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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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September 18, 2017
Save the Date – Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week
By Brea Lowenberger Access To Justice Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law The Second Annual Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week is October 16-21, 2017. The establishment of the Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week is a spinoff of the “Putting the Public First” topic that was addressed by participants at the 2016 meeting of the Dean’s Forum on Access to Justice and Dispute...
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August 30, 2017
Family Law Assistance Clinics, Regina
The Family Law Information Centre will be offering free family law assistance sessions for the public every Wednesday morning between 9:30 – 11:30 starting September 6. If you answer ‘yes’ to any of the following questions, drop in for free assistance at the Regina branch of the Law Society Library: Are you applying to court for child support, custody/access or divorce? Do you need help with...
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August 24, 2017
Truth and Reconciliation – Call to Action #27
By Barbra Bailey Policy Counsel, Law Society of Saskatchewan Canada’s Residential School System for Aboriginal children was a government-sponsored education system created to separate Aboriginal children from their families and cultural heritage, thereby assimilating them into Euro-Canadian society. The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) recognized the damage inflicted by the residential schools and established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
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