835 10 13233 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/86524944dd399db0db52cc6f84091f60.jpg 38b280a4de897de5e5e4f9b817e63c2c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Collection Description An account of the resource Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UG6-S-I-6 Title A name given to the resource Field House - C. J. Sanders - Construction Subject The topic of the resource University Life Sports Description An account of the resource Field House - C. J. Sanders, September 1 1967. 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Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Collection Description An account of the resource Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UG6-V-I-6 Title A name given to the resource Fundraising: Kiwanis Subject The topic of the resource University Life People Description An account of the resource Fundraising. Kiwanians Aid Building Fund, Lakehead College of Arts and Sciences, November 12 1954. News clipping. 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Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Collection Description An account of the resource Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UG6-V-I-11 Title A name given to the resource Fundraising Subject The topic of the resource University Life People Description An account of the resource Fundraising. Bank of Nova Scotia Donates $1000 to College Project, Lakehead College of Arts and Sciences, January 20 1955. 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Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Collection Description An account of the resource Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UG6-V-I-12 Title A name given to the resource Fundraising Description An account of the resource Fundraising, Aids Education. Caland Ore Company Vice President, Lakehead University President Dr. W. Tamblyn, July 31 1968. 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Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Collection Description An account of the resource Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UG6-Z-I-28b Title A name given to the resource Lakehead College: Official Opening Subject The topic of the resource University Life People Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping. Lakehead College. Hon. W. J. Dunlop Opens Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology, October 3 1959. Front, left to right: Mayor Eunice Wishart, Mrs. Ray Gleeson, Princess Beatrice Chapter, IODE. Back, left to right: F. L. Stevens, College Advisory Board Member, Douglas Fisher, MP, Rev. Dan McIvor, MP, Hon. Clare Mapledoram, Minister of Lands and Forests; Hon. W. J. Dunlop, Minister of Education, Hon. Col. W. Griesinger, Minister of Public Works, R. J. Flatt, Board Chairman, George Wardrope, MP, Mayor Hubert Badanai, H. S. Braun, Lakehead College Principal. 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Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Collection Description An account of the resource Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UG6-Z-I-35a Title A name given to the resource Lakehead College: College Fund Total $300,000 Subject The topic of the resource University Life Universities Description An account of the resource Lakehead College Fund Total $300,000, Building Campaign gifts and pledges, April 25 1963. News article. 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Title A name given to the resource Oscar Styffe Collection Subject The topic of the resource Oscar Styffe Description An account of the resource Photographs from the Oscar Styffe fonds. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lakehead University Library Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Christmas card mock up for Oscar Styffe Limited Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Black and white mock up of Christmas card. Message on the card reads Season's Greetings To all citizens of Fort William and District...Oscar Styffe Ltd. Timber Contractors, Port Arthur, Ont. The card is stamped Times-Journal of Fort William, Limited. 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Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Collection Description An account of the resource Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University - Promotional Film 1987 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource Promotional video for Lakehead University. Released August 11, 1987. Produced by Toronto EFP and One-Twenty Parliament. 15 min 24 seconds. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Toronto EFP Lakehead University One-Twenty Parliament Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987-08-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Video Language A language of the resource English https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/575d7d91ca5215f7a9535e68d9abc7d7.pdf 94f317afef5712d127cfc2639b1990cc PDF Text Text 111D wn talk ,==Jr=Jr#ie P.O. BOX 692 THUNDER BAY "p" ONTARIO Issue No. 1 August 5, 1970 This newsletter is the first of a regular series which will be distributed to members of Town Talk and to other interested people. Town Talk acttvities have been extensive over the past few months, and a newsletter is essential in order to keep everyone up to date. This first issue can't cover all of our recent involvements, but includes two articles of general introduction to the organization's most important current activities, and some summary notes on the Town Talk television programme ACTION/REACTION. More detailed reports o~ these major projects, and descriptions of Town Talk 1 e other activities, will be'included in succeeding newsletters. COMMUNITY TELEVISION FOR THUNDER BAY ' A TOWN TALK PROPOSAL This is a crucial year for Canadian cable television companies. Stricter regulations concerning community programming, educational television, American content, and whatnot htwe been proposed by the CRTC, and the cable companies are scurrying about in varying degrees of apoplexy and despair. The dust has not settled completely, but.when it does Thunder Bay will have a community television channel. The question of who will control that community television channel will begin to be decided when the City Council meets on August 10th to hear the proposal put forth by Town Talk. When Town Talk meets with the Council, its report will be the culmination of many months of research and preparation. It takes into account all of the relevant factors and ends with concrete, specific, reasoned and reasonable guidelines as to the use of the new ch,rnnel. We are, after all, presented TELEPHONE (807) 34·5·2518 .• • with the basic fact that according to the Canadian Radio and Television Commission, L~kehead Videon must provide a channel for community television. So far so good. The cruch comes with the matter of control - and with the definition of what constitutes a true conununity chAnnel. The basic idea is clPssically simple: a community chAnnel thAt is not controlled by th~ community is a farce. What we WAnt, and luwe every possibility of obtaining, is~ channel to which members of the community have free and non-eyclusive access. A large number of individuals pnd groups have read our proposal (Connnunity Television and You) and have already indica~ ted to us ways in which they would like to use the channel. That's the way it should be -- the community making its own progrAms, instead of being shaped by progrAms designed by somebody else, somewhere else. The proposal cAlls for a Charter Board widely representative of the community, which would hire a professional production company on a yearly basis. In this way individUBls end groups (YOU, if you're interested) provide the 1118.terial for programming, while the production compAny will ensure that the programs are of professional quality. Funds for this channel will come from the money Lakehead Videon would otherwise have to spend doing its own programming. Our proposal will probably not mean an increase in Videon•s fees, since they are already very high for the service available. =====~~===~=======h=#==========i= �Issue No. 1 - page 2 All a dream? Not so. Town Talk has not been developing these ideas in a vaccum. We have a great deal of support, both locally and nationally. Because of its interest in our proposal, the National Film Board has a large investment of equipment and teaching personnel in Thunder Bay this summer to train local people in the techniques of film and video-tap~ng. The F'ilm BoRrd feels that its contribution here, to quote a senior executive, is "the most significant thing the Film Board is doing in Canada right now." Two Cabinet ministers - Robert Andras and Robert Stanbury - have stated very emphatically their whole-hearted support for the proposal. At a conference on telecommunications earlier this year, David Hughes, the author of the original proposal, presented the ideas contained in it to the participants. He received enthusiastic support from, among others, Eric Kierans and Stanley Burke. Mr. Burke has twice been in Thunder Bay in connection with the proposal, and has become a member of our Advisory Board. Locally, upwards of 4,000 copies of Community Television and You have been circulated in English, Finnish, French, Italian, Polish and Ukrainian. They have been well received. His Worship Mayor Laskin has personally endorsed the objectives contained in our proposal. Aldennan Bert Badanai has been attending meetings of our Steering Committee, and several other aldennen have indicated their support. So this is where we stand now. By mid-September, the cable company's agreement with the city comes up for renewal. If the City Council endorses our proposal, they will write it into the conditions of Videon•s new licenceo If this happens, a very significant bit of history will have been made and this community will be the richero It is not an e~aggeration to say that the eyes of the cable-casters of Canada will be on Thunder Bay and the decision rea.ched by its City Council after our presentation on August lOtho If you j feel strongly about the possibilities of community television, you could add your voice to ours by phoning your "favourite alderman" to indicate your support. by Lindsay Morgan COMMUNITY FILM-MAKING -- AN EXPERIMENTAL PH.OJECT SPONSORED BY 'IDWN TALK AND CHALLENGE F'OR CHANGE Challenge for Change is the name of a programme of film and community development pro.jects backed. by the National Film Bo~rd of Canada and other departments and agencies of the federal government. When Town Talk approached the Film Board for ~ssistance with the realiz~tion of its plans for a cormnunity television service, it was natural, given the potential of such P proposal for exciting community progress and participation, that Challenge for Crumge should be the programme under which the experiment was undertRken. From the outset, the emphasis in Thunder Bay has been on relev~nce to this community. Local residents are being trained in their own community in making of films and video tapes about local sub.iects. As a result, the project is progressing very satisfactorily and generating a lot of momentUtl\ amongst the students and the community et lerge. By August 6th, shooting will be nearly completed, leaving a full month for editing and completion. Community interest and support have been most gratifying. At the "open house" held on July 21st, messages of the warmest encouragement and promises of support were delivered by Mayor L~skin, federal cabinet ministers, Robert Andras and Robert Stanbury, and broadcaster Stanley Burke. Perhaps even more significant are the daily enquiries and suggestions received from the public at largeG Much of the public interest has been focused on the video tape recording aspects of the programme. Initially it was assumed that film training would be the central activity, but since the beginning, requests have come from e wide �Issue No. 1 - page 3 variety of community groups asking for coverage of local events. These requests have been met as often ~s possible, with the resulting discovery that the training project is already serving a very real community need. By recording local events, giving peopie a voice through V'l'R, and encouraging playback of this material to other groups, the Thunder Bay Community Film Project is providing a service unavailable elsewhere. Typical of the requests received for VTR coverage are the following: Citizens meeting with Robert Stanbury A conference of ethnic groups An Indian reserve meeting A Sailing Regatta A tape for the YMCA on youth activities A tape on work with emotionally disturbed children A church conference The most significant point about this is the fact that these requests are voluntary and unsolicited-coming from the community ratr,er than being imposed on it by some external decision-making group. Inadvertently, then, the training project is responding to the community in much the way th11t the community channel proposed by Town Talk might operate. In this process, the students are receiving precisely the varied experiences which should make them capable of providL,g a high quality of programme production when the community channel is achieved. To summarize briefly, the first five weeks of the project have seen the completion of a studio, the completion of initial training in film techniques, major progress on the production of three films, extensive VTR shooting and playback, and acceptance by the community of this new opportunity for public access to the media. If the next five weeks continue to be as productive, then the aims of the Film Board and of Town Talk in underta.king the Thunder Bay Community Film Pro,ject will have every hope of being achieved in full. by Sandy Burnett ACTION/REAC'l'ION WAS A SUCCESS, BUT THE LAST PROGRANME WAS CAN CELLED- BY CKPR ACTION /REAC'l'ION, a weekly television presentation of Town Telk, appeared with the cooperation of CKPR for more thAn twenty weeks th~~ ye~r. The show dealt with many topics of local interest, and was designed to answer questions telephoned in by its viewers .. Early in February, after five weeks of programming, an ~udience survey was conducted to determine what success was being met in the ~ttempt to provide the community with stimulating pArticipatory television. The public response, a sl.11llIM.ry of which follows, was most encouraging. In addition to providing numerous con• structive suggestions for the improvement of the programme, sufficient interest was aroused that from that time on, every topic dealt with on ACTION/REAC'l'ION has its origin with a request from the community. Respondents were asked to watch at least the ne:,rt two programmes following receipt of the questionnaire and then to ~newer the following questions: What do you think 8 bout the a) time slot (11:45 p.m. Sundey) b) length of the programme (onehalf hour) c) quality of the progrannne Do you feel that the programme should be continued? If so, what sub-· jects would you like to see discussed, filmed, etc., in the future? Response was as follows: Time slot: agreeable - 17 too late - 73 no opinion - 4 Length: good too long too short no opinion - 64 - 2 - 15 - 13 �. . . , Issue No. l - page 4 Quality: fair-good - 76 poor - 2 no opinion - 16 Continuance of programme: positive - 80 negative - 1 no opinion - 13 The last programme of the series was planned for May 31, 1970, but two days before it was scheduled to appear the mana.gement of CKPR infonned us that the programme would not be broadcast. CKPR's decision was particularly disappointing, and inconvenient, because our preparations for this last show were more extensive than usual. Arrangements had been made for the programme to run more than' its customary length. Mr. Stanley Burke well-known news co11D11entator, had agreed to appear as a special guest, and the topic for discussion, "The Media and the Community", was of great interest. Every effort was made to assemble~ qualified panel for the discussion, and this panel included two senior local broadcasters, a former professional journalist, a senior librarian, and a university student official, as well as Mr. Burke. Senior management from the local daily newspapers would not join the panel, and they forbade junior personnel from doing so. We view this arbitrary action by CKPR as an example •of why a community controlled television service must be made available in Thunder Bay~ ( -. ,. . .i. l.i .... .:. ~ '. . oi:~epe . . ,., i 5•1~ - i~.. -~ ... ,,hn ., .....,!Av~ ... ~- ~ r.\.,(;~l .. -;1.mi~ ( .• ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Town Talk Newsletter 1 Subject The topic of the resource Organizations Description An account of the resource First Town Talk newsletter: addressing the need for community television in Thunder Bay. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Town Talk Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/1ae3866cd8786d64a5c86df279acebac.pdf 42f409f22e87a960bdd9055389ba4cf6 PDF Text Text ===~=====~~~~~=~===~===e=====e P.O. BOX 692 THUNDER BAY "p" ONTARIO TELEPHONE (807) 34·5·2518 �J\UCl'ST 19, 1970 This is the second ToHn Talk ne,·v sl c tter anc.1 agaiH there ~s more to report t11cl1_1 tl!erc :i s . tir,1e anj space to report 1 t. Consequently , tl11s 1 s sue w1l 1 cone en trate on .the community television proposnl, a matter of trreat current importance an<l one on which TO\vn Tall-. has c;llected a great deal of infornation. CITY COUNCIL REACTS TO EXCITING N:CW PROPOSAL I Af! exciting evening in th e ~1story of Thunder Bay oc~ure<l ~ionday, August 10th, whe n Town Talk proposed to City Council that a community televis ion channel be started here. T~e event was augmented by a v~deo-tape_presentation , intensive questioning from council members, extensive cover age by all local news media and a large l~yman audience. Toronto's newspaper, The Globe and Mail also carried the story. ' David Ilughes·and Lindsay Morgan spoke on .behalf of Town Talk. The proposal was called " The mo~t exciting an<l signif icant thing to happen in broad~asNtinghin Canada anJ, I believe, 1n ort America," by No.el ~loore programme director of Cablecastin~ Lt1., a cable company operating 1n Calgary , Winnipeg and To.ronto. In reply to a question f rom Al~lerman Bert. Badanai, Mr. Moore said he thought Town Tal k's proposal would contribute significantly to any regulations proposed by the Canadian RadioTelevision Commission f or cable systems throughout Canada. The presentation took a n hour extended by the interes t of • the aldermen, as shown in their questio~s. Thef particularly wanted 1nformat1on on fin ancing, a~<l how access to an<l programming on the channel woul d be controlled. Page 2 ..:•" Mr. Ilughes replied that it w.as Town Talk's opinion that the existing rate structure of Lake head Videon ,was sufficient to finance a prciposed annual operating budget . of $240,000, The final de~isicfns on finan~ing, he pointed out, rest with the CRTC in Ottawa. • , ,{' Mr. Hughes welcomed Alderman Don Aedy's suggestion that subscribers to the service have a voice in the op~ration of the channel. .• . . . ,. The possibility of the channel coming under the influence and abuse of a minority group concerned Alderman Charles Johns ton , ~1. D • • ·~ ·, Mr. Hughes replied that since the question of controlling such a potentially powerful me~ium was paramount, that function would rest with the charter board r,presenting the whole community .. .~ One highlight of;. the presentation was a twelve-minute videotape showing of iome of the work done hy trainees of the National Film Board's su~er project. ,, .. The efforts of t~ose completing the tape were cettainly worthwhile and appreciated. Town Talk is grateful to city council fur ' the attention given the proposal, . and looks forward to a favourable decision in the near future. ,., -by Paul Inksettcr ; t �cmwliNITY IU3SPONSE f AVOURADLI TO TILEVISION SIRVICE On ~larch 25, 1970, Town Talk release<l a draft proposal outlining a community service television idea which it felt woul<l best meet T}rnnder Bay and region's community concerns and identity nee<ls. The report, prep:.-1red by Dayid•T:i. Jlughes, related the technology of cable television to local nee<ls and stressed public access to the medium. It s]1owe<l how the Canadian Radio-Television Commission's guidelines for cable programming could be applied locally in new, exciting ways. Copies were circulated to citizens an<1 elected officials, and to local organizations in an attempt to 1n e as u re the react ion to and need fer 'such a service. Of the 103 groups canvassed, 48 replied. All in<licated approval, n11d some programming suggestions were included. Letters of encouragencnt were also received from individuals Hho had not been specifically solicited. Departments; Lakehead Board of Iducation; ethnic groups: Indian Youth Friendship Centre, Le Club Canaclien-Francais <le Thunder Bay; covernDcnt agencies: Parks and Recreation Department, City r:£ Thunder Bay, 0Htario IIurnan Rights commission Ca 11c1 c1 a l'l an p ow c r Centre , Nat ion a 1 Pilm noar<l of Canada; Department of the Secretary of State, Citizen-~hip Br2ncb; health services: takehead Psychiatric Ilospital; Ad- \ diction Research Foundation; pro- • fessional associations: ·rhun<ler Bay Hedical Society• Chamber of Comr.1erce; Lakclrna.d L0llour Council, Ontario Secondary School Teachers' FeJeration service clubs: Rotary Club; Thunder Day South Jayccttes; Canadian Club; social welfare an<l assistance: Thunder Ray United Appeal; Thunder Bay Branch, Canadian Red Cross; Credit Counselling Service; Lakehea<l Family Counselling J\r,cncy; Lal:.cheaJ Social Planninr Co~ncil; Department of Social and Fan ily Services; youth arcncics: Bic{ rrotLer Association; N~rtlrncstern . . Regional Council, Boy Scouts of Canadao nany new responses have been received since the results of the questionnaire were compiled. There has been no negative response to date. The following organizations·respondecl: art, hobby groups: Thunder Bay Naturalists' Club, Thunder Bay liis tor ica 1 Society, Lakehead Sym-.; • phony :'• rches tra Board, Cambrian Players; churcJ1 groups: Thunder Day Council of" Clergy, Religious Broadcasting Committee, Salvation Army, WaysiJe Church Centre; Citizens' action groups: Single Parents' Action Corps, Single Parents' Group, Lakehea<l Anti-Pollution Comrnitteei Operation Employment, I-Iappy Jian<licap CluL, Consumers' Action Comnittee; correctional agencies: Industrial Farm an<l Train ing Centre; e<lucational organizations: Association for Enrly Childhood [<lucation, Ontario Dept .. _of Fclucation; Youth ancl Recreation Ercmch; Lakchea<l University and Confederation College Extension ON THE FRONT PAGE. o ... Iditine film at the Thunder Evy Community film Project Headquarters. The project is being Si)Onsored by the Challenge for Change pr og r arnn1e of t11 e Nat ion a 1 r i lm Boa nl •in cooperation \vi th TO\m Ta H--o Top: Robert surnuury (left) and RK Andras (right), members of the Fc d c r a 1 Ca 1J in et , c1 is cu s s th e co r.rn1Un it y television proposal ,dth David Hughes of t11 e Town Talk steering commit tee. noth nr. Andras an<l Mr. Stanlrnry are enthusiastic supporters of the proposal. not toPl: II an~ Oome s, a location sound mixer Hith the National Film noard. i\!r. Oorncs has been in Thunder P[ly since June advising the film project in tJ1e tcchn iques of sound ancl videotape recording. page 3 Left: �INTERHT REPORT ON PERSONAL INTERVIEW SlTRVEY BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DATA This interim report presents a brief summary of some of the data derived through personal' interviews concerning the Community TV proposal. It is also possible at this time to see seve r al trends beginning to appear th rou ghout the data, outlining needs of the cor.1munity which could i)e met through the medium .ofA community channel. It is logical that the comm~n~ty channel if it is to operate 111 Thunder'Bay and region, must reflect the needs of the many facets of this and surrounding communities. For this reason, the sample of people interviewed must also represent these various factions. SANPLE BREAKDOWN Total number interviewed to date ·sex Occupation Males F'emales 44 24 Professional & Agency people 16 Non professional .(blue. collar, housewives, • students, etc.) 52 Number · of people basically for the proposal Number of people basically against the proposal 65 3 Information gathered in interviews, however, goes much deeper _~han the initial for, or against reaction; it also offers qualitative material. The foll01dng represents some constructive opinions given by various members of this community. -the educational exposure could be fantastic; the concept has local and regional implications; it could be used to tackle community affairs and a meaningful understanding; try not to dupli~a.te facilities no~present in- TV o - : investigate human resources and spread into the community; you must not be too rigid because change is a reality; maximize results, search out what people want; don't necessarily shove it .at them. -it could supply motivation to kids seeing themselves on TV, . especially in local sports; it could also cas.e the class struggle so.prevalent in thi~ city; people could be tied together through kno'wledge - right now decisio·ns ·are made here by a few 11 . Community From Thunder Bay 58 P,istrict 10 Age range 84 years - 14 years This sample represents only the initial , exploratory .attempt . at the study, and more 1nterv1ews are needed to balance the sample and be more repr~sentative of the community -i.e. concentration on various ethnic and racial groups business organizations and internal neighbourhoods. page 4 -it can be used to get feedback to organizations about their programs it can also be used to publicize their programs and educate the community on what is going ono -could ass•ist community awareness and community understanding concerning ethnic groups (This point is very important in a pluralistic community such as Thunder Bay) -A community channel can be used to bring people together and provide a meaningful dialogue, pres en t in'g both s ides of issues so �people can make up their own minds; there arc also citizen's groups which need support from the public. a chance to express its views in public also. The above comments are selected from interviews with people in social agencies and other professions. The following responses are excerpts from interviews with others and one can see what the professional people suggest corresponds closely to the needs expressed by members of the community at large. -Like to see prograns explaining drugs and why people take themf naybe use a panel lihere people can ask questions froJn the audience. -Like to know the difference between the different political parties; I like information prograr:1s as long as they nre easy to understand - they ~an't be too d~gnified. -Community has to keep pace with what is going on; this community has to wake up) interested in sports such as high school football and peewee hockey; also would like to see the symphony; channel would give people the opportunity to find out more about other sections of th~ community. -need for prmgrams that present both sides of issues; need information programs about income tax unemployment, welfare and other agencies - how they function, and hpw one goes about approaching an agency. ~need more civic affairs programs local plays, local candid camera, why isn't it a fact now? local talent is just going to wast~. -would provide time for public views; force politicians to take a stand, knowing the public has page 5 -it is about time people spoke out, telling sponsors, etc., what we want to watch, rather than what the powers want to feed us. -fear of control by managejnent; need to know about young people; should get them more involved in the community; also involve the senior citizen; like to see more on schools; if education programs are used they shouldn't be too technical; should get people together to decide what is put on; can't always stress bad things. -the average guy is passive becanse life is too complicated: there is too much conflict now people feel the stress; family life is getting weaker; most average people have no solutions which makes them feel worse; some don't feel·alive any more; they need controversy to shock them out of it. -some way of airing ,ublic views is needed which cannot be pressured give the average guy a chance; interested in stock car racing and sports; news perhaps will not be biased; the channel cannot be, controlled by any m~nority. ' The- above comments give the reader .some indication of needs, and transmit feelings of various people in this community towards the communi,y television concept. The responses illustrate what could be provided by various commu~ity institutions and organizations to meet some~£ these needs. Constructive content of the above opinions also indicates the feasibility of a citizens' Charter B6ard, as indicated in the original proposal. This report may appear to be too one-sided to some, but the fact remains that many agree with the concept, understandable since the propos~l represents an added ser- �vice and a new experience requiring community involvement and active participation. Many expect that the proposal w1;1 not go through because those 1n power wi 11 try to st op it . r.1any fee 1 that this channel will end up like everything else - in the hands of a select few. Added cost and duplication of facilities are also mentioned as matters which r~quire co-ordination. Those interviewed have also stressed the need for presentation of both sides of any issue and seem to be searching for unbiased presentations. These concerns will definitely have io be taken into consideration in the final plans for establishing the channel, its financing, supervision and programming. Data received is much too incomplete yet to provide an adequate a~alysis of a working theory of community television. The other part of the social research, which will not be described at this time, includes an analysis of several local studies which pertain to local needs. Also, information is being compiled through participant observation of local meetings and events, as well as those in surrounding areas. Seve- • ral interesting projects are being videotaped and will provide information on communjty application to the television. We hope to present at a later date a fairly comprehensive description of some of the needs of this community and the surrounding district, and how some of these needs nay be met through the medium of a community channel. report by J. Hyder page 6 SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AilOUT COMMUNITY TELEVISION 1. How will .the "Charter Board" work? Town Talk does not wish to impose a structure upon an organization which must be democratic from the word go and f6r that reason no concrete proposals have been made. Many suggestions have been received and lawyers are presently preparing a report on the various alternativei. Certain points, however, seem selfevident at this time. For examplerepresentatives from important organizations and institutions such as the Board of Education, the University and College, City Council, The Chamber of Commerce, etc. must be included. In addition, some formula of representation for the '.' average citizen" must be determined, and suggestions in this area are especially needed. It is expected that Town Talk will have a report with recommendations for the constitution of the Charter Board by August 21st. A period of review by the appropriate authorities and at public meetings should follow, before a draft charter is completed, 2. What about ·the people of Northwestern Ontario outside Thunder Bay? Videon has repeatedly made assurances that every section of Thunder Bay wil1 be served by cable within the ne.ar future.. Most of· the major towns in Northwestern· Ontario have cable service, and the companies in those towns are generally not large enough to produce significantly quantitative community programing. If community television were in the future organized o~ a regional basis, and the CRTC might require that this be done, then communications among the people of Northwestern Ontario would be greatly facilitated. Even simple program �exchanges h'ould be a contribution. 3. How important is Community Television? In a recent period, total television viewing in the Thunder nay urban area was 2,210,400 hours a week, or 22.9 hours on the average for every person over the age of two. It . is obvious that television is a vital force in this commun·i ty, an<l that any a<ldition to the amount of locally-originated programming, and the provision of access to programming for large numbers of citizens, would be important to the community. t,iany people are concerned ab8ut the high proportion of American televis'ion in Canada, and in Thunder Bay it has been shown that teenagers as a group ~atch more American television than <lo other groups. A service should be available which will "win back" these viewers, and the comr.mnity television might accomplish this. 4. What effect would community television have on CKPR, Lakel1cad Vidcpn, and the public iristitutions which have television facilities? There is no question that cable television cuts into CKPR's audien~e. Recent figures show !:hat when homes sub~cribe to Videen, the percentage of time spent watching CKPR instead of other stations drops from about 95\ to about 42\. But Vic.lean is a prosperous local e11t~rprise and it cannot be put out of business. The ideal compromise is fer CKPR to keep all of the ocal television advertising business, which it needs, and for the cable subscription fees to pay for the community television service, which would not carry any advertising. page 7 As for co-operation between CKPR and coml"mnity television, this could probably be worked out very easily because there would be no competi~ tion for the advertising dollar. CKPR, being a network affiliate, has only so much time each day for local programs. It cannot, for example, broadcast entire hockey games. The community channel, however, could cover such events and pass on the highlights to CKPR. CKPR, in turn, might cooperate with the community service in news gathering. • The studio facilities at Hammarskjold lti~~h Sc~ ool, Confederation College, and Lakehead Uuiversity could, with community television, be used for broadcasting, as well as for tr·a ining. The present situation, where three e<lucational institutions provide training in television, and there is only one television broadcaster in town, wot1ld come to au end. s. What is the role of Town Talk~ Town Talk, as a non-profit community service organization, is simply trying to get community television off the ground. Since its for, mation in 1967, Town Talk has supported and participated in many worthwhile projects, and community television might be the biggest and best yet. , 6. ~hould City Council make a decision about community television, or sl,ould it be left entirely up to the government in Ottawa? It would be unfortunate if comMunity television didn't grow from the community itself, and Council should be a principle local body contributing to the formation of this community service. Purthermorc,Council has considered matt c rs de a 1 i n ~, ll it h 1 o ca 1 commuHications in the past, an<l it is City Council which mu5t �approve agreements between Videen and. the city-owned PUC and telephone utility. Council has had reason in past yenrs to include a number of restrictions and requirements on Lakehead Videen and with the possibility of genuine community television as proposed· by Town Talk• there is n~ reason why Council should not participate in its formatio~. 7. Would comMunity television mean interference with private enterprise? Cable television companies are privately owned, but because they are given monopoly privileges, because they mak~ use of the public airways, because television service in Canada must develop in an orderly way, and because all owners of mass media have a great responsibility to the people of Canada, they are regulated by the Federal government. As far as com~unity television is concerned, only the cnTc has the power to decide whether it will be established. At the local level. Videon has a monopoly to serve all those who want a choice of television programs other than· those offered by CKPR. Thus Lakehead Videon. although privately owned• provides a service whith is public in character and which is regulated by the public authorities. In addition, many of the facilities used by Lakehead Videon arc publicly owne4. These include the actual cable in the former city of Port Arthur, the poles to which the cable 1s attached throughout the city, and the service personnel of the PUC who install and service the cable~ thus Lakehead Videon is a service somewhere between a pubdic utility and a private enterprise, and the page 8 public has every right under the law to requ6st certain special services of it. 8. Who will be legally responsible for the programming on the community channel? Under law. the owner of a broad~ casting service is responsible for the programs carried by his facilities. But if~ community television service were established in Thunder Bay, Videon's liability would be protected in a number of ways. First of all, it is possible that the laws will be. changed. Minister of Communications Eric Kierans said in a iecent speech that the close association in law between the ownership of broadcasting facilities and the production of programmes might soon have to come to an end. He went on: "I feel that we must consider carefully the relationship between the owners of hardware and the users. The question is how can you assure equal access to all potential production units if the owner of the hardware a.- lso wants to c0Ji1pete in the c re at i v·e fie 1 d?" For Thunder Bay, this means t _h at just because Videen owns the hardware doesn't mean that Videen should do the programming. After all, the city owns much of the· hardware, and the · city itself wouldn't think of - insisting on doing programming, except in cooperation with experienced production personnel. Lakehead Videon has no production experience, and has made little or no efforts to involve the community in its proposed "community" programming. In fact• it would seem that Videon's preoccupation at this time is to let all of the ownership control of the company pass out of the hands of local citizens. (continued page ten) �• rA ,·' . I( . ,, TO c1r 1 cuuNc ~L . A ITG., 10, 1970) i For the past severaf months, Town Talk has been investigating the possibility of establishing a comm unity television service in Thund er Bay. The purpose of our presentati9n today is to acquainL the members of Council with our findings, and to request their endorsement and active support in achie•:;i ng this goal. Community televisio n is programming that is prod uced and controlled by . e'"'ple who are potenti ally both participants and audience. Whereas commer" , r,et.work television has provided external pre-packag ed entertainment interr> .... ,,ed with news and national commentary, there are five important functions 1 tt o local level which have until now not been possible. These are: a. Communication of common concerns b. Understanding between groups which have hitherto lacked opportu'lity for dialogue c. Participation in t he daily I ife of the community d. 1nfmmation about the many services and activities available, but frequently unknown to the cit'izens e. Establishment of a sense of community which can contribute to the ongoing process of am algamation. ' The mobility and si mplicity of portable videotape equ ipment make it possible to provide access to tel evision for th.ese functions to all our citizens. This accessibility can permit the people to shape the programmes where in the past the programmes have shaped the people. /\long with portable low-cost equipment, the existence of a cable transmission system makes communi ty television technically possible. Thunder Bay is one of the most completely w ired cities in North America. Th us the service can be available to virtually all citizens who choose to subscribe. Finally, the capability of cable to de.liver a la rge number of ch~rnnels, the majority of which are presently unused, makes community programming possible without depriving the viewer of access to existing programmes. Ciearly a charter m ust be drawn u·p to provide guidel ines for the service. As the goal is a community service, it must be directed by a broadly based com-mun;ty i..>oard to ensure that no group or individual sha ll have a monopoly on programming. This non-profit "Charter Board" would be the community's safeguard to see that the charter is adhered· to by those persons responsible for the actual co-ordination and production of programmes. On the basis of these considerations ifis our"'request: 1. That the Council of t he City of Thunder Bay approve in principle the followi'ng propositions.a. Thunder Bay needs a community television channel, b. The facilities of Lakehead Videon Ltd. ·are those through which the community channel sh all be cablecast, , c. The Community channel shall be financed through subscription revenues from the cable service, d. The community channel shall be directed and controlled by an independent body drawing representation from all segments of the community. 2. That the Council request Town Talk to draw up a feasible charter for the directing body. In order that suffici ent flexibility be retained to permit adjustments consistent with such community cable regulations as may be established by the Canadian Radio-T~levision Commission, and given that it is the intention of TQwn Talk to make the strongest possible representation to the C.R.T.C. 'in support of our proposal for community television, we would further recommend that the present contrac1. with Lakehead Videon Ltd. not be renewell for a period longer than six months. �TO\iVN T'ALK Box 692 - Postal Station P, THUNDER BAY~ ONTARIO When Town Talk takes its proposal before the CRTC it will be requested that special. pertniss ion be given to Lakehead Videen, and to any other cable companies which ,dsh to cooperate with a genuine community service television organization, to consider itself exempt from liability for material broadcast over community television. The CRTC has power to make this decision. Locally, in its agreements with Videen the city has always protected itself against all forms of liability. The current agreeJ11ent between the old city of Fort l\'il l iam and Lakehead Vicleon, for example, has three separate clauses protecting the city against legal obl~gations arising out of Videon's use of city facilities. If the community channel were formed, Vi<leon would be dble to protect itself in much the sarne way as the city pro-, tects itself now. In addition, the Charter Board for the community channel could post· a substantial bond guaranteeing its responsibility. Town Talk's lawyers advise that there has only been one recent action against television broadcasters, that such actions are extremely rare, and that there is no reason whatever to believe that this is a significant difficulty in the formation of a community controlled television s~rvice. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS NEWSLETTER ARE INVITED. THE TOWN TALK MAILING ADDRESS IS BOX 692, THUNDER BAY P. Page 10 On the preceeding page is a reproduction of page one of the brief concerning community television wh.ich Town Talk presented to City Council on August 10. A limited number of complete copies are available at the Town Talk office at the south en<l of the CPR station in Port Arthur Ward. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Town Talk Newsletter 2 Subject The topic of the resource Organizations Description An account of the resource Newsletter addressing the community television proposal, including survey results and frequently asked questions. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Town Talk Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text