Monique Lafontaine joins S-VOX management team


Toronto, October 31, 2008
Monique Lafontaine joins S-VOX management team as VP Regulatory Affairs TORONTO – Bill Roberts, President and CEO of S-VOX, is pleased to announce the appointment of Monique Lafontaine to the multimedia company’s senior management team. Ms. Lafontaine joins S-VOX as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs effective Nov. 24, 2008. In this role, she will be responsible for directing S-VOX’s regulatory agenda, and will engage with policy makers and other stakeholders. Ms. Lafontaine comes to S-VOX from the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC), where she has served as General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs since January 2006. A graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School, where she earned a Masters degree in Communications Law, Ms. Lafontaine has extensive experience in broadcast policy and regulation. Before joining the DGC, she worked as counsel in the Communications Practice Group of the law firm McCarthy Tétrault. Ms. Lafontaine has also served as a policy analyst for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and has co-authored both the Regulatory Guide to Canadian Television Programming and the Canadian Broadcasting Regulatory Handbook. Said Mr. Roberts: “The Canadian broadcasting system is confronting significant change on the regulatory front. Small and independent companies such as S-VOX face unique challenges in this environment, and it is essential that we have expert counsel to help us navigate. Monique Lafontaine is among the most knowledgeable and experienced industry professionals in her field, and we are proud to welcome her to the S-VOX team.” S-VOX (www.s-vox.com) is a diversified multimedia enterprise that offers high-quality television and digital content for individuals seeking spiritual awareness and personal growth. S-VOX properties include: VisionTV, Canada's multi-faith and multicultural television broadcaster, along with the digital television services One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel and The Christian Channel, and the local stations Joytv 10 in Vancouver and Joytv 11 in Winnipeg. Other ventures include Vision TV International, a partnership with Toronto-based Ellis Entertainment that develops, produces and distributes original programming for the global marketplace.

Toronto, October 31, 2008

Monique Lafontaine joins S-VOX management team as VP Regulatory Affairs

TORONTO – Bill Roberts, President and CEO of S-VOX, is pleased to announce the appointment of Monique Lafontaine to the multimedia company’s senior management team.

Ms. Lafontaine joins S-VOX as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs effective Nov. 24, 2008. In this role, she will be responsible for directing S-VOX’s regulatory agenda, and will engage with policy makers and other stakeholders.

Ms. Lafontaine comes to S-VOX from the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC), where she has served as General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs since January 2006.

A graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School, where she earned a Masters degree in Communications Law, Ms. Lafontaine has extensive experience in broadcast policy and regulation. Before joining the DGC, she worked as counsel in the Communications Practice Group of the law firm McCarthy Tétrault.

Ms. Lafontaine has also served as a policy analyst for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and has co-authored both the Regulatory Guide to Canadian Television Programming and the Canadian Broadcasting Regulatory Handbook.

Said Mr. Roberts: “The Canadian broadcasting system is confronting significant change on the regulatory front. Small and independent companies such as S-VOX face unique challenges in this environment, and it is essential that we have expert counsel to help us navigate. Monique Lafontaine is among the most knowledgeable and experienced industry professionals in her field, and we are proud to welcome her to the S-VOX team.”

S-VOX (www.s-vox.com) is a diversified multimedia enterprise that offers high-quality television and digital content for individuals seeking spiritual awareness and personal growth. S-VOX properties include: VisionTV, Canada's multi-faith and multicultural television broadcaster, along with the digital television services One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel and The Christian Channel, and the local stations Joytv 10 in Vancouver and Joytv 11 in Winnipeg. Other ventures include Vision TV International, a partnership with Toronto-based Ellis Entertainment that develops, produces and distributes original programming for the global marketplace.