Law Society of the Northwest Territories

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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. IMPORTANT: We're Moving!
2. SCNWT Memo: Bail Reviews
3. Member News: Out of Office Notices
4. Mackenzie Valley: Notice of Environmental Assessment
5. UPCOMING MEETINGS
    Women Lawyers Forum
    Labour & Employment Law Section
6. UPCOMING CLE EVENTS
7. NATIONAL CPD OPPORTUNITIES

IMPORTANT
WE'RE MOVING!

The office of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories (and the Canadian Bar Association, NWT Branch) is moving.

On August 7, 2010, the Law Society / CBA-NT will be relocated to the 4th floor of the Diamond Plaza (5204 50th Avenue, Yellowknife, NT). The new dedicated space provides added benefits for members and staff, including much-needed storage space and a training centre for greater CLE opportunities.

More information concerning this move and all it entails is available in an Infosheet. You can request a copy from this office or download the PDF here:
www.lawsociety.nt.ca/
pdf/publications/LSNT_Infosheet_OfficeRelocation2010.pdf

NOTE: The Law Society office will be closed on Friday, August 6, reopening on Tuesday, August 10.

SUPREME COURT OF THE NWT
Memo: Bail Reviews

Counsel have indicated to the Court that it would be helpful to have a written outline as to the procedure being used for 30 and 90 day bail reviews as required by s.525(1) of the Criminal Code. The Court has delivered a memo to the profession regarding this.

The memo has been delivered to all resident insured (private bar) and Crown lawyers. It is also available as a PDF here:
www.lawsociety.nt.ca/
pdf/thirdparty/SCNWT_Memo_BailReviews_20100709.pdf

Members may address any questions or concerns to the Court, or to the Criminal Bench & Bar Committee.

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

UPCOMING CLE EVENTS

NATIONAL CPD OPPORTUNITIES