Law Society of the Northwest Territories

WEEKLY BULLETIN

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

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ARCTIC OBITER

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The Law Society
of the Northwest Territories

Main Floor; 5004 - 50th Avenue
P.O. Box 1298
Yellowknife, NT
X1A 2N9

TEL: (867) 873-3828
FAX: (867) 873-6344

 

CONTENTS:

1. Member News: Out of Office Notices
2. Mackenzie Valley: Notice of Environmental Assessment
3. UPCOMING MEETINGS
    Women Lawyers Forum
    Labour & Employment Law Section
4. UPCOMING CLE EVENTS
5. NATIONAL CPD OPPORTUNITIES

MEMBER NEWS
Out of Office Notices

Members have requested the following notices be delivered to the profession:

  • Candace J. Seddon (Inuvik, NT) will be out of her office from June 29, 2010 to July 26, 2010. Further, the Beaufort Delta Law Office will be closed from June 29, 2010 to July 9, 2010. For urgent matters, please contact the Legal Services Board at (867) 873-7450.
  • The office of Cayley Thomas (Yellowknife, NT) will be closed from July 1, 2010 until August 4, 2010.
  • James R. Scott (Edmonton, AB) will be out of his office from July 9, 2010 until August 4, 2010. For urgent matters, please contact Cheryl Money (Legal Assistant) at cmoney@scottlaw.ca.
  • BettyLou McIlmoyle (Yellowknife, NT) will be out of her office from July 12, 2010 through July 16, 2010.

MACKENZIE VALLEY REVIEW BOARD
Notice of Environmental Assessment

Pursuant to paragraph 125(1)(b) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board is beginning an environmental assessment of the Nechalacho Rare Earth Element Project at Thor Lake, 100 kilometres east of Yellowknife.

The full public notice can be downloaded here:
www.lawsociety.nt.ca/pdf/thirdparty/MVRB_EnvAssess_Avalon_20100702.pdf

For further information, contact:
Paul Mercredi, Environmental Assessment Officer
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board
Phone: (867) 766-7063
Toll Free: 1-866-912-3472
Email: pmercredi@reviewboard.ca

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Women Lawyers Forum

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 12:00pm
Law Society Boardroom

REGISTER

Labour & Employment Law Section

Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 12:00pm
Law Society Boardroom

REGISTER

UPCOMING CLE EVENTS

Watch this bulletin for upcoming CLE opportunities in the NWT.

NATIONAL CPD OPPORTUNITIES

Watch this bulletin for upcoming CPD opportunities across Canada.

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