CAC 25th Annual Conference and Workshop

    Winnipeg, the city of festivals and host of the 1999 Pan-American Games
is
    proud to host the 25th Annual CAC Conference and Workshop from the 26th
to
    the 30th of May, 1999.
    The conference and workshop will take place at the newly restored Hotel
    Fort Garry in the heart of Winnipeg, close to the Forks national
Historic
    Site. The Forks (the Junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers), has
for
    over 6,000 years been the place where people have come to meet, trade,
and
    tell stories. It is therefore appropriate that the CAC hold its annual
    conference and workshop in this area to continue the tradition.

    The theme for the 1999 workshop is "Green Conservation: Environmental
and
    Human Safety in Conservation." Greater public awareness of environmental

    issues and human health have altered views of safety in the workplace
    particularly in the field of conservation. In this workshop we will
examine
    health hazards and how to combat them; not only toxic chemicals, but
also
    biological hazards such as those encountered in disaster recovery and
    infestation. Physical hazards, diseases, and injuries that commonly
occur
    will also be examined.
    The workshop will also study how the conservation profession is taking
steps
    to prevent further danage and reduce risk by adopting environmentally
safe
    treatments and new options which move away from the use of hazardous
    materials.
    We look forward to seeing you all in Winnipeg!
    For more information contact:

    Shelagh Linklater
    Workshop Chair
    c/o Provincial Archives of Manitoba
    200 Vaughan Street
    Winnipeg, Manitoba.
    R3C 1T5
    Telephone: (204) 945-1265
    FAX: (204) 948-2008
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