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November 2, 2017
Access to Justice Bulletin, October 2017
From the Saskatchewan Access to Justice Working Group The Second Annual Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week was held October 16-21. Thank you to to the week's contributors and participants. View highlights from the week below. A2J Week SK makes an impact on each of Canada’s Justice Development Goals - By Sarah McCoubrey, Action Committee Liaison (October 6): . Saskatchewan Access to...
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October 26, 2017
Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information Conference
By Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal Resources Law Society of Saskatchewan On October 20-21, 2017, the Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information Project (SALI) presented the Conference on the Role of Legal Information Providers and Public Libraries in Promoting Access to Justice at the College of Law. The conference brought together legal scholars, library science scholars, legal information providers, and...
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October 20, 2017
Happy First Birthday CREATE
By The Hon. Thomas Cromwell Chair, Action Committee of Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters Honourary Fellow, CREATE Justice This time last year I was in Saskatoon during Access to Justice Week, celebrating the launch of CREATE Justice. On its first anniversary, I congratulate everyone on taking this meaningful steps towards understanding and acting on the A2J crisis...
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October 16, 2017
October 16-21 Proclaimed Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week
By Brea Lowenberger Access To Justice Coordinator & Director of CREATE Justice, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan has proclaimed October 16-21, 2017 as Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week. There are a range of opportunities for the public, lawyers and law faculty, members from other disciplines, and law students to participate during the...
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October 6, 2017
A2J Week SK makes an impact on each of Canada’s Justice Development Goals
By Sarah McCoubrey, Action Committee Liaison Saskatchewan’s A2J Week is a great chance to check our progress on Canada’s Justice Development Goals. The nine goals arose out of the Roadmap for Change published by the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters in 2014. The goals identify nine areas where the justice sector needs to...
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October 5, 2017
Law Society Staff Named Library Technician of the Year
By Melanie Hodges Neufeld The Saskatchewan Association of Library Technicians (SALT) recently named our very own Sarah Roussel-Lewis as the Library Technician of the Year! The Library Technician/Assistant of the Year Award is presented to a Saskatchewan Library Technician or Library Assistant who has made a notable contribution to their library of employment or the library field. Sarah has been...
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