BarTalk | July/August 1989

NEWSLETTER OF THE CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, B.C. BRANCH

JULY/AUGUST, 1989 B.C. Branch VOLUME1 Sinikka Holbrook NUMBER6

Staff

Fran Hodgkins - Dial-a-Law Where does the public turn when they need information on specific topics of law? Almost 30,000 of them called the Branch's Dial-a-Law program last year.

Left to right: Ruth Fraser, Ravindar Rakhra, Fran Hodgkins, Dorothy Sawczuk, Barbara Murphy, Alanna Flasch, Sinikka Holbrook

HIGHLIGHTS

Ever wondered who stands behind the membership in this province- who is responsible for the information dispensed, the reimbursement requests promptly filled, the copies of rna terial mailed?

BRANCH STAFF

The B.C. Branch office, tucked away on the 5th floor of the Law Society building in Vancouver, LAW FOUNDATION staffed by our Executive DirecGRANTS tor, an Assistant Executive Director and 7 dedicated people does it all.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Let me introduce them to you-

SECTIONTALK

Alanna Flasch - Section Co-ordinator Who looks after all those mailings for Sections and Committees, the elections, Provincial Council, Local and County Baralmost any large mailing that leaves the Branch office? Alanna does. Alanna is responsible for the Branch's "DBase" computer files. Sounds impressive, and it is.

Every Section and subsequent enrollment and every Committee with their officers, every student, every member of Council and now, every member of the Branch is on "DBase."

When not knee-deep in mailing labels, Alanna transcribes minutes of meetings and harasses members of Committees and Provincial Council for confirmation of attendance at meetings.

Ruth Fraser- Office Assistant If we need a file or something filed, want something copied, faxed or mailed, have run out of stationery, need the boardroom readied for a meeting, or someone to relieve at Lawyer Referral, Dial-a-Law and Receptionwe call on Ruth. Absolutely no one in the office covers more miles per day.

Every office probably has a Ruth. But we have the original!

Fran is in charge of our library of 133 tapes and numerous reference resources and deals with 5 busy lines, 2 of which bring in callers from every corner of the province. All of us are amazed

by Fran's unflappable, professional manner - no matter how outrageous the call, Fran calmly provides the caller with our taped information or directs them to other agencies that can help.

Fran works closely with our script editor to keep the library up to date, ensures that all revisions are completed and that new scripts are produced on time.

Barbara Murphy Receptionist/Secretary The cheerful voice you hear when you call the Branch. The first friendly face you see when you walk in the door.

Barbara is our combination traffic controller and information centre. No one has ever logged the number of calls coming into the Branch during the course of a year, but the switchboard is dark only after office hours.

In between fielding the calls, greeting visitors, accepting and initiating deliveries and maintaining the Employment Registry, Barbara manages to look after 75% of the Branch's word processing.

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Ravindar Rakhra Accounting Clerk Numbers, numbers, numbersEvery transaction that takes place and relates to the Branch's sizeable budget, is handled at some point by the capable Ravindar and our AccPac computerized accounting system.

Not a simple task considering that we are operating with well over 400 different account numbers and detailed reporting formats for most of them.

For those who enjoy facts and figures- only one person was responsible for all the entries that made up our year end generalledger- it was 345 pages long and took approximately 5 hours to run.

Ravindar insists that she most enjoys producing the special detailed reports, but I think the challenge of bank reconciliations is her secret favourite.

Dorothy Sawczuk- Lawyer Referral Who do you know that takes 30,000 telephone calls during the course of a year and still maintains a courteous and professional manner?

Dorothy is responsible for referring often distraught members of the public to one or more of the approximately 2,000 lawyers in the lower mainland registered with the Branch's Lawyer Referral program. Incoming calls cover every imaginable scenario and originate from every conceivable location- including local jails, penal institutions and Riverview. More than a few calls have also been logged from such diverse locations as Venezuela, Yugoslavia and numerous areas of the USA. Dorothy also maintains administrative liaison with the 15 other Lawyer Referral centres in the province and is responsible for maintaining province-wide statistics.

Sinikka HolbrookAssistant Director (Administration) The responsibility of ensuring the smooth functioning of the Branch office by overseeing the work flow and hiring and supervision of staff, is mine.

In some way, I am involved with almost everything that takes place in the office on any given day, ranging from compiling and computing information for preparation of budgets to selecting new office equipment.

It is my pleasure to provide

input and take an active role in planning and implementation of projects for 3 Committees (Law Day, Winter Convention and Attorney General's Literature Committee).

I have also been known to design tickets, flyers and brochures.

And, on occasion, to try and let others know about the superb team that keeps the Branch office functioning.

President's Report

for the National organization. _T\ we are going to maintain om 1 pre-eminent position we mus, continue to attract top quality candidates for positions on Council. If you would like to contribute to your profession, I encourage you to run for election to Council, become actively involved in Section activities, or offer to serve on our many committees.

As we work through the ongoing process of implementation of Justice Reform and the development of technology in courts and government offices, we will be facing rapid changes in the way we do business. As an association, we must continue to ensure that our member's interests are not harmed by these changes.

All members should do their own part to encourage the Provincial Government to allocate adequate funding for Legal Aid. I have no doubt that the ney., executive of the B.C. Branch has the ability and energy necessary to provide proper leadership.

But only with the support of a committed Provincial Council and a caring profession can the B.C. Branch meet the many challenges of ensuring that our member's interests are well protected. Please do your part.

Winter Convention '90

jim Vilvang

Rather than reflect upon my year as President just past, I would like to use this opportunity to offer some thoughts on the future of the B.C. Branch of the CBA. There is no doubt that B.C. is now the strongest and most vital Provincial Bar Association in Canada. We have been a model for all other branches and even

Preparations are now well underway for the 1990 Winter Convention to be held February 2nd- 4th, in Victoria. The host committee is endeavoring to recapture the spirit and success of the 1989 Convention by retaining some of that meeting's most successful elements and yet offering something new and different.

Perhaps the most significan' change will be the ConventiL _. site. A real attraction for people from all over the province is that

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accommodation and facilities will be available to members at the beautifully renovated Empress Hotel and the adjoining Victoria Conference Centre. The recently completed refurbishments have once again established the Empress as one of the world's preeminent hotels while the Convention Centre aptly reflects the relaxed and subdued charm that Victoria offers. The committee is very confident that these facilities will prove to be a compelling draw to the MidWinter Meeting.

Although many details are yet to be worked out, the substantive program will be designed to expand the attention of the attendees from technical legal issues to those which relate to matters of increasing social and political concern to everyone in British Columbia. The panels will center around a plenary session on the Saturday morning and will concentrate on issues relating to the environment. We hope to have a number of panels dealing with matters such as the social, political and legal issues surrounding offshore oil spills and specific attention will be paid to the hearings concerning the Valdez oil spill off the Alaskan coast. As well, panels debating the current policies and problems encountered in the logging and forestry industries will be presented. Associated with these topics would be criminal and quasi-criminal issues relating to civil disobedience, the law of contempt and the statutory and common law enforcement of environmental and resource area regulations.

Invitations will be presented to the Attorney General, the Minister of Forests and experts in both the legal and environmental areas to participate in the panels. We are hopeful that the current attention to this area will entice a number of high profile figures to participate.

On the preceding Friday, related panels in the areas of immigration, Native rights and land

claims, the long-term effect of law firm mergers and interprovincial associations and the future direction of discipline in the profession will take place.

In approaching the substantive program, we hope to provide enough legal issue input to satisfy the technician, but also offer food for thought concerning our role as citizens of this province as well.

The social program will once again be spearheaded by Richard Margetts of Victoria. He has already secured Doc and the Doo-Wops for the Saturday night dinner I dance and their popularity amongst our members is unquestioned. Plans for the Friday night include an English Pub Night as well as another alternative not yet determined. The Sunday Brunch will hopefully be repeated and the children's program will be expanded in anticipation of more families travelling to Victoria for the meeting.

This year's committee has also undertaken not to repeat the cruel joke of frigid weather sprung on the meeting last year.

Members travelling to Victoria this year can be certain of glorious weather. Golf, tennis, cycling and running will be available and we recommend bringing along sun screen for the pale skinned and the children.

An invitation has been extended to the Yukon Bar in the hope that the meeting can become a joint B. C./Yukon Winter Convention. As well, we hope to have the active participation of the Association of Provincial Court Judges, the University of Victoria, the Victoria Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association and the Benchers who will be holding their meeting in conjunction with ours.

Mark your calendars now for one of the most interesting and enjoyable Winter Conventions ever.

New Pr~ects Funded

by Law oundation The Governors of the Law Foundation approved first-time funding for 13 new legal projects at their June 17th Board meeting:

The Salvation Army full-time co-ordinator; volunteer services- $45,675

University of Victoria, Faculty of Law Law Centre Clinical Program; Computer-based Information Management System- $98,630 (3 years) B.C. Human Rights Coalition

core-funding assistance 89/90$37,475

Northern Association of Injured & Disabled Workers full-time legal advisor- $41,988

S.F.U. Centre for Education, Law and Society Legal Education Resource Network - $29,000

University of Victoria, Faculty of Law community education in dispute resolution- $49,676

Women's Research Centre Strategies for Legislative Change: A Workbook Based on Women's Experience- $35,753

Canadian Year book of International Law Volume 26 of yearbook- $15,000

Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice seminar on technology, law and the courts- $15,000

Women in Need Society posters and pamphlets; victim services project- $1,060

Federation of Law Societies of Canada a co-ordinated curriculum; teaching professional responsibility across the continuum of legal education- $10,000

U.B .C. Faculty of Law Archival Records Organization$9,429

BCCA Changes Law Relating to Division of Pensions in Family Disputes

Shelley Bentley Two recent B.C. Court of Appeal decisions have changed what was understood to be the law after its landmark decision dealing with division of pensions in Rutherford v. Rutherford.

After Rutherford it was generally understood that the premarriage segment of a pension plan was not a family asset subject to division under the Family Relations Act. Also it was understood that pension contributions made after separation were not subject to division as well. The Mailhot v. Mailhot (November 1988) and Miller v. Miller (October 1988) cases make it clear that pre-marriage and postseparation contributions to a pension plan are family assets.

The cases that applied the "Rutherford formula" to exclude pre-marriage contributions were distinguished on the grounds that they involved cases where reapportionment under s. 51 of the FRA was ordered. Bruce Macallum told Kamloops Family Subsection members that it will be difficult to argue that reapportionment should take place in the future because in both Mailhot and Miller there were significant pre-marriage contributions. In Mailhot there were

16 years of pre-marriage contributions in a marriage that lasted 16 years until separation. Similarly Mr. Macallum argued that it is now more difficult to argue that there should be a reapportionment in favour of the spouse who owns the pension plan with respect to that portion of the pension that has accrued after the separation but before the triggering event. He cautioned that it would be prudent to obtain a s. 44 declaration as early as possible if you are acting for the pension owning spouse.

Eight Conveyancing Practice Resolutions Recently Passed by Vancouver Real Property Section Discussions have taken place in recent Vancouver Real Property Section meetings on practice issues which frequently generate disputes between conveyancing solicitors. The following resolutions were adopted in an attempt to avoid such costly disputes: 1. The purchaser or his or her solicitor is to obtain and pay for the Form A and s. 36 Certificate.

2. A solicitor should pay only $5.00 for each of the Form A and s. 36 Certificate, being the amounts prescribed by statute.

3. In a contract which states that adjustments shall be made "as of the adjustment date" the purchaser is to pay the costs and receive the revenues relating to the adjustment date and the vendor is to pay the costs and receive the revenues up to and including the day before the adjustment date.

4. A purchaser's solicitor should not send closing funds to

a vendor's solicitor on undertakings different than those in the vendor's solicitor's transmission letter, unless such different undertakings have been agreed to by the vendor's solicitor in advance of closing.

Resolutions 5-8. In the absence of specific instructions from the client or specific provisions in the contract: 5. It is not good practice to impose on the purchaser's solicitor in the letter of undertaking, without prior consultation, an arbitrary time for receipt of the sale proceeds by the vendor on the completion date.

6. Provided that the parties are reasonably proximate it is the vendor's responsibility tr pick up the sale proceeds frc. the purchaser's solicitor or bear the cost of its transmission.

7. Where adjustment of property taxes is made prior to payment of taxes, the adjustment for the Homeowner Grant should be made on the basis of the least common entitlement and where adjustment is made after taxes have been paid, adjustment for the Grant should be made on the basis of taxes actually paid.

8. Where a mortgage is assumed by the purchaser, mortgage payments should be adjusted as at the completion date rather than the adjustment date and the purchaser should assume this responsibility commencing on the completion date.

New Special Waste Regulations under the Waste ManagemenJAct Lanny Hubbard, head of Environmental Safety with the

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Ministry of Environment spoke to Environmental Law Section members about B.C.'s new Special Waste regulations under the Waste Management Act. The regulations which have been in force for about one year require that within 90 days of their coming-into-force, storages of certain materials in excess of specified quantities, be registered. Between 1,000 to 2,000 sites have been registered to date. Since the widelypublicized P.C.B. spill and fire in Quebec, a federal interim order was issued under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, compelling parties to come forward with information concerning storages of P.C.B's. As a result the number of registered P.C.B. sites in B.C. has approximately doubled over the last six months to about 500.

Mr. Hubbard also noted that Legislators must still address problems associated with treatment of special wastes at preexisting sites. Many sites are contaminated but not to a degree to qualify them as "special waste" problems under the current legislation. Many such sites have become an issue recently because of the current real estate development boom. In situ treatment by natural biological processes may be the preferred solution to this problem.

Employment Discrimination and Criminal Convictions: How much Protection does the Human Rights Act Offer Employees?

In a recent Municipal Law Section meeting Henry Castillou, solicitor for the District of Coquitlam, noted a recent case in which the Human l~ights Commission upheld the discharge by the District of a firefighter who had numerous criminal convictions for indecent

exposure prior to his employment with the District. The principal matter to be determined in this case was whether the convictions, relied upon by the District, were "unrelated" to the Complainant's employment.

In addressing this issue, the Commission considered several principles; in particular, a standard test which can be applied when making a decision on this question, and an apparent requirement for standards of conduct of some public servants.

The Commission approved the principle that an employer must consider the circumstances of the conviction before concluding that the charge related to the employment. The details of the offence, length of time intervening between the conviction and the employment decision, the employment history of the individual, his or her age at the time of the offence and efforts at rehabilitation must all be considered.

New Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System could have Drastic Effect on Employer/Supplier Clients The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is a nationwide system to provide consistent information on hazardous material (known as "controlled products" in the legislation) used in a workplace. WHMIS attempts to recognize the interests of workers, employers, suppliers (defined as a manufacturer, processor, packager or importer of controlled products) and regulators by balancing the worker's right to know about hazardous materials used at the workplace with industry's right to protect confidential business information. WHMIS imposes significant obligations both on suppliers of controlled products

intended for use in a workplace and on employers who have controlled products at their workplace. The three key elements of WHMIS are labels, material safety data sheets and worker education programs.

Labels must be applied by suppliers and/ or employers to controlled products or their containers to ensure that workers are alerted to the dangers of the product and are familiarized with basic safety precautions.

Material safety data sheets must be provided by suppliers and/ or employers to set out detailed information about the controlled product's composition, reactivity, health effects, preventative measures and emergency procedures. Worker education programs must be provided by employers to workers concerning the content, purpose and significance of the labels and material safety data sheets of controlled products at the workplace, as well as procedures for the safe use, storage, handling and disposal of such products.

Alan Winter warned Construction Law members that compliance with the scheme is supported by federal sanctions of up to $1,000,000.00 fine or two years in jail for a director or officer involved with an offence. No set penalty exists in the B.C. legislation. He encouraged members to advise clients of this not yet well known scheme and to urge them to send representatives to the Worker's Compensation Board seminars to learn about WHMIS.

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Lawyers for Social Responsibility Vancouver ConferenceNuclear Weapons and the Law$7,000

Legislative Update

Support for previously-funded projects or programs was reaffirmed as follows:

A person who contravenes the Act or fails to comply with it is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine up to $25,000.

Canadian Bar Association (B .C.) Lawyer Referral Service 89/90$74,292

Quoting from the Canada Gazette of June 10,1989:

Canadian Bar Association (B .C.) Dial-a-Law Program- $111,655

Mental Patients Association

Bonita]. Thompson

courtworker project- $29,014

The Legislative Assembly adjourned its latest sitting on July 20, 1989, after considering and enacting a very large number of complex and lengthy pieces of legislation. Ninety-two Bills were introduced by the Government and given Royal Assent. There has been insufficient time to complete a review of all the new legislation for this edition. A review of new legislation will be completed, however, for the next edition.

Canadian Law Infonnation Council operating 89/90-$44,000 B.C. Courthouse Library Society

core funding 1990-$1,939,890

University of Saskatchewan Native Law Centre operating expenses 89/90$10,000

Community Legal Assistance Society management improvement fund assistance- $2,375

Public Interest Advocacy Centre moving expenses- $15,000 Interest from lawyers' trust accounts enabled the Foundation to make a total of $5,246,127 in grants thus far in 1989.

Four governors have recently been appointed to the Board of the Law Foundation: Jacqueline Dorgan of Victoria; Glen Ewan of Golden; Douglas Walls of Prince George; and Maire Shaw of Vancouver.

Retiring Board Members are: Pam Murray; Dr. Anne Au tor; Glenn Clements; and Judge Thomas Melnick.

register annually. The professional lobbyist must file for E client he represents as requireu.

The Registry is open to the public.

Alert- Lobbyists Registration Act, S.C. 1986-87-88, c. 53

The new Lobbyists Registration Act and its regulations are expected to be brought into force on September 1, 1989. The Act is said to be designed to allow the public and federal public office holders to know who is attempting to influence government policy.

The regula tory scheme requires individuals who lobby federal public office holders to register with the federal government and to disclose certain information.

There are two levels of disclosure -employee lobbyists must disclose their name and that of their employer and professional or third party lobbyists must disclose the names of their individual clients, the subject matter of the lobbying and the parent and subsidiaries of a corporate client. The obligation to register lies on the individual lobbyistnot on the employer or client.

The employee lobbyist must

"For the most part, there will be no impact on private citizens who deal with the government.

Communication with public office holders on the day-to-day functions of government does not require registration. Neither does lobbying on a volunteer basis or on one's own behalf.

The Act provides an exemption from registration for members, staff and employees of provincial and municipal governments and for Indian band councils who, in their official capacities, lobby the federal government.

This stems from a recognitior c the fundamental relationshif among the various levels of government in a confederation.

Consular and diplomatic representatives of foreign countries, acting in their official capacities, are also exempt."

After extensive lobbying by the Canadian Bar Association, the Bill was amended to exclude "any oral or written submissions made to a public office holder by an individual on behalf of any person or organization with respect to the enforcement, interpretation or application of any Act of Parliament or regulations thereunder by that public office holder and with respect to that person or organization."

This provision will exclude certain representations made by lawyers respecting existing legislation but of course a lawyer's activities are often much broader than that.

The proposed regulations re to different kinds of activitie~ considered to fall under the Act:

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Communicating with a public office holder in an attempt to influence a. the development of a legislative proposal, b. the introduction, passage, defeat or amendment of any Bill or resolution before either House of Parliament, c. the development or amendment of any policy or program, d. the awarding of any monetary grant or contribution, and e. the awarding of any contract by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada, and attempting to arrange a meeting with a public office holder.

It is clear that many of these

listed activities are not covered by exclusion referred to above and that Canadian lawyers must keep this legislation in mind at all times when representing clients dealing with federal government officials at any level anywhere in Canada.

3. Securities Act, B.C. Reg. 270/86, is amended in s. 134 respecting securities of an exchange issuer- deemed distributions. effective July 15, 1989

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Wildlife Act, Mlll/89, Minister's Order that Motor Vehicle Prohibition Reg. 444/83 is amended. effective June 15, 1989

5. Electrical Safety Act, B.C. Reg. 11/87, the B.C. Electrical Code Regulation, is repealed and the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, 15th Edition, Canadian Standards Association C22.1, 1986 is adopted with variations set out in B.C. Reg. 166/89. effective June 16, 1989

6. Fish Inspection Act, B.C. Reg. 167/89, amends B.C. Reg. 12/78 and adds Schedule E "Requirements for Fish Buying Stations." effective June 16, 1989

Guaranteed Available Income for Need Act, B.C. Reg. 479/76, is 7.

amended ins. 10.1 and Schedule A, Income Assistance Rates.

For further information, write to Mr. Henri Denolf, Project Manager, Lobbyists Registration Branch, Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Hull, Quebec, KlA OC9.

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Regulations to Note 1. Financial Administration Act,

amended in s. 1.02 by replacing the definition of "producer."

B.C. Reg. 258/87, the Guarantees and Indemnities Regulation, is amended to exclude its application to a guarantee under the

effective June 16, 1989

Home Mortgage Assistance Program Act and its regulations. effective June 8, 1989

Home Mortgage Assistance Program Act, B.C. Reg. 158/89,

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Regulations providing for the amount of guarantee available, amount of mortgage available and setting eligibility requirements. effective June 8, 1989

and B.C. Reg. 159/89- Administration Regulation. effective June 8, 1989

effective June 16, 1989

log salvage permit. effective June 26, 1989

B.C. Reg. 185/89, the Forest Act Fees Regulation for Timber Marks is enacted. effective July 1, 1989

11. Revenue Sharing Act, B.C. Reg. 536/77, is amended by adding regulations respecting Independent Police Equalization Grants and Public Health Equalization Grants. effective June 30, 1989

12. Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters Act, B.C. Reg. 298/77 is amended. effective July 1, 1989

13. Financial Administration Act, B.C. Reg. 193/89, B.C. Trade Development Corporation Guarantee Regulation is enacted. effective July 10, 1989

Legislation to Note 1. Trade Development Corporation Act, S.B.C. 1989, a Crown corporation established to encourage and facilitate the export of B.C. goods and services. in force- June 1, 1989

Home Mortgage Assistance Program Act, S.B.C. 1989, c. 3,

and in ScheduleD, Financial Eligibility Tests.

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effective July 1, 1989

allows Cabinet to establish, by regulation, a mortgage guarantee program for first and second mortgages on properties and for security instruments on mobile homes.

Natural Products Marketing Act, B.C. Reg. 168/70 is

9. Wildlife Act, B.C. Reg. 338/82, Wildlife Act Commercial Activities Regulation is amended in Division 3 and Schedules 3.07 and 3.08. effective June 16, 1989

B.C. Reg. 76/84, Closed Areas Regulation, is amended in Schedules 3, 5, 6 and 9. effective June 16, 1989

B.C. Reg. 190/84, Hunting Regulation, is amended. effective June 16, 1989

10. Forest Act, B.C. Reg. 220/81 in s. 4 is amended respecting a person who may be granted a

in force -June 8, 1989

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No . 2), 1987,

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S.B.C. 1987, c. 43, ss. 25 to 31 amending the Fisheries Act to provide for the regulation of the aquaculture industry. in force -June 16, 1989

Municipal Amendment Act (No.2), 1989, S.B.C. 1989, c. 33,

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amends ss. 24(1), 82(1)(e), 263, 398,399, 401(2), 429.1, 676,930, 943(2), 975 and 996 and adds s. 930.1 of the Municipal Act. in force -June 30, 1989

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5. Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture Statutes Amendment Act, S.B.C. 1989, c. 31, amends, inter alia, the Fire Services Act, the Home Owner Grant Act, the Mobile Home Tax Act, the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act, and the Revenue Sharing Act. in force- June 30, 1989

6. Nursing Statutes Amendment Act, S.B.C. 1988, c. 51, that portion of s. 17 which enacts s. 15(3) of the Nurses (Registered) Act limiting the use of the title "nurse." in force- August 1, 1989

Branch Sections The Branch office is busy processing Section enrollment forms from the membership. It is projected that over 3,000 members of the Branch will join Sections of their choice. The deadline for receiving Section enrollments was August 15, 1989. Members enrolled on or before that date will not miss any materials mailed to Section members.

If you have not yet enrolled or

have lost your Section enrollment form, get in touch with the B.C. Branch office.

Entertainment Law The growth in the number of lawyers in Vancouver who are practicing some Entertainment Law has given rise to the suggestion that an Entertainment Law Section might be formed by the B.C. Branch. A minimum of 25 lawyers are needed to form a Section. Entertainment Law practitioners would benefit substantially from exchanges of information and ideas. Anyone interested should telephone John G. Smith at Russell & DuMoulin, 688-3411, or write to him c/o Russell & DuMoulin, #17001075 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6E 3G2. If there is sufficient interest shown, application will be made to the

Provincial Council to form an Entertainment Law Section of the B.C. Branch.

Mentally Disabled Parents: The Human Rights Issue The Community Legal Assistance Society with funding from the Secretary of State for Canada is presenting a one day seminar on September 23, 1989, at the Justice Institute in Vancouver.

This one day seminar will address several topics of interest to lawyers, paralegals and law students.

Seminar session will includeThe Charter of Rights, Implications for Child Protection Cases for Mentally Disabled Parents, Legal Procedures- Assessments, Witnesses and Gathering Evidence, Community Support Services, Case Studies and Consumer Perspectives on Legal/Judicial System.

The registration fee (includes lunch) is $50.00 for lawyers and paralegals and $15.00 for students.

More details are set out in the enclosed brochure.

B.C. Dates Unless otherwise indicated, the contact is the B.C. Branch office.

September 23, 1989 B.C. Branch, CBA Provincial Council Vancouver October 28, 1989 Branch Executive and Local and County Bar Presidents Law Courts Inn, Vancouver ~ovember16,

1989 Bench and Bar Dinner Law Courts Inn, Vancouver December 9, 1989 B.C. Branch, CBA Provincial Council Vancouver

February 2, 1990 B.C. Branch, CBA Provincial Council Victoria Conference Centre February 2 - 4, 1990 Winter Convention Victoria Conference Centre

For further information, telephone Kim Lyster at 538-2308.

April 7, 1990 B.C. Branch, CBA Provincial Council Law Courts Inn, Vancouver

Product of the Month

June 22, 1990 B.C. Branch, CBA Annual Meeting Meridien Hotel, Vancouver

For many years the B.C. Branch has offered a car purchase plan to its members as a special service. Our broker, Pro Group Sales and Leasing, offers to members (including family members) and their employees a complete selection of domestic vehicles at $150.00 over invoice on factory ordered vehicles.

Prices on all other vehiclesimported and domestic -will vary depending upon supply.

Many members have taken advantage of this car purchase plan and have been satisfied with the significant savings.

June 22, 1990 B.C. Branch, CBA Provincial Council Meridien Hotel, Vancouver

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