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FROM THE EDITOR

Getting Creative

It’s been an unusual year. A year of lock- sentence imposed by criminal court judges
downs for most of us. This has meant must reflect the circumstances of the
entirely new ways of living, working and offence and the offender.
connecting. With the cancellation of tradi- In this case, as Canada’s industry maga-
tional trade shows and meetings, we zine for finishing and coatings manu -
thought it would be fun to get creative facturing, CFCM Magazine was recently
and reminisce about shows of the past. approached by Alberta Environment and
Check out the photos on page 26. We also Parks to publish an article written by an
remember our beloved founder and pub- electroplating company, which cannot be
lisher, Pete Wilkinson, whom we lost a year named, that committed an Environ mental
ago to cancer. Protection and Enhancement Act infraction. THERESA ROGERS
We’ve also got something else a little This article, written by the offender, is theresa.rogers@cfcm.ca
different this issue. As we’ve learned, in part of a creative sentence that the Provin-
Alberta, when prosecutions for improper cial Court of Alberta imposed.
release of waste materials result in a finding It’s a departure from our usual editorial,
of guilt, judges have “creative sentencing” however, we support the principle of com-
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want a creative sentence and what sort of safety measure readers on the finishing side
creative sentence would be appropriate. Any may want to explore.

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