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Steve Winder’s Kilimanjaro Climb for Charity
CBABC member Steve Winder turns 40 this year and figures that climbing 19,000-foot Mount Kilimanjaro is a fitting way to mark the occasion. He will be one of five lawyers on an eight-person Canadian team who will hike their way up Africa’s highest peak in July to raise funds for children’s literacy programs in Tanzania being supported by CODE, a Canadian charity.

Like three other participants on the climb, Steve works for the law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG); he is a partner in the Vancouver office. His interest in literacy stems from volunteer work last year with BLG’s reading program in local schools.

The other lawyer members of the team are Chris Bredt, chair of CODE’s Board of Directors and a partner in BLG’s Toronto law office; Jamie Cameron, a professor at Osgoode Hall law school; Christina Litt, with BLG’s Toronto office, and Julio Arboleda from BLG’s Calgary office.

Each climber is covering the full cost of their trip themselves and has committed to raising at least $5,000 for CODE. If you would like to support Steve, please visit www.adoptalibrary.ca/e/browse_tanzania.cfm.


Volunteer Legal Advocacy Program: Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
People with multiple sclerosis are often faced with a variety of legal challenges involving human rights, employment equity, estate planning, and family law issues.

The Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Volunteer Legal Advocacy Program was developed to provide a resource of volunteers with legal expertise to work towards meeting the specific needs of VLAP members. The VLAP has been successfully implemented in Victoria, Nanaimo, Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Fraser Valley and Vancouver. We are presently recruiting lawyers in all areas of law.

If you are interested in making a difference in the lives of people affected by MS, please contact 1-800-268-7582 or heather.armstrong@mssociety.ca

Our Goal: to provide advocacy support and legal advice to those affected by MS.

These articles were published in the June 2006 issue of BarTalk. © 2006 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.