As most provinces and territories do not have formal waste control regulations addressing naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM), CRPA has established a NORM Task Group to support radiation professionals in NORM industries. Theys will be administering a three-day NORM Radiation Safety Officer Course this summer.
Jeff Fleming uses his last president’s message to encourage you to attend our annual conference this year in Edmonton, consider signing up for a professional development session, and support our corporate members.
This issue brings together expertise in an integral area of radiation protection—the continual process of emergency preparedness—with an article about emergency response drills conducted by McMaster University and University Health Network last fall and Canada’s Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV) mission led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Alicia Douglas, a recent graduate from McMaster University, shares her experience as a first-time CRPA conference attendee. She describes her time in Halifax this past May, makes suggestions for how future conferences may encourage more students and younger professionals to attend, and offers advice to future first time attendees so that they can make the most of their experience.
Trevor Beniston, 2024 CPRA conference committee chair, introduces the conference theme and subthemes and invites readers to submit abstracts, panel proposals, and papers for the Anthony J MacKay Student Paper Contest.
Grant Cubbon interviews Darin Street, radiation protection and control lead at the Canadian Light Source Synchrotron, and asks him about how he got his start in the industry, his experience obtaining the CARP(R) designation, and how the knowledge and professional connections he has gained have benefited his career.
Chief Editor Dave Niven talks with Sheila MacMahon, a new member of the CRPA board of directors. Sheila talks about being a long-time CRPA member, her desire to give back to the association, and where she hopes to take the organization in the next few years.
Halfway through his term, CRPA President Jeff Fleming remarks on the organization’s busy past year and looks to the future, hinting at some exciting things to come in 2024. Jeff encourages members to reach out and lets them know how to get involved with the organization.
