ATTORNEY GENERAL SPEAKS AT ANTI-GANG FORUM
Attorney General Wally Oppal spoke to a packed forum at Langara College Jan. 30 on gang activity in Metro Vancouver. Oppal was part of a panel that included Vancouver police Chief Jim Chu, West Vancouver chief of police Kash Heed, local journalists, educators and police.
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NEW PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGE APPOINTED
VICTORIA – Russell MacKay has been appointed to the bench of the British Columbia Provincial Court in Chilliwack, Attorney General Wally Oppal announced.
LAWYERS RECOGNIZED WITH QUEEN’S COUNSEL APPOINTMENT
VICTORIA – Attorney General Wally Oppal announced that 32 British Columbia lawyers have been appointed Queen’s counsel.
NEW PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGE APPOINTED
VICTORIA – Rita Syal Bowry has been appointed to the bench of the British Columbia Provincial Court in Fort St. John, Attorney General Wally Oppal announced.
B.C. ELIMINATES MANDATORY RETIREMENT
VICTORIA – As of Jan. 1, 2008, employees can choose when they want to retire. Changes to human rights legislation protect all people 19 years and over from discrimination on the basis of age. This means people cannot be forced to retire.
GRANTS TO CELEBRATE 150 YEARS OF DIVERSITY IN B.C.
VICTORIA – As part of B.C.’s celebration of 150 years since its founding as a colony, the Ministry of Attorney General and BC150 Years will provide $200,000 for grants to support communities in telling the stories of Aboriginal and immigrant pioneers’ contributions.
