Environmental Science & Engineering - www.esemag.com - June 2004
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ES&E’s Canadian Environmental Conference and Tradeshow attracts some 2,000 visitors

The 6th Annual Canadian Environmental Conference & Tradeshow (CANECT 2004) was held at the Toronto Congress Centre, May 12 -13.

Some 2,000 industry professionals visited the 6th Annual Canadian Environmental Conference & Tradeshow (CANECT 2004), co-organized by Environmental Science & Engineering magazine (ES&E) and Canadian Environmental Regulation & Compliance News. CANECT 2004 was co-located with the annual Toronto Instrumentation, Systems and Automation (ISA) Tradeshow.

Doug Petrie (left), of Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers, and Adam Quipp (right) of RWDI gave presentations at the session on dealing with industrial air emissions. Mr. Petrie spoke on prosecution and enforcement issues. Mr. Quipp’s presentation was on certificates of approval, air emissions - options and variables.

While seminars dealt with complex legal and technical problems, a presentation by Doug Petrie, of Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers, was especially notable. His session combined wit with incisive legal knowledge as he took delegates through some of the complex environmental and legal labyrinths that industrial companies now face. Jim Bishop, an environmental chemist from Stantec, followed up with a masterly outline of the legal and technical issues of getting quality data from samples. He showed how faulty analyses could easily result from even slightly incorrect calibrations of laboratory equipment. These two presentations, from the differing viewpoints of law and chemistry, highlighted the fact that the legal implications of analyses are inescapably linked to expertise in both professions.

Jim Bishop (left), Stantec Consulting, gave a masterly review of the complexities of obtaining quality analytical data while John Willms (right), of Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers, dealt with regulatory issues relating to industrial water and wastewater.

Other topics presented included: For further details on CANECT 2005, please contact Steve Davey, Environmental Science & Engineering, 30- 220 Industrial Parkway South, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 3V6, Tel: (905) 727-4666, 1-888-254-8769, Fax: (905) 841- 7271, E-mail: steve@esemag.com.
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