Vol. 136, No. 36 — September 7, 2002

COMMISSIONS

CANADIAN ARTISTS AND PRODUCERS PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS TRIBUNAL

PUBLIC NOTICE 2002-1

Application for Certification: Guild of Canadian Film Composers — Tribunal File No. 1310-02-002

In accordance with subsection 25(3) of the Status of the Artist Act, the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal hereby gives notice that it has received an application for certification from the Guild of Canadian Film Composers (GCFC). The GCFC is seeking certification to represent a sector composed of all professional independent contractors engaged by a producer subject to the Status of the Artist Act who create, write, compose, orchestrate, arrange or edit music, lyrics (in a language other than French) or music and lyrics where the said music and/ or lyrics are intended for film, videotape, digital media or any other audio-visual media or analogous process, or any other process now known or to be invented which modifies or replaces the aforementioned technology and processes, with the exception of:

The artists covered by the certification granted to the Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec (SPACQ) by the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal on May 17, 1996, as may be amended by the Tribunal in the future.

And is subject to:

(a) The agreement concluded between the Guild of Canadian Film Composers and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) on May 6, 2002; and

(b) The agreement concluded between the Guild of Canadian Film Composers and the Société du droit de reproduction des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs au Canada (SODRAC) inc. on May 13, 2002.

Any artists' association that wishes to make a competing application for certification in respect of the same sector or any part of the same sector must file its application for certification no later than October 18, 2002. Any individual or organization that wishes to make representations to the Tribunal regarding the application must notify the Tribunal in writing of their interest no later than October 18, 2002.

Competing applications for certification and expressions of interest must be sent either by facsimile or by mail to the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal, 240 Sparks Street, 8th Floor West, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1A1, (613) 947-4125 (Facsimile).

JOSÉE DUBOIS
Executive Director

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CANADIAN ARTISTS AND PRODUCERS PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS TRIBUNAL

PUBLIC NOTICE 2002-2

Request to Review the Certification Order of the Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec (SPACQ) — Tribunal File No. 1350-02-008

The Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec (SPACQ) was certified on May 17, 1996, by the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal to represent a sector composed of lyricists, composers and lyricist-composers:

(a) of songs in the French language commissioned by a producer to whom the Status of the Artist Act applies;

(b) of music without words commissioned by a French-language broadcast undertaking, when the composer is a resident of Quebec;

(c) of music without words commissioned by any producer in Quebec to whom the Status of the Artist Act applies, when the composer is a resident of Quebec.

The SPACQ is asking the Tribunal to amend its certification as a result of the application for certification filed by the Guild of Canadian Film Composers (Tribunal File No. 1310-02-002) which is the subject of Public Notice 2002-1. The sector requested by the SPACQ is as follows:

Independent contractors engaged in a production in Quebec, by a producer subject to the Status of the Artist Act with the exception of a national private English-language broadcaster, to perform the function of lyricist, composer, lyricist-composer, or music or song editor.

Any artist, artists' association or producer wishing to file written representations with the Tribunal with respect to this request must do so no later than October 18, 2002.

Written representations may be sent either by facsimile or by mail to the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal, 240 Sparks Street, 8th Floor West, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1A1, (613) 947-4125 (Facsimile).

JOSÉE DUBOIS
Executive Director

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

APPEALS

Notice No. HA-2002-005

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, 18th Floor, Standard Life Centre, 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.

Customs Act

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

October 2002

August 30, 2002

By Order of the Tribunal

MICHEL P. GRANGER
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 G-5, 1 Promenade du Portage, 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, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4, (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 text of the decisions summarized below is available from the offices of the CRTC.

2002-248 August 26, 2002

Saskatchewan Telecommunications
Regina, Saskatoon, etc., Saskatchewan

Denied — Amendment of the condition of licence No. 2 to distribute, as part of the basic service, four non-Canadian television stations from the Eastern time zone (one each from ABC, NBC, FOX, PBS) and one non-Canadian television station from the Central time zone (CBS) without identifying each specific signal.

Approved — Alternative proposal for a condition of licence authorizing Sasktel to distribute WCVB-TV (ABC) Boston, Massachusetts, WCCO-TV (CBS) Minneapolis, Minnesota, WHDH-TV (NBC) Boston, WFXT-TV (FOX) and WGBH-TV (PBS) Boston as part of the basic service.

2002-249 August 27, 2002

Various radio programming undertakings
Across Canada

Renewed — Broadcasting licences for the radio programming undertakings and their transmitters listed in the appendices to the decision, from September 1, 2001, to August 31, 2008.

2002-250 August 28, 2002

9098-7280 Québec inc.
Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec

Approved — Use of frequency 97.1 MHz by the new classical music FM station in Ottawa/Gatineau.

2002-251 August 28, 2002

Golden West Broadcasting Ltd.
High River/Okotoks, Alberta

Approved — English-language FM commercial radio station in High River/Okotoks. The licence will expire August 31, 2008.

2002-252 August 28, 2002

Keith Leganchuk
Emerson, Morris and St. Norbert, Manitoba

Approved — Low-power English-language FM radio stations in Emerson, Morris and St. Norbert to provide information services. The licences will expire August 31, 2008.

2002-253 August 28, 2002

North Superior Broadcasting Inc.
Nakina and White River, Ontario

Approved — Amendment of the broadcasting licence for the radio programming undertaking CFNO-FM Marathon in order to operate transmitters in Nakina and in White River.

2002-254 August 29, 2002

Quebecor Media Inc., on behalf of Vidéotron Ltée Bell Globemedia Inc., on behalf of Le Réseau des sports (RDS) Inc.

Complaint by Vidéotron Ltée alleging that Le Réseau des sports (RDS) Inc. contravened section 10.1 of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990.

2002-255 August 29, 2002

Bell Globemedia Inc. on behalf of Netstar Communications Inc. and Le Réseau des sports (RDS) Inc. Quebecor Media Inc., on behalf of Vidéotron Ltée

Complaint by Netstar Communications Inc. and its subsidiary Le Réseau des sports (RDS) Inc. alleging that Vidéotron Ltée contravened section 9 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2002-38-1

Call for Comments Concerning Internet Retransmission (Order in Council P.C. 2002-1043)

Extension of deadline for submission of comments

1. In Public Notice CRTC 2002-38 dated July 19, 2002, the Commission called for comments on the broadcasting regulatory framework for Internet retransmission of over-the-air television and radio signals. The Commission established a two-stage process for the filing of written comments, with initial comments to be filed by September 6, 2002, and reply comments by October 4, 2002.

2. At the request of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the Commission extends the deadline for the filing of initial comments to September 13, 2002. The deadline for the filing of reply comments remains October 4, 2002.

August 26, 2002

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2002-50

The Commission has received the following applications:

1. CTV Television Inc. (CTV)
Across Canada

To amend the licence of their national Category 1 specialty television service known as CTV Travel.

2. The Sports Network Inc. (TSN)
Across Canada

To amend the licence of their national Category 1 specialty television service known as WTSN.

3. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Toronto, Kapuskasing, Kearns, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Timmins, Ontario

To amend its licence in order to add six transmitters at Kapuskasing, Kearns, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Timmins to offer the programming of CBLT Toronto.

4. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Regina, Warmley, Wynyard and Yorkton, Saskatchewan

To amend its licence in order to add three transmitters at Warmley, Wynyard and Yorkton to offer the programming of CBKT Regina.

5. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Saskatoon, Big River, Greenwater Lake, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Spiritwood and Tisdale, Saskatchewan

To amend its licence in order to add six transmitters at Big River, Greenwater Lake, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Spiritwood and Tisdale to offer the programming of CBKST Saskatoon.

Deadline for intervention: October 2, 2002

August 28, 2002

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YUKON TERRITORY WATER BOARD

YUKON WATERS ACT

Public Hearing

In accordance with the Yukon Waters Act, the Yukon Territory Water Board hereby gives notice that it has received the application listed below for a type A water use licence and that a public hearing will be held on October 30, 2002, at Dawson City, Yukon.

Interested persons may review the application and obtain copies of the Board's Rules of Procedures for Public Hearings at the Water Board office located at 419 Range Road, Suite 106, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3V1, (867) 667-3980 (Telephone), (867) 668-3628 (Facsimile).

Any person who wishes to make representation in connection with this matter must file with the Board by 12 p.m., September 30, 2002, a signed notice of intent to intervene setting out a clear statement of their position and whether or not they intend to appear and make presentations at the public hearing.

If no notice of intent to intervene is received by the intervention deadline, the Board may cancel the public hearing.

GREGG JILSON
Chairman

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YUKON TERRITORY WATER BOARD

YUKON WATERS ACT

Public Hearing

In accordance with the Yukon Waters Act, the Yukon Territory Water Board hereby gives notice that it has received the application listed below for a type A water use licence and that a public hearing will be held on November 13, 2002.

Interested persons may review the application and obtain copies of the Board's Rules of Procedures for Public Hearings at the Water Board office located at 419 Range Road, Suite 106, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3V1, (867) 667-3980 (Telephone), (867) 668-3628 (Facsimile).

Any person who wishes to make representation in connection with this matter must file with the Board by 12 p.m., October 11, 2002, a signed notice of intent to intervene setting out a clear statement of their position and whether or not they intend to appear and make presentations at the public hearing.

If no notice of intent to intervene is received by the intervention deadline, the Board may cancel the public hearing.

GREGG JILSON
Chairman

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