Work-Life Balance Retreat, October 3-4, 2008
Don’t miss the Work-Life Balance Retreat, Friday, October 3-4, 2008 at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. Register now with our enclosed registration form in this month’s BarTalk! Join the Work-Life Balance Committee for our day long program “The Balancing Act – Keeping Your Balance in the Practice of Law” followed by a gourmet dinner with fellow attendees at the Convention Centre. Don’t miss out on the Saturday wine tour to local wineries with Okanagan Wine Country Tours. Enjoy a gourmet dinner on the waterfront Saturday evening at the Hooded Merganser Bar and Grill. Most of all, enjoy a relaxing and informative weekend in the heart of wine country during the Okanagan Wine Festival.

Our retreat is generously sponsored by Dehoney Financial, Commonwealth Legal, CBIA and Interlock.


CBABC Third Annual Conference, San Diego, California, November 21-22, 2008
Catch The Spirit of San Diego now by making a deposit to secure your attendance at the Conference.

You can pay a deposit of $200 now and pay the additional balance of the Early Bird Registration fee of $600 (total of $800) by September 30, 2008. By paying the deposit, you will ensure that you do not miss out on this limited registration event.

For details on how to register with a $200 deposit, call Jennifer Weber at the CBABC office at 604-687-3404 and register today! Be sure to look for the enclosed brochure for the conference agenda and registration details in this issue of BarTalk.

We’re looking forward to seeing you in San Diego!


Silent Auction Success!
The Silent Auction at the recent National Aboriginal Day raised more than $2,000 toward the newly launched Aboriginal Law Student Scholarship Trust Fund. This event represents a successful partnership between the Department of Justice (DOJ) Aboriginal Law Section and the UBC First Nations Law Students Association.

Plans are under way to hold a bigger and better event next year, including plans to make it a Cyber Auction. Please forward your suggestions and comments for an even more successful National Aboriginal Day event next year.


Victoria AGM and Grocery Bag Blitz Award
The Young Lawyers Section in Victoria had its AGM at the rooftop beach volleyball courts in downtown Victoria. Despite the less-than-stellar weather, there was a good turnout. In the prior month, Victoria law firms participated in the second “Grocery Bag Blitz” and a plaque was awarded to the staff of the Ministry of the Attorney General in Victoria for collecting the most donations. In all, the event produced more than $8,000 in cash and food for the Mustard Seed food bank. The plaque was accepted by Darcie Suntjens (who was also elected as the new Co-Chair of the Section). Thanks to the Victoria Bar Association and to the Victoria Legal Secretary Association for their help in promoting the event.

The Young Lawyers Victoria Section Executive would like to thank Peter Ameerali for his work as Co-Chair this past year. His efforts will definitely be missed.

Photo: Darcie Suntjens (right) receives the Grocery Bag Blitz Award

These articles were published in the August 2008 issue of BarTalk. © 2008 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.