CHEK-TV station general manager John Pollard confirmed late on August 31 that thanks to the efforts of Canwest, the CRTC, local politicians and the community, the Victoria station has won a reprieve from its scheduled shutdown. " 'We haven't finalized the deal entirely just yet, but we will have news on the air tomorrow [September 1] at 5, 6 and 10,' " Pollard said. " 'I can't say enough about the support that we've received from Canwest on this. They've worked incredibly hard to help get this done, and are supplying everything from control rooms to programming to us. It really is great. It's been a lot of work, but it's also been a lot of fun.' " CHBC-TV in Kelowna, BC, meanwhile, launched as part of the Global TV network on August 31, while CHCA-TV in Red Deer, AB officially went off the air.
Source: Cartt, 09/01/2009