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October 23, 2018
Pro Bono Students Canada Volunteer Appreciation Event
Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week 2018 Pro Bono Students Canada Volunteer Appreciation Event By Geneva Houlden and Coleman Owen; Pro Bono Students Canada SK Coordinators During the lunch hour on Monday, Pro Bono Students Canada treated students at the College of Law to candy and coffee (nothing gathers students together quite like some free snacks). One goal of the event was...
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October 22, 2018
Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week – Run for Justice
By Kylee Wilyman, Race Coordinator, Second Year Student, College of Law Just Rights, a University of Saskatchewan law student group, had fun hosting the first-ever Run for Justice - a 5 km fun run - as part of the A2J Week. We managed to fundraise a considerable amount for CLASSIC and had a wealth of support from both the student body...
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October 19, 2018
Justice and health stakeholders gather for Medical-Legal Partnerships Conference
By Brea Lowenberger, Director of CREATE Justice and Access to Justice Coordinator [caption id="attachment_7745" align="alignright" width="300"] Creator of Canada’s first MLP delivers keynote address - Lynn Burns, Executive Director of Pro Bono Ontario[/caption] With the support of the Saskatchewan Health Research Fund, CREATE Justice and the College of Law, in collaboration with the College of Medicine hosted a conference on October...
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October 17, 2018
Diversity – A Benefit!
[caption id="attachment_7726" align="alignright" width="270"] Photo by Brittani Burns on Unsplash[/caption] Saskatchewan's population has grown increasingly diverse over the past 10 years; data from the 2016 Census shows increases in those who identified as being members of several minority or equity-seeking groups. Diversity has advanced from a mere compliance exercise focused on meeting numbers for various measurable attributes, to the reality that our...
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October 12, 2018
2018 Canadian National Pro Bono Firm Award Winner – Norsask Law
[caption id="attachment_7703" align="alignright" width="225"] Kaitlynn McArthur, Programs Coordinator, Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan and Benedict Feist of Norsask Law.[/caption] by Carly Romanow, Executive Director & Staff Lawyer of Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan At the recent National Pro Bono Conference, Norsask Law of North Battleford, Saskatchewan won the Canadian National Pro Bono Firm Award. The Award recognizes a Canadian law firm that...
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October 11, 2018
Dress Like a Pro Bono Lawyer Friday
by Carly Romanow, Executive Director & Staff Lawyer of Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan As part of Access to Justice Week (October 22-26), Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan is launching the “Dress Like a Pro Bono Lawyer Friday” Fundraising Campaign. PBLS is encouraging firms across the province to donate to PBLS to dress casually on Fridays until the end of the year....
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