Vol. 142, No. 26 — June 28, 2008

COMMISSIONS

CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD

CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM RESOURCES ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION ACT

Call for Bids No. NS08-1

The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) [the “Board”] has made a Call for Bids pursuant to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, as amended, and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation (Nova Scotia) Act, S.N.S. 1987, c. 3, as amended, for two Exploration Licences covering the following parcels of land in the Nova Scotia offshore area (the “Lands”):

Land parcel No. 1 — All petroleum substances in all geological formations

Land parcel No. 2 — All petroleum substances in all geological formations

Submission of bids

Bids must be received by the Board before 4 p.m., Atlantic Time, on October 30, 2008, at the following address: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, T.D. Centre, 6th Floor, 1791 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K9.

Bids must be in the form attached in the Call for Bids Package as Appendix II, available from the CNSOPB Web site at www.cnsopb.ns.ca, and must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “CALL FOR BIDS No. NS08-1 (Parcel No. __).”

Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Deposit in the amount of $10,000, in the form of a certified cheque or bank draft payable to the Receiver General for Canada.

The Bid Deposit of the successful bidder will be returned, without interest, when the Licence Deposit is posted and any outstanding Environmental Studies Research Fund levies are paid, as described below.

Bid Deposits will be returned to unsuccessful bidders without interest, following the announcement of the winning bid.

The failure of the successful bidder to post the Licence Deposit within the specified time will result in forfeiture of the Bid Deposit and disqualification of the bid, and in that event the Board may, if it sees fit, award the Exploration Licence to the second highest bidder without making another call for bids.

Bid selection

Bidding on each parcel will be based solely on the amount of money proposed to be expended on the exploration of the respective parcel and on research and development, and education and training within Period 1 of the term of the Exploration Licence (“Work Expenditure Bid”), determined in accordance with the schedule of Allowable Expenditures as defined in “Schedule B” of the Exploration Licence.

No other factors will be considered in selecting the winning bid and the Board is not obligated to accept any bid. The minimum bid per parcel that will be considered is $500,000 of work expenditure.

Environment

Parcel No. 1 is located in the area covered within the Sable Offshore Energy Project Environmental Impact Statement, completed in June 1996 and available in hardcopy at the Board office, and the Deep Panuke Offshore Gas Development Project Comprehensive Study Report, completed in June 2007 and available on the Board’s Web site at www.cnsopb.ns.ca.

Parcel No. 2 is located in the area covered within the Sable Offshore Energy Project Environmental Impact Statement, as well as the BEPCo Comprehensive Study Report for Exploration Drilling completed in March 2005 and available on the Board’s Web site at www.cnsopb.ns.ca.

In accordance with the legislation, prior to the authorization of any petroleum-related activities on the Lands, the operator must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that such activities can be conducted in an environmentally safe manner. Special precautions, such as enhanced environmental assessments, more stringent mitigation measures and environmental effects monitoring may be required in some cases.

Term

Parcel No. 1

The term of the Exploration Licence for Parcel No. 1 will be nine years, consisting of two consecutive periods referred to as Period 1 and Period 2.

Period 1 is five years long, but will be extended by one year if, before the end of the fifth year, a well is commenced or a Drilling Deposit is posted in the amount of $500,000.

Period 2 immediately follows Period 1 and consists of the balance of the nine-year term of the licence. In order to validate the licence for Period 2, the drilling of a well must be commenced within Period 1 and diligently pursued to termination in accordance with good oilfield practice.

Parcel No. 2

The term of the Exploration Licence for Parcel No. 2 will be nine years, consisting of two consecutive periods referred to as Period 1 and Period 2.

Period 1 is six years long, but will be extended by one year if, before the end of the sixth year, a well is commenced or a Drilling Deposit is posted in the amount of $500,000.

Period 2 immediately follows Period 1 and consists of the balance of the nine-year term of the licence. In order to validate the licence for Period 2, the drilling of a well must be commenced within Period 1 and diligently pursued to termination in accordance with good oilfield practice.

Licence deposit

As a condition of issuance of the Exploration Licence, the successful bidder will be required to post a refundable Licence Deposit of $50,000 in the form of a certified cheque or bank draft payable to the Receiver General for Canada within 30 days of being notified that its bid was successful. This deposit will be refunded in full upon the posting of the Work Deposit, as described below and more particularly described in the form of the Exploration Licence.

Work deposit

The interest owner will be required to post 25% of the Work Expenditure Bid as security for the performance of work by no later than the third anniversary of the licence. This deposit will be referred to as the Work Deposit. Failure to post the Work Deposit as security for the performance of work will result in the cancellation of the licence and forfeiture of the Licence Deposit. No interest will be earned on this Work Deposit.

This Work Deposit is refundable to the extent of 25% of approved Allowable Expenditures, as more particularly described in the form of the Exploration Licence. Allowable Expenditures approved in the first three years of this Licence will be credited at a rate of 150% and carried forward to offset the Work Deposit to be posted at the end of the third year.

Work Deposits must be in the form of cash or promissory notes payable on demand to the Receiver General for Canada. The promissory note must be accompanied by a bank letter of guarantee issued by a Canadian chartered bank which states their agreement to honour on presentment for payment. The form of the promissory note and bank guarantee must be acceptable to the Board.

The interest owner is not obligated to perform work under the Licence. However, if the interest owner does not perform work in the full amount of its Work Expenditure Bid, the unrefunded balance of the Work Deposit will be forfeited to the Receiver General for Canada upon the expiry, surrender or cancellation of Period 1.

Rentals

No rentals are payable in respect of Period 1. Refundable rentals are payable annually during Period 2 at the following rates:

Rentals will be refunded upon annual application to the Board to the extent of approved Allowable Expenditures incurred during the specific year of Period 2, as more particularly described in the form of Exploration Licence.

Indemnity

Interest Holders are required at all times to jointly and severally indemnify the Board and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada and in right of the Province of Nova Scotia against all actions, claims and demands that may be brought or made by any person by reason of anything done or omitted to be done under this Licence by, through or under the interest owner or an interest holder, in relation to those portions of the Lands with respect to which they hold shares and all costs that the Board or Her Majesty the Queen may incur in connection with any such action, claim or demand.

For purposes of this section, the expression “Her Majesty the Queen” shall not include any Crown corporation.

Written submissions

The public is invited to submit written comments to the Board on the Lands included in the Call for Bids. Such submissions will be considered by the Board before the issuance of Exploration Licences and must be received by the Board no later than 4 p.m., Atlantic Time, October 16, 2008, at the following address: S. F. (Steve) Bigelow, Manager, Resources and Rights, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, T.D. Centre, 6th Floor, 1791 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K9, callforbids@cnsopb.ns.ca (email).

Further information

This notice contains a summary only of the terms and conditions of the call for bids. Interested persons should obtain a copy of the full text of the call for bids, which will prevail over this summary in the case of any conflict or inconsistency. A complete bid package, including the bid form and the form of Exploration Licence, may be obtained free of charge from the Board at the above address, at www.cnsopb.ns.ca or may be requested by fax sent to 902-422-1799 or by telephoning 902-422-5588.

The Board may amend the call for bids at any time up until 10 days prior to the closing date. Any amendment made to the call for bids shall be published on the Board’s Web site (www.cnsopb.ns.ca). Bidders are advised to refer to the Board’s Web site prior to submitting their bids.

Halifax, April 11, 2008

CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD
DIANA L. DALTON
Acting Chief Executive Officer

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

DETERMINATION

EDP hardware and software

Notice is hereby given that, after completing its inquiry, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) made a determination (File Nos. PR-2007-091 to PR-2007-094) on June 17, 2008, with respect to a complaint filed by NETGEAR, Inc. (Netgear), of Santa Clara, California, under subsection 30.11(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, R.S.C. 1985 (4th Supp.), c. 47, concerning procurements (Solicitation Nos. EN869-071122/M, EN869-071122/Q, EN869-060299/E, EN869-060299/L and EN869-060299/W) by the Department of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) on behalf of the Department of National Defence (RVD211, RVD224 and RVD260), the Correctional Service of Canada (RVD233) and the Department of Natural Resources (RVD214). The solicitation was for networking equipment.

Netgear alleged that PWGSC improperly limited the procurements to products of particular suppliers.

Having examined the evidence presented by the parties and considered the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Agreement on Government Procurement, the Tribunal determined that the complaints were not valid.

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, June 19, 2008

SUSANNE GRIMES
Acting 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.

2008-125 June 17, 2008

Sun TV Company
Ottawa, Ontario

Approved — Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the transitional digital television CKXT-DT Toronto in order to change the channel of its Ottawa transmitter from 62C to 20C, and to change the authorized contours of the same transmitter.

2008-126 June 20, 2008

ARTV Inc.
Montréal, Quebec

Approved — Change in effective control.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARING 2008-1-7

Notice of consultation and hearing

May 13, 2008
Gatineau, Quebec
Item 24 is withdrawn from this public hearing

Further to its Broadcasting Notices of Public Hearing CRTC 2008-1 dated March 14, 2008, CRTC 2008-1-1 dated April 1, 2008, CRTC 2008-1-2 dated April 2, 2008, CRTC 2008-1-3 dated April 8, 2008, CRTC 2008-1-4 dated April 18, 2008, CRTC 2008-1-5 dated May 2, 2008, and CRTC 2008-1-6 dated May 7, 2008, the Commission announces the following:

At the request of the applicant, the following item is withdrawn from this public hearing. The Commission has closed the file on this application.

Item 24

Montmagny, Quebec
Application No. 2007-1698-8

Application by 591991 B.C. Ltd. to amend the licence of radio programming undertaking CFEL-FM Montmagny.

June 19, 2008

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2008-53

Notice of consultation

Applications received
Various locations
Deadline for submission of interventions and/or comments: July 22, 2008

The Commission announces that it has received licence renewal applications for native radio programming undertakings whose licences are due to expire on August 31, 2008.

June 17, 2008

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2008-54

Notice of consultation

Applications received
Various locations
Deadline for submission of interventions and/or comments: July 23, 2008

The Commission has received the following applications:

1. CTVglobemedia Inc., on behalf of its subsidiary The Sports Network Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the licence of the national English-language Category 2 specialty television programming undertaking known as ESPN Classic Canada.

2. CTVglobemedia Inc., on behalf of its subsidiary Learning and Skills Television of Alberta Limited
Across Canada

To amend the licence of the national English-language Category 1 specialty television programming undertaking known as BookTelevision – The Channel (Book TV).

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

To renew the licence of the commercial ethnic FM radio programming undertaking CHKG-FM expiring August 31, 2008.

4. Bethany Pentecostal Tabernacle
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

To renew the licence of the low-power English-language specialty FM radio programming undertaking CIAY-FM Whitehorse, expiring on August 31, 2008.

June 18, 2008

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE 2008-55

Notice of consultation

Applications received
Various locations
Deadline for submission of interventions and/or comments: July 25, 2008

The Commission has received the following applications:

1. Le Réseau des sports (RDS) inc.
Across Canada

To amend the licence of the national French-language Category 1 specialty television programming undertaking known as Réseau Info Sports (RIS).

2. 2953285 Canada Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the licence of the national English-language specialty television programming undertaking known as The Discovery Channel.

3. CTV Television Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the licence of the national English-language specialty television programming undertaking known as CTV Newsnet.

4. CTV Television Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the licence of the national English-language specialty television programming undertaking known as Business News Network (BNN).

5. CTV Television Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the licence of the national English-language specialty television programming undertaking known as MTV (Canada).

6. CTV Television Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the licence of the national English-language specialty television programming undertaking known as The Comedy Network.

7. CTV Television Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the licence of the national English-language Category 1 specialty television programming undertaking known as travel+escape.

8. CTV Television Inc., on behalf of 1163031 Ontario Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the licence of the national English-language specialty television programming undertaking known as Outdoor Life Network (OLN).

June 20, 2008

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NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD

APPLICATION TO EXPORT ELECTRICTY TO THE UNITED STATES

Powerex Corp.

By an application dated June 18, 2008, Powerex Corp. (the “Applicant”) has applied to the National Energy Board (the “Board”), under Division II of Part VI of the National Energy Board Act (the “Act”), for authorization to export firm power and energy and interruptible energy, in quantities equal to the tie-line capacity of all international power lines in Canada that have been certified by the Board, for a period of ten years.

The Board wishes to obtain the views of interested parties on this application before issuing a permit or recommending to the Governor in Council that a public hearing be held. The directions on procedure that follow explain in details the procedure that will be used.

1. The Applicant shall deposit and keep on file, for public inspection during normal business hours, copies of the application at its offices located at Powerex Corp., 1400-666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2X8, 604-891-5000 (telephone), 604-891-5015 (fax), mike.macdougall@powerex.com (email). The Applicant will provide a copy of the application to any person who requests one. A copy of the application is also available for viewing during normal business hours in the Board’s library, 444 Seventh Avenue SW, Room 1002, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0X8.

2. Submissions that any party wishes to present shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board, 444 Seventh Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0X8, 403-292-5503 (fax), and served on the Applicant by July 28, 2008.

3. Pursuant to subsection 119.06(2) of the Act, the Board shall have regard to all considerations that appear to it to be relevant. In particular, the Board is interested in the views of submitters with respect to

(a) the effect of the exportation of the electricity on provinces other than that from which the electricity is to be exported;

(b) the impact of the exportation on the environment; and

(c) whether the Applicant has

(i) informed those who have declared an interest in buying electricity for consumption in Canada of the quantities and classes of service available for sale, and

(ii) given an opportunity to purchase electricity on terms and conditions as favourable as the terms and conditions specified in the application to those who, within a reasonable time of so being informed, demonstrate an intention to buy electricity for consumption in Canada.

4. Any answer to submissions that the Applicant wishes to present in response to items 2 and 3 of this notice of application and directions on procedure shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board and served on the party that filed the submission by August 12, 2008.

5. For further information on the procedures governing the Board’s examination, contact the Secretary of the Board, Claudine Dutil-Berry at 403-299-2714 (telephone), 403-292-5503 (fax).

CLAUDINE DUTIL-BERRY
Secretary

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NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD

APPLICATION TO EXPORT ELECTRICITY TO THE UNITED STATES

Royal Bank of Canada

By an application dated June 18, 2008, Royal Bank of Canada (the “Applicant”) has applied to the National Energy Board (the “Board”), under Division II of Part VI of the National Energy Board Act (the “Act”), for authorization to export up to 8 928 GWh of combined firm and interruptible power and energy per year, for a period of ten years.

The Board wishes to obtain the views of interested parties on this application before issuing a permit or recommending to the Governor in Council that a public hearing be held. The directions on procedure that follow explain in detail the procedure that will be used.

1. The Applicant shall deposit and keep on file, for public inspection during normal business hours, copies of the application at the offices of its counsel at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, 199 Bay Street, Suite 2300, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1A9, 416-863-2400 (telephone), 416-863-2653 (fax), care of Matthew J. Clarke. The Applicant will provide a copy of the application to any person who requests one. A copy of the application is also available for viewing during normal business hours in the Board’s library, 444 Seventh Avenue SW, Room 1002, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0X8.

2. Submissions that any party wishes to present shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board, 444 Seventh Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T1P 0X8, 403-292-5503 (fax), and served on the Applicant by July 28, 2008.

3. Pursuant to subsection 119.06(2) of the Act, the Board shall have regard to all considerations that appear to it to be relevant. In particular, the Board is interested in the view of submitters with respect to

(a) the effect of the exportation of the electricity on provinces other than that from which the electricity is to be exported;

(b) the impact of the exportation on the environment; and

(c) whether the Applicant has

(i) informed those who have declared an interest in buying electricity for consumption in Canada of the quantities and classes of service available for sale, and

(ii) given an opportunity to purchase electricity on terms and conditions as favourable as the terms and conditions specified in the application to those who, within a reasonable time of being so informed, demonstrate an intention to buy electricity for consumption in Canada.

4. Any answer to submissions that the Applicant wishes to present in response to items 2 and 3 of the notice of application and directions on procedure shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board and served on the party that filed the submission by August 12, 2008.

5. For further information on the procedures governing the Board’s examination, contact the Secretary of the Board, Claudine Dutil-Berry, at 403-299-2714 (telephone), 403-292-5503 (fax).

CLAUDINE DUTIL-BERRY
Secretary

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