Boxes containing statements of fact and notice of motions were being transported to the Provincial Archives in Edmonton by Service Alberta when they were destroyed in July 2011, said Michelle Davio, spokeswoman for Alberta Justice. The 2,100 destroyed records were from criminal and civil cases from 1993 to 1995.
The records were with other files marked for destruction, said Gerald Kastendieck, spokesman for Service Alberta. "This is obviously an inadvertent destruction of those records."
Oh dear, but at least lessons learnt! Accidents happen but risks associated with inadvertently destroying paper can be mitigated with simple digital conversion.
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