Group Fighting for Community TV

A group that supports the use of community-access television stations across Canada wants the CRTC to ensure their protection.

Catherine Edwards of the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations says the regulating agency is reviewing its community TV policy and users of those stations need to speak out.

"We just think the solution is for communities to have their own channels," says Edwards, "and we think it will address the problem we're seeing in the public and private sector as well which is a lot of station closures in small communities. This way the future of these station would be in community hands to do what they want with them.

Edwards says the reduction of local programming and full-time staff at Shaw's Fort Frances operations is a trend being seen across the country.

Edwards encourages the public to comment on the policy before the deadline ends next Monday.