Neither sleet nor snow, the dead of winter, or the balmy beaches of the West Coast have caused the members of the Section to go into hibernation. Our Section is active and busy as you can tell by the highlights below. As always, we welcome your participation in the Section and any input you may have on how we can serve you better.
LAW STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
We are excited that our Lunch and Learn sessions are moving ahead. After a hiatus due to Covid we are going back to serving pizza and engaging in-person with law students who may want to learn more about the practice of municipal law.
Our Section will organize two law student events this spring in partnership with the CBA Alberta Branch and the CBA Quebec Branch.
Law Students please save the date and stay tuned for more details:
- Student Lunch and Learn at the University of Calgary (April 6, 2023); and,
- A bilingual Student Lunch and Learn for students (April 27, 2023) from McGill University, the Université de Montréal, and the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) which will be held at a law firm in downtown Montréal.
Students who are curious about the practice of municipal law should mark their calendars! Both in-house and external counsel will be present to answer your questions and talk about how and why they became municipal lawyers, what it’s like to work for local governments, and the difference local government lawyers can make in their communities. We look forward to seeing you there!
WINNER OF THE CBA MUNICIPAL LAW AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
The Executive is pleased to announce that Gwendolyn Stewart-Palmer, K.C., has been named the first recipient of the CBA Municipal Law Award of Excellence.
Gwendolyn is a Partner at Shores Jardine LLP and is a well-known and respected name in the Alberta legal community. She is the author of the Fourth Edition of Planning Law and Practice in Alberta and has served as Chair of both the CBA Alberta Municipal Law and Administrative Law North Sections. In addition to her work with the CBA, she is a frequent presenter at events for both municipalities and municipal lawyers. Gwendolyn has more than 100 reported decisions from the Alberta courts, in addition to the many reported board and tribunal cases in which she has been involved.
Please join the Executive in congratulating Gwendolyn as the inaugural winner of this award!
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND LINKEDIN
Our Section has new Twitter and LinkedIn accounts! Please follow us for updates on issues across municipal law, including relevant court decisions and case comments, law reform, our professional development offerings, government policy or legislative announcements, links to member articles and more!
MEMBER ARTICLES
We would like to update our webpage with new material. Therefore, if you have a paper or presentation you think could be of interest to other municipal law practitioners, please send your work to us for possible inclusion on our webpage.
MORE RELEVANT, RECENT PD!
On-demand recordings are now available:
CBA Municipal Law Section Executive Committee