From Teletoon:

Animation addicts hungry for new shows will be satiated with an exclusive sneak preview of four new TELETOON series on Friday, March 16th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET/PT. The sneak previews air during one of the network’s most popular programming blocks, SPIN CYCLE. The new shows include the much anticipated Canadian series, based on the popular book series by Louis Sachar, Wayside.

The March Break SPIN CYCLE Sneak Preview includes:

Wayside (Broadcast Premiere)

Sneak Peek Fri., March 16 at 4 p.m. ET/PT

Based on Louis Sachar’s best-selling book series, Wayside features the comically absurd tales from the top floor of the towering Wayside grammar school which was accidentally built 30 stories high. Mark Rendall (Childstar; ReGenisis) does voice work. Canadian singer Skye Sweetnam – who performed on Britney Spears’ Onyx Hotel Tour – sings the theme song. Regular Timeslot: Comedic Saturdays at 8:00am ET/PT beginning March 17.

From the Vancouver Province:

• In search of greatness: CBC-TV tries to find next musical comedy star
  “Triple Sensation will try to discover the young Canadian, age 16-26, with the most potential to become a musical theatre star: someone who can sing, dance and act.”

From Lee-Anne Goodman of the Canadian Press, reporting on a memo sent to CBC staff by Richard Stursberg, executive vice-president of CBC-TV:

• CBC head denies network struggling
  “[Stursberg:] We still have work to do, but we are by no means ‘beleaguered,’ as some of the country’s television columnists — many of whom work, ultimately, for companies that have a commercial interest in our success or failure — would have people believe.”

John Doyle of the Globe and Mail (owned by CTVglobemedia) answers:

• We’ve also recruited aliens from space …
  “Of course, we are also responsible for promulgating the view that such CTV programs as Corner Gas and Robson Arms are of any merit or, indeed, popularity. … I have personally paid off thousands to people to ensure that they report to the Nielsen rating-gatherers that they watch Corner Gas. … we hired a lady hypnotist to infiltrate the highest ranks of CBC management and, using her wiles, she persuaded CBC to air The One. A bonus was the lady hypnotist’s extra trick of persuading CBC to produce and air Rumours.”

From CTV:

8 p.m. ET – Corner Gas – “Census Sensibility”
Hank and Oscar play it by the numbers as official Dog River census takers, while Lacey thinks Davis and Karen may be more than just work partners.

More on Corner Gas:

• Official show site
• More TV, Eh? posts on Corner Gas

From CBC:

• Journey’s end for CBC’s On the Road Again
  “The final episode [airing tonight] features a Montreal dentist who uses heavy rocks to build art pieces, a drummer from B.C.’s Sunshine Coast who has created an interesting new drum kit and a grandmother-granddaughter duo in the Yukon who are passing on their storytelling tradition.”