Pacific Cable Station Fiji, Fanning Island, and Vancouver. A branch connected to New Zealand. Since cartographers of the day traditionally coloured member countries of the British Empire in red, the route became known as the All Red Route. Cable laying started in 1902 with two ships, Anglica and Colonia. They began laying cable from Bamfield, Vancouver Island, Canada, to Fanning Island, Suva, Norfolk Island and Southport, Queensland, Australia. Colonia, built specifically for the project, laid cable from Vancouver Island to Fanning Island in the mid-Pacific. Anglia laid cable from Southport to Norfolk Island, Fiji, New Zealand and Fanning Island. The Cable Station landfall
Shaw TV Vancouver Shaw TV Vancouver Shaw TV Vancouver was a cable television community channel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The channel operated on cable channel 4 in Metro Vancouver market. The station was operated by Shaw Communications as part of the Shaw TV network of community channels. Shaw Communications management of the community channel has been plagued with controversy, often being criticized for its limited opportunities for volunteer input and unwelcoming response to independent community programming. In 2002, in response to regulatory changes and community pressure, Shaw TV began to carry programs by independent community groups such as ICTV Independent Community Television