[imcarthur]

You might note that the OP lives in British Columbia, so all of your info about the FCC mandated transition in Feb 2009 means nothing north of the border.

Here's our announcement:

CONSUMER NOTICE

After August 31, 2011, all analog televisions will require a converter box in order to receive Canadian over-the-air broadcasts using an antenna. At that time, all over-the-air broadcast signals in Canada will be in digital-only format. Canadians using satellite or digital cable services should see no change.

U.S. television stations broadcasting over-the-air into Canada will make this change sooner, in February, 2009.

source: Office of Consumer Affairs

Ian