CALGARY – Saltspring Cablevision will be acquired by Shaw Communications, the companies announced this morning. This follows yesterday's announcement of Shaw's purchase of Pemberton Cable. Saltspring Cablevision serves about 1,500 cable and Internet customers on Saltspring Island in B.C., the largest of the Gulf Islands located in the Strait of Georgia between mainland Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. "Saltspring will also complement our existing cable properties in nearby Victoria and others located on Vancouver Island so that we take advantage of operational synergies with these systems," said Peter Bissonnette, Shaw's president. www.shaw.ca