BarTalk April 2001
Volume 13, Number 2

The Honourable Frank Iacobucci to Speak at UBC Law Alumni Breakfast

The UBC Law Alumni Association’s next distinguished speaker will be The Honourable Frank Iacobucci, of the Supreme Court of Canada. He will reflect on 40 years of UBC law school.

The alumni breakfast meeting will occur Friday, June 8, at 7:30 am at the Terminal City Club. Tickets can be reserved by sending a cheque for $35 (per person) to:

Peter W Brown Law Corporation
Attn Heather McGill
2081 West 37th Avenue
Vancouver BC V6M 1N7

For more information, call 604.261.0300. No cancellations or refunds after June 1, 2001.

Aboriginal Awareness Symposium

On March 9, 51 bar leaders met at the UBC First Nations Longhouse Great Hall (Sty-Wet-Tan) to discuss aboriginal issues as they relate to the justice system.

Speakers included:

Dr Jo-Ann Archibald, Director, First Nations House of Learning

Chief Robert Joseph, Director, BC Residential Schools Project

June McCue, Director, First Nations Legal Studies

In focusing on direct experience of aboriginal culture and history, participants were entertained by flutist Gene Gallant, the Wally Awassis Dance Group and Wendy Lynn Gaspard, and dined courtesy of the Liliget Feast House and Catering. The event was developed through the cooperative efforts of the CBABC’s Equality Committee and the UBC First Nations House of Learning, and was co-funded by the CBABC and the Legal Services Society. CBABC President Margaret Ostrowski, QC commended the organizers, speakers, entertainers and participants for their commitment to pursuing greater understanding between First Nations people and bar leaders in the justice system.

Win RENT Opening Night Tickets

Rent, considered by many to be the most exuberant and original American musical to come along in a decade, is returning to Vancouver May 29 - June 3, 2001. Last here in 1998 at the Vogue Theatre, this spectacular production will show at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

BarTalk has three pairs of opening night (May 29) Rent tickets to give away! If you are interested in attending Rent, which won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, simply fax or email us indicating your interest in attending this Broadway hit and we’ll enter your name in a draw, to be held on May 18. Send your draw entries to slgwebb@bccba.org or fax 1.877.669.9601.

If you don’t want to leave Rent to chance, tickets are available through Ticketmaster 604.280.4444, or at www.ticketmaster.ca. Thanks to SFX Theatrical for generously providing the draw’s tickets.

What do you get when you mix Paintball and Civil Chambers Rules?

Answer: One great Cariboo Bar Association Convention!

The 2001 Convention, scheduled for May 24-27, in Prince George, will include events at:

• Two Rivers Gallery: Prince George’s Flagship Visual Arts Venue

• Exploration Place: Prince George’s Newest and Most Exciting Museum

• Coast Inn of the North: Don’t miss the CLE course on the new Civil Chambers Rules, Friday, May 25 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm.

• The Metro Comedy Club: World Class Yuk Yuk’s Stand-up Comics

This year’s McNeil Cup Challenge will take place at Predator Paintball Park, in the afternoon on Saturday, May 26. “You talkin’ to me?”

Watch for further details in upcoming notices.

For more information on the Conference please contact Max Durando, Cariboo Bar Association President, at 250.565.8000.

These articles were published in the April 2001 issue of BarTalk and are subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.