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From: Sid Tan <sidtan at vcn.bc.ca>
Subject: [pr-x] EarthSeen presents BCEN ecological restoration video...
Date: 29 Aug 2003 02:53:48 -0700


August 29, 2003
For immediate release

"Ecological Restoration: Healing the Land, Healing Ourselves"
EarthSeen Encore of Meager Creek Hotsprings Restoration Video

Vanncouver, BC -  EarthSeen, an environmental and human rights issues
community television series, presents the British Columbia Environmental
Network (BCEN) video companion to its "Guide to Ecological Restoration."
Broadcast at 1:00 PM and midnight Sunday August 31 and 10:30AM Tuesday,
September 2 on the community channel on Shaw cable 4 in Greater Vancouver
and Fraser Valley.

Completed in 2001 and titled "Ecological Restoration: Healing the Land,
Healing Ourselves", the 23-minute video shows the work of naturalist Paul
Kroeger and friends in trying to restore the rare scirpus marches at
Meager Creek Hotsprings.  For over 25 years, it provided hotsprings
bathers one of the most impressive natural settings in British Columbia.
Currently a provincial government day-use recreation site with a daily
user fee charged per person, the facility operator enforces site
regulations.

In 2001, ICTV Independent Community Television shows, including EarthSeen,
were denied access to the community channel when Shaw acquired from Rogers
the Lower Mainland cablesystem assets.  The BCEN distributed the
ecological restoration video and guide through community outreach and
presentations.  Despite the lost of timely community channel broadcast,
the subject of the video remains current and significant.  Produced by Sid
Chow Tan and Don Walchuk with post-production at workingTV (Slim Evans
Society) and ICTV.

The award-winning EarthSeen broadcasts thanks to ICTV exercising its
entitlement to access to the Shaw cable 4 community channel.  In Public
Notice 2002-61, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications
Commission's new policy for community media, television corporations such
as ICTV are guaranteed up to four hours of programming per week on the
community channel.

On November 19, 1996, Rogers closed neighbourhood television (NTV)
production facilities.  The volunteers at the Van East NTV office on
Commercial Drive responded by organising CMES Community Media Education
Society and subsequently ICTV.  Managed and operated by volunteers, ICTV
has been funded the past two years by membership, equipment rentals and a
Canada Council artist-in-residence grant.

Community television is one of three elements that, according to the
Broadcasting Act, comprise the Canadian broadcasting system.  The other
two elements are the public and private broadcasters.

For volunteer opportunities at ICTV, go to www.vcn.bc.ca/ictv or phone
604-254-5844. Also let Shaw know you appreciate community-based programming
like EarthSeen by calling their response line at 604.629.3466.


 *** CHOW TAN is legal surname. You can call me SID
               or anything as long as you call me for dinner! ***



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