Vol. 133, No. 51 — December 18, 1999

GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS

CANADA SHIPPING ACT

De-designation of Oil Handling Facilities

The following oil handling facilities were previously designated by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. The Minister has determined that the operators of these oil handling facilities are not required to comply with subsection 660.2(4) of the Canada Shipping Act, and is hereby de-designating said facilities.

The effective date of the de-designation is July 19, 1999.

HERB DHALIWAL
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

De-designated Oil Handling Facilities

Quebec

Irving Oil Ltd.
Paspébiac

Manitoba

Imperial Oil Terminal
Churchill

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DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS

CANADA SHIPPING ACT

Designation of Oil Handling Facilities

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 660.2(8) of the Canada Shipping Act, that the Minister has designated the attached oil handling facilities, the operators of which are required to comply with subsection 660.2(4) of the Act, and is publishing said designations, pursuant to subsection 660.2(8).

The effective date of the designations is December 18, 1999.

HERB DHALIWAL
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

Designated Oil Handling Facilities

Quebec

Hydro-Québec
Centrale des Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Pétrolière Impériale Esso ltée
Cap-aux-Meules, Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Les Pétroles Irving inc.
Cap-aux-Meules, Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Manitoba

Churchill Marine Tank Farm
Churchill

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DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS

CANADA SHIPPING ACT

Eastern Canada Response Corporation Ltd.

Notice of an amendment to the annual registration fees charged by Eastern Canada Response Corporation Ltd. (ECRC) pursuant to an arrangement required by paragraph 660.2(2)(b) of the Canada Shipping Act

Description

ECRC currently is a certified response organization pursuant to subsection 660.4(1) of the Canada Shipping Act (Act) in respect of a rated capability of 10 000 tonnes and a geographic area covering:

(a) The waters of James Bay, Hudson Bay and Ungava Bay and the waters in the Province of Quebec and that portion of the St. Lawrence River in the Province of Ontario to a line drawn between Butternut Bay (latitude 44°31'12" N and longitude 75°46'54" W) on the Canadian side to Oak Point (latitude 44°30'48" N and longitude 75°45'20" W) on the United States side of the St. Lawrence River and in the Atlantic Provinces, excluding the waters north of 60° N latitude and the primary areas of response associated with the designated ports of Saint John, New Brunswick, and Point Tupper, Nova Scotia;

(b) The Canadian Great Lakes system and connecting channels within the Province of Ontario, including Lake Superior, the St. Marys River, Lake Huron, the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River from Kingston, Ontario, to a line drawn between Butternut Bay (latitude 44°31'12" N and longitude 75°46'54" W) on the Canadian side to Oak Point (latitude 44°30'48" N and longitude 75°45'20" W) on the United States side of the St. Lawrence River, Lake Winnipeg, Athabasca River from Fort McMurray to Lake Athabasca and the waters of Lake Athabasca.

Definitions

1. In this notice of fees:

"Act" means the Canada Shipping Act. (Loi)

"Alert" means Atlantic Emergency Response Team (ALERT) Inc. (Alert)

"Alert's geographic area" means the geographic area of response for which Alert has been issued a certificate of designation. (zone géographique d'Alert)

"Atlantic Provinces" means Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, including Labrador. (provinces de l'Atlantique)

"ECRC" means Eastern Canada Response Corporation Ltd., a company formed as a result of the amalgamation of Eastern Canada Response Corporation Ltd., Great Lakes Response Corporation of Canada and Canadian Marine Response Management Corporation, effective January 1, 1999. (SIMEC)

"ECRC's geographic area" means the geographic areas of response for which ECRC, or its predecessor corporations, have been issued certificates of designation (zone géographique de SIMEC)

"Home port" means the port, within ECRC's geographic area, at which the ship is based and from which the ship engages in marine activity in Canada. (port d'attache)

"PTMS" means Point Tupper Marine Services Limited. (SPTM)

"PTMS' geographic area" means the geographic area of response for which PTMS has been issued a certificate of designation. (zone géographique de SPTM)

"ship" means a ship within the meaning of section 660.2 of the Act. (navire)

Registration Fees

2. Effective May 1, 2000, the annual registration fees that are payable to ECRC in relation to an arrangement required by paragraph 660.2(2)(b) of the Act are the registration fees set out in Part I of this notice.

3. Nothing in this notice is intended to modify, replace or amend the bulk oil cargo fees established by, and payable to, ECRC and published in the October 30, 1999 edition of the Canada Gazette, Part I.

PART I

4. The annual registration fee for a ship that navigates or engages in a marine activity within a 500-kilometre radius from its home port and within ECRC's geographic area is four hundred and fifty dollars ($450) plus all applicable taxes.

5. The annual registration fee for a ship that navigates or engages in a marine activity

(a) beyond a 500-kilometre radius from its home port, and within ECRC's geographic area, Alert's geographic area or PTMS' geographic area; or

(b) from a port not within ECRC's geographic area, and within ECRC's geographic area, Alert's geographic area or PTMS' geographic area,

is seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) plus all applicable taxes.

Interested persons may, pursuant to subsection 660.4(4) of the Canada Shipping Act, and within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice, file notices of objection that contain the reasons for the objection to Ted Wallace, Rescue, Safety and Environmental Response Directorate, Canadian Coast Guard, 200 Kent Street, 5th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6, (613) 993-0409 (Telephone), (613) 996-8902 (Facsimile), wallacet@dfo-mpo.gc.ca (Electronic mail). All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, the name of the response organization submitting the list of proposed fees, and the date of publication of the notice of proposed fees.

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

Appointments

Name and Position	Order in Council
Bourbonnière, Marie	1999-2074
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Director of the Board of Directors
Buchanan, The Hon./L'hon. Judd, P.C./C.P.	1999-2119
Canadian Tourism Commission
Chairperson
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority	1999-2073
Members
Caperchione, Peter J.
DiMartile, Deanna
Canada Development Investment Corporation
Directors
King, Gordon W.	1999-2121
Teschke, William R.	1999-2120
Warmbold, Benita	1999-2121
Canada Pension Plan
Review Tribunal
Members
Chiasson, Ernest Pierre — Moncton	1999-2128
Ostiguy, Marcel — Montréal	1999-2127
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Directors of the Board of Directors
Adamson, Shirley	1999-2110
Clarke, Gerald A.	1999-2109
Joshee, Krishan C.	1999-2108
Winn, Paul A.	1999-2111
Civil Aviation Tribunal
Part-time Members
Jardim, Philip D.	1999-2106
Racine, Suzanne	1999-2105
Clarke, William L.	1999-2122
Canadian Commercial Corporation
Director
Cunningham, Joan	1999-2095
Canada Elections Act
Returning Officer — Halifax
Eickmeier, James R.	1999-2112
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board/Office Canada
Vice-chairman
Garant, Jean-Charles	1999-2072
Canada Elections Act
Returning Officer— Quebec
Immigration and Refugee Board
Full-time Members
Mattu, Kashi	1999-2099
Ross, Michael A.	1999-2096
Sachedina, Zulie	1999-2098
Thomas, David W.	1999-2097
Part-time Members
Neuenfeldt, Kurt	1999-2100
Scott, Douglas	1999-2101
Members
Clark, Lorenne M. G.	1999-2104
Dossa, Shehni — Assistant Deputy Chairperson	1999-2103
Coordinating Member
Roy, Nycole	1999-2102
Medical Research Council
Friesen, Dr./Dr Henry — President	1999-2123
Members
Crine, Philippe	1999-2124
McMurtry, Robert Y.	1999-2126
Weiner, Joel Hirsch	1999-2125
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Members
Bosgoed, Gary	1999-2118
Coffey, Charles	1999-2117
Jamieson, Mary Elizabeth — Vice-Chairperson	1999-2116
Tuccaro, David	1999-2117
National Energy Board
Regier, Henry A. — Temporary Member	1999-2114
Vollman, Kenneth W. Richard — Chairman and Member	1999-2113
Nicholls, Ross	1999-2142
Defence Construction (1951) Limited
President and Chief Executive Officer
O'Neil, Maureen	1999-2094
International Development Research Centre
President
Préfontaine, Daniel C.	1999-2115
National Parole Board
Part-time Member
Renaud, Marc	1999-2075
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Director of the Board of Directors
Russell, The Hon./L'hon. Anne H.	1999-2070
Government of Alberta
Administrator
November 19 to December 4, 1999
Schwartz, Irving	1999-2107
National Capital Commission
Member

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT

Notice No. DGRB-018-99 — Consultation on the Proposed Policy and Licensing Procedures for the Auction of Additional PCS Spectrum in the 2 GHz Frequency Range

The purpose of this notice is to invite public comments on the document entitled Consultation on the Proposed Policy and Licensing Procedures for the Auction of Additional PCS Spectrum in the 2 GHz Frequency Range.

On November 5, 1999, the Minister of Industry, John Manley, an-nounced that the spectrum cap applying to Personal Communications Services (PCS) will be raised from 40 MHz to a maximum of 55 MHz, and that an additional 40 MHz of PCS spectrum will be licensed by the fall of 2000. The introduction of this new spectrum is necessary to accommodate the growth of mobile wireless services, such as cellular and PCS, and to facilitate the implementation of new services.

The document seeks comments on all issues related to the licensing of this additional spectrum. It is available electronically on the Internet at the following address:

World Wide Web (WWW)

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/spectrum

or can be obtained in hard copy, for a fee, from: Tyrell Press Ltd., 2714 Fenton Road, Gloucester, Ontario K1T 3T7, 1-800-267-4862 (Canada toll-free telephone), 1-800-574-0137 (United States toll-free telephone), (613) 822-0740 (Worldwide telephone), (613) 822-1089 (Facsimile); and Canada Communication Group Inc., 45 Sacré-Cœur Boulevard, Hull, Quebec K1A 0S9, 1-888-562-5561 (Canada toll-free telephone), (819) 779-4335 (Worldwide telephone), (819) 779-2833 (Facsimile).

Interested parties should submit their comments in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF or ASCII TXT) to facilitate posting on the department's Web site. Documents submitted should be sent with a note specifying the software, version number and operating system used. All comments should make reference to "Comments — Canada Gazette Notice DGRB-018-99."

Comments should be sent to: pcs.scp@ic.gc.ca no later than February 16, 2000.

Shortly after the close of the comment period, all comments received will be available in hard copy, for a fee, from: ByPress Printing and Copy Centre Inc., 300 Slater Street, Unit 101A, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6A6, (613) 234-8826 (Telephone), (613) 234-9464 (Facsimile).

Comments received will be posted on Industry Canada's Spectrum Web site (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/spectrum) by February 21, 2000.

Reply comments on these initial submissions will then be invited.

Again, respondents should provide their comments in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF or ASCII TXT) to facilitate posting on the Department's Web site. Documents submitted should be sent with a note specifying the software, version number and operating system used. Reply comments submitted should be prefaced by the heading: "Reply comments — Canada Gazette Notice DGRB-018-99."

Reply comments should be sent to the Internet address pcs.scp@ic.gc.ca no later than March 8, 2000.

Reply comments will also be made available to the public via Industry Canada's Web site no later than March 13, 2000.

JAN SKORA
Director General
Radiocommunications and Broadcasting
Regulatory Branch

MICHAEL HELM
Director General
Telecommunications Policy Branch

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DEPARTMENT OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL

CRIMINAL CODE

Pursuant to subsection 667(5) of the Criminal Code, I hereby revoke the designation of the following person as a Fingerprint Examiner:

Howard Gregg McKinnon
of the Saanich Police Department

November 16, 1999

JEAN T. FOURNIER
Deputy Solicitor General of Canada

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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

TRUST AND LOAN COMPANIES ACT

President's Choice Financial Trust Company

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 52 of the Trust and Loan Companies Act, an order to commence and carry on business was issued approving the commencement and carrying on of business by President's Choice Financial Trust Company, effective November 25, 1999.

December 18, 1999

JOHN PALMER
Superintendent of Financial Institutions

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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

TRUST AND LOAN COMPANIES ACT

ScotiaLoan Company

Notice is hereby given of the issuance,

— pursuant to section 33 of the Trust and Loan Companies Act, of letters patent continuing Fuji Bank Canada, a bank incorporated under the Bank Act, as a loan company under the name ScotiaLoan Company and in French, Société Prêts Scotia, effective December 1, 1999; and

— pursuant to subsection 52(4) of the Trust and Loan Companies Act, of an order to commence and carry on business approving the commencement and carrying on of business by this loan company, effective December 1, 1999.

December 18, 1999

JOHN PALMER
Superintendent of Financial Institutions

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SUPREME COURT OF CANADA

SUPREME COURT ACT

Session Advanced

The session of the Supreme Court of Canada which would normally begin on Tuesday, January 25, 2000, will be advanced and shall begin on Monday, January 17, 2000.

December 18, 1999

ANNE ROLAND
Registrar

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NOTICE:
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