CHEK-TV reprieve from closure ends Friday

By Lesley Hunter

VICTORIA – Friday marks the last day of CHEK-TV’s temporary reprieve from being shut down. At least until the next one.Station GM John Pollard confirmed to Cartt.ca that it is still working diligently with former owner Canwest Global to finalize the deal that would see the employees own a 25% stake in the station. The balance would be held by three local investors.“We’ve still got some work to do, things to be negotiated and items to be signed, but I’m always optimistic”, Pollard said while on his way in to the station early on Friday morning.In related news, the CEP Media...