Vol. 133, No. 43 — October 23, 1999

COMMISSIONS

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);

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

— The 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, 55 St. Clair Avenue E, Suite 624, Toronto, Ontario, (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).

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.

99-459 October 12, 1999

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Regina, Saskatchewan

Approved — Addition of a transmitter at Regina.

99-460 October 12, 1999

Rogers Cablesystems Limited
New Westminster; Surrey; etc., British Columbia

Approved — Relief from the requirement to distribute the new television station devoted to religious programming licensed to the B.C. Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches (Mennonite Brethren Churches).

99-461 October 14, 1999

Fairchild Radio (Vancouver FM) Ltd.
Vancouver, British Columbia

Denied — Request to delete the condition of licence requiring that it not broadcast any ethnic programs directed to the Chinese community during the 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. period on weekdays.

99-462 October 14, 1999

Radiomutuel inc.
Magog, Quebec

Approved — Replacement of the terms of licence concerning CIMO-FM's Magog studio location.

99-463 October 14, 1999

The Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVOntario)
Nakina, Ontario

Approved — Addition of a low-power transmitter at Nakina.

99-464 October 14, 1999

Bea-Ver Communications Inc.
Chatham, Ontario

Approved — Increase of the night-time transmitter power for CFCO Chatham, from 1 000 watts to 6 000 watts.

99-465 October 14, 1999

Rogers Ottawa Limited/Limitée
Ottawa West, part of Ottawa, etc., Ontario

Approved — Addition of a condition of licence to carry on only one local CBC television service, CBOT Ottawa, as part of its basic service.

99-466 October 14, 1999

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Approved — Addition of a transmitter at Sherbrooke.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 1999-166-1

Revised Lists of Eligible Satellite Services

In Public Notice CRTC 1999-166 released on October 5, 1999, the Commission issued revised lists of eligible satellite services (the lists).

A reference to America's Heath Network was inadvertently omitted from the List of Part 2 Eligible Satellite Services. In addition, it has been brought to the Commission's attention that America's Health Network and Fit TV, which also appears on the lists, have merged under the name of The Health Network.

October 15, 1999

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 1999-167

Western Canada and Territories Region

1. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

To amend the broadcasting licences for CBW and CBW-FM Winnipeg and CKSB St. Boniface, Manitoba, as follows:

Call Sign	Transmitter	Locality	Effective Radiated Power
CBW	CBWV-FM	Brandon	From 100 000 to 90 000
CBW-FM	CBWS-FM	Brandon	From 100 000 to 90 000
CKSB	CKSB-8-FM	Brandon	From 21 500 to 21 700

The licensee indicated that the old transmitting antenna system will be replaced by a multi-channel antenna system which will combine the three existing FM channels in Brandon. This will modify the effective radiated power. Coverage will remain the same for CBWS-FM but will slightly be increased for CBWV-FM and CKSB-8-FM.

2. Swan River, Manitoba
Native Communication Inc.

To amend the broadcasting licence for CINC-FM Thompson, Manitoba. The licensee proposes to add a transmitter at Swan River operating on the frequency 93.3 MHz (channel 227A1) with an effective radiated power of 250 watts.

3. La Ronge, Saskatchewan
Cable Ronge Inc.

The licensee requests authority to add the distribution of CFMI-FM Vancouver, British Columbia, on the frequency 101.1 MHz (channel 266LP), with a transmitter power of 11.7 watts. This change requires an amendment to the licence.

Deadline for intervention: November 12, 1999

October 8, 1999

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 1999-168

Quebec and Atlantic Region

1. Campbellton, New Brunswick
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

To amend the broadcasting licence of the French-language radio programming undertaking CBFX-FM Montréal. The CBC proposes to add an FM stereo transmitter at Campbellton, operating on frequency 88.9 MHz (channel 205C1) with an effective radiated power of 10 000 watts.

Deadline for intervention: November 18, 1999

October 14, 1999

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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES WATER BOARD

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES WATERS ACT

Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. has made an application to the Northwest Territories Water Board for a licence for water use and waste disposal for mining and milling purposes at its Diavik Mine, Northwest Territories.

A public hearing on the application will be held, under subsection 21(1) of the Northwest Territories Waters Act, by the Board on November 29 and 30, 1999, in the Explorer Hotel at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, commencing at 9:30 a.m.

Written briefs on behalf of or against this application must be submitted to the Office of the Board by 4 p.m., November 19, 1999. The address of the Board is c/o The Chairman, Northwest Territories Water Board, P.O. Box 1500, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2R3, (867) 669-2772 (Telephone), (867) 669-2719 (Facsimile).

If no notice is received of persons indicating their intention to appear and make presentations concerning this application by 4 p.m., November 19, 1999, and the applicant consents in writing to the disposition of the matter without a public hearing, the Board may cancel the hearing in accordance with subsection 21(3) of the Act.

In the event that the environmental assessment of this project required by the Canadian Assessment Act has not been completed and a course of action has not been taken under paragraph 37(1)(a) of that Act by the hearing date, the Board may decide not to proceed with the scheduled hearing.

Information submitted by the applicant relevant to the application can be reviewed at the Office of the Board, Goga Cho Building, 2nd Floor, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

GORDON WRAY
Chairman

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