The first Shaw Fire log - Canada's answer to what had been a sensation in New York since the 1960s - dates back to 1986; a way to broadcast content on a round-the-clock channel in Edmonton so employees could take Christmas off. The first Shaw Fire log - Canada's answer to what had been a sensation in New York since the 1960s - dates back to 1986; a way to broadcast content on a round-the-clock channel in Edmonton so employees could take Christmas off.