Limited Partnership (CTLP)
Various locations

Approved — Acquisition of the assets of the television and specialty programming undertakings currently held directly and indirectly by Canwest, and on behalf of the licensees of Fox Sports World, Men TV, Mystery and TVtropolis, and transfer of the partnership interest held by Canwest in these licensees to CTLP.

Approved — Broadcasting licences to continue the operation of the undertakings.

2008-315 November 19, 2008

Rawlco Radio Ltd.
Big River and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Approved — Amendment to the broadcasting licence of the English-language commercial radio programming undertaking CHQX-FM Prince Albert in order to operate an FM transmitter at Big River.

2008-316 November 19, 2008

Rawlco Radio Ltd.
Big River and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Approved — Amendment to the broadcasting licence of the English-language commercial AM radio programming undertaking CKBI Prince Albert in order to operate an FM transmitter at Big River.

2008-317 November 20, 2008

Maritime Broadcasting System Limited
Windsor, Nova Scotia

Approved — Extension of time limit to implement the new FM radio station in Windsor, from November 27, 2008, to November 27, 2009.

2008-318 November 20, 2008

Astral Broadcasting Group Inc.
Eastern Canada

Approved — Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language pay television programming undertaking known as Moviepix.

2008-319 November 20, 2008

Astral Broadcasting Group Inc.
Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Provinces (Eastern Canada)

Approved — Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language pay television programming undertaking known as The Movie Network.

2008-320 November 20, 2008

The Family Channel Inc.
Across Canada

Approved — Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language pay television programming undertaking known as The Family Channel.

2008-321 November 20, 2008

Astral Broadcasting Group Inc.
Across Canada

Approved — Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the French-language pay television programming undertaking known as Super Écran.

2008-322 November 20, 2008

Astral Broadcasting Group Inc.
Across Canada

Approved — Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the French-language Category 2 pay television programming undertaking known as CINÉPOP.

2008-323 November 21, 2008

Vista Radio Ltd.
Bonnyville and Lloydminster, Alberta

Approved — Acquisition of the assets of the radio programming undertakings CFNA-FM Bonnyville and CKLM-FM Lloydminster, from 912038 Alberta Ltd., and broadcasting licences to continue the operation of these undertakings.

2008-324 November 21, 2008

Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. (the general partner) and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership (collectively the Pattison Group)
Penticton, Keremeos and Princeton, British Columbia

Denied — Acquisition of the assets of CIGV-FM Penticton and its transmitters CIGV-FM-1 Keremeos and CIGV-FM-2 Princeton from Great Valleys Radio Ltd.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARING 2008-12-2

Notice of consultation and hearing — Review of English- and French-language broadcasting services in English and French linguistic minority communities in Canada — Additional documents placed on the public record of the proceeding

Further to the publication of Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing 2008-12, dated October 16, 2008, relating to a public hearing that will be held commencing on January 13, 2009, at 9 a.m., at the Conference Centre, Phase IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, the Commission announces that additional documents have been placed on the public record of the proceeding.

Deadline for submission of comments: November 20, 2008

November 18, 2008

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARING 2008-13-2

Notice of consultation and hearing

December 8, 2008
Gatineau, Quebec
Item 16 is withdrawn from this public hearing

Further to its Broadcasting Notices of Public Hearing CRTC 2008-13 dated October 17, 2008, and CRTC 2008-13-1 dated October 24, 2008, the Commission announces the following:

At the request of the applicant, the following item is withdrawn from this public hearing.

Item 16

Across Canada
Application No. 2008-1412-0

Application by Mayhem Media Corp. (Mayhem) [the applicant], for authority to acquire the assets of the digital category 2 specialty service undertaking known as The Fight Network, from The Fight Network Inc.

November 17, 2008

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2008-108

Notice of consultation

Application received
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Deadline for submission of interventions and/or comments: December 23, 2008

The Commission has received the following application:

1. Evanov Communications Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
    Winnipeg, Manitoba

For the use of frequency 106.1 MHz (channel 291C1) for the operation of the new English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking approved in Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-195, June 3, 2008.

November 18, 2008

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INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION

BOUNDARY WATERS TREATY OF 1909

Public hearings on study of critical sources of phosphorus loadings to Missisquoi Bay

The International Joint Commission (the Commission) will launch its study of phosphorus loadings to Missisquoi Bay on Lake Champlain by holding public hearings, at the times and locations listed below.

In August of this year, the Canadian and United States federal governments asked the Commission to help them coordinate initiatives in both countries to reduce phosphorus loadings to Missisquoi Bay. Recognizing the recent advances made by the Province of Quebec, the governments asked the Commission to help develop complementary measures in the U.S. portion of the basin, in close partnership with the Lake Champlain Basin Program.

In October, the Commission appointed the International Missisquoi Bay Study Board to help it carry out this request. The public is invited to meet the members of the Study Board and provide comments on sources of phosphorus loadings and any other matters that the Study Board should consider.

The hearings will be held at the following times and locations:

December 15, 2008
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Village of Swanton Office
120 First Street
Swanton, Vermont

December 16, 2008
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Centre des loisirs
1 Tourangeau Street
Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Quebec

Written comments may also be submitted for receipt by January 5, 2009, at either address below:

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PARKS CANADA AGENCY

SPECIES AT RISK ACT

Description of critical habitat of the Whooping Crane in Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada

The Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is a migratory bird protected under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and is listed on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act as an endangered species. In Canada, the Whooping Crane breeds in and adjacent to Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada and winters in the United States. The Recovery Strategy for the Whooping Crane in Canada identifies critical habitat for the species within Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to subsection 58(2) of the Species at Risk Act, critical habitat of the Whooping Crane in Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada is described as follows:

Boreal marsh complexes surrounded by a 100-metre riparian management zone in that portion of the northeast corner of Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada that consists of open patchy wetland complexes containing semi-permanent and permanent wetlands, within the Whooping Crane nesting area which is classified as a Zone 1 Special Preservation Area within the 1984 Wood Buffalo National Park Management Plan.

The Whooping Crane nesting area lies within the following boundaries:

PART A

Commencing at a point one mile west on Northwest Territories Highway No. 5 from the crossing of said highway across the Little Buffalo River and 180 m north of the edge of the cleared right-of-way of said highway; thence in a northwesterly direction parallel to said highway to a point 180 m east of the centre of the main channel of the Nyarling River; thence in a northeasterly direction parallel to the centre of the main channel of the Nyarling River to its intersection with a line drawn 180 m west of and parallel to the centre of the main channel of the Little Buffalo River; thence in a southeasterly direction parallel to and 180 m west of the centre of the main channel of the Little Buffalo River to the centre of the main channel of Seton Creek; thence in a southwesterly direction following the centre of the main channel of Seton Creek to a point due north of the commencement point; thence due south to the commencement point.

PART B

Commencing at a point due south of the most southeasterly corner of the Whooping Crane nesting area described in Part A and 180 m south of the edge of the cleared right-of-way of the Northwest Territory Highway No. 5; thence in a northwesterly direction parallel to the said highway to a point due north of the most northerly extension of Sass Lake and 180 m south of the cleared right-of-way of the said highway; thence due south to the most northerly extension of Sass Lake; thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore of Sass Lake to the most easterly extension of Sass Lake; thence in a southeasterly direction to a point 180 m north of the centre line of the tributary of the Little Buffalo River; thence in a northeasterly direction parallel to the centre line of the said tributary and 180 m north of the said centre line to a point 180 m west of the centre line of the Little Buffalo River; thence in a northwesterly direction parallel to the centre line of the Little Buffalo River and 180 m west to the commencement point.

November 7, 2008

ED COULTHARD
Field Unit Superintendent
Southwest Northwest Territories

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