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2024 Fall Conference – OCTOBER 17 & 18

This year our Fall Conference took place on October 17 & 18 at the Superior Inn & Hotel Conference Centre (formerly the Victoria Inn). The Committee and the program chairs delivered  seven content-rich programs (Civil, Corporate, Criminal, Family, Estates, Real Estate, Labour and Employment).  We had another great turnout this year, including not only our own members, but also those from Kenora and Rainy River Law Associations. The conference agenda, brochure, and registration form are linked below.

As we do every year, there were daily TBLA door prizes available for the attendees, and  prizes from the sponsors.

Title Plus has returned again this year as our platinum sponsor of the conference! Our sponsors/exhibitors for the conference included Law Labs/Closer who sponsored the Wine & Cheese on October 17th.  Additionally, we welcomed the following sponsors: Lawyer Done Deal, Stewart Title, Quintalink,  McKellar Structured Settlements, Chicago Title,  eState Planner, Thunder Bay Health Sciences Foundation, CPD Online, and Bora Laskin Faculty of Law,  as well as Word for Word Reporting. We extend a big thank you to all our sponsors/exhibitors!  If you have any questions about the event, please contact us at library@tbla.ca.

Materials from the Programs

Civil

Criminal materials

Estates materials

Labour materials

Real Estate materials

 

2023 FALL CONFERENCE – OCTOBER 12 & 13

This year our Fall Conference took place on October 12 & 13 at the Victoria Inn. The Committee and the program chairs planned and organized  seven content-rich programs (Civil, Corporate, Criminal, Family, Estates, Real Estate, Labour and Employment).  We are thankful to all of them for all their hard work! We had a great turnout this year with over 135 individuals taking part in the conference.  We also wish to extend our sincere thanks to our keynote speakers who delivered very thoughtful advice to the attendees.  Below are links to the conference agenda, registration form, brochure and listing of CPD credits.

  • Keynote speaker Courtney Harris, Research Lawyer, Ontario Court of Appeal  – Thursday, October 12
  • Keynote speaker Hon Faye E. McWatt, Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice – Friday, October 13
  • 2023 Fall Conference Agenda
  • 2023 Fall Conference Registration Form
  • 2023 Fall Conference Brochure
  • 2023 Fall Conference – listing of CPD credits

Title Plus was our platinum sponsor of the conference, and has supported this event for many years now. Our sponsors/exhibitors for the conference also included Stewart Title, Bridgepoint Financial, Lawyer Done Deal,  McKellar Structured Settlements, e-State Planner, FCT, Deal Track, Integra, Closer, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation, and Bora Laskin Faculty of Law-Lakehead University. A big thank you to all our sponsors/exhibitors!  If you have any questions about the event, please contact us at library@tbla.ca.

 

2022 FALL CONFERENCE – OCTOBER 13 & 14

This year our Fall Conference was held in-person!  It took place on October 13 & 14 at the Victoria Inn. The Committee and the program chairs worked diligently to prepare and deliver  seven content-rich programs (Civil, Corporate, Criminal, Family, Estates, Real Estate, Labour and Employment).  Kudos to them for all their hard work! We had a great turnout this year with over 140 individuals taking part in the conference.  We also wish to extend our sincere thanks to our keynote speakers who delivered very thoughtful advice to the attendees.  Below are links to the conference agenda, registration form, brochure and listing of CPD credits.

Title Plus returned again this year as our platinum sponsor of the conference! Our sponsors/exhibitors for the conference also included Bridgepoint Financial, AssessMed, Teranet / Surefund, Stewart Title, Korbitec, McKellar Structured Settlements, Lawyer Done Deal and e-State Planner.  A big thank you to all our sponsors/exhibitors!  If you have any questions about the event, please contact us at library@tbla.ca.

 

2021 VIRTUAL FALL CONFERENCE (OCT 27TH & 28TH)

With the assistance of the OBA, our Fall Conference was held virtually on October 27th & 28th, with the assistance of the OBA for registration and delivery. With the rising covid cases in Ontario, the Committee felt it was best to move the programs online.  Over the two days, seven programs were delivered (Civil, Corporate, Criminal, Family, Estates, Real Estate and Labour)!  Please note that the Labour programs consisted of LSO CPD replays of the Six-Minute Employment Lawyer and the Six-Minute Labour Lawyer.   All of the programs were available to TBLA members free of charge!  Non-members who registered were invoiced after registering for a fee of  $50.00 plus HST per program.  We had very interesting keynote speakers at lunch on both days (CPD credits of  45 min EDI each!) with Professor Tenille Brown, Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, Lakehead University  on October 27th who spoke on “Restoule v. Canada (Attorney General) 2018 ONSC 7701: S.35 Aboriginal Treaty Law in Northern Ontario”; and Mr. Donald E. Worme, Q.C., I.P.C, Semaganis Worme Lombard LLP  on October 28th speaking on “The Current Historic Robinson Treaties litigation: the upholding of treaty promises and renewal of treaty relationships”.

And we had daily draws for prizes too!  Below is a listing of the prize winners:

  • October 27th
    • 1st  – Jasmine Kruschel, Carrel + Partners
    • 2nd – Matt Smiley, Ericksons LLP
    • 3rd – Nicole Rea, Rea Law Office
  • October 28th
    • 1st – Kasper Fielder-Tingley, Weiler Maloney Nelson
    • 2nd – Karen Hagman – Atwood Labine LLP
    • 3rd – Kristi Burns, Buset LLP

Program Materials

We wish to thank all of the sponsors for our conference this year, especially our platinum sponsor Title Plus!

2020 VIRTUAL FALL CONFERENCE (OCT 29TH & 30TH)

With the assistance of the OBA, Thunder Bay was able to offer three half-day sessions to the membership covering the areas of advocacy, solicitor work, and EDI.  We believe this program appealed to all members, whether specializing in litigation, family, estates, criminal, labour, or corporate. The keynote speaker at 9:00 am on October 29th was the Hon. Justice David Brown, Court of Appeal Ontario.  He spoke on the current state of litigation in Ontario, as well as commenting on the effects of COVID-19 on the courts, lawyers and their clients with the movement to virtual/online court hearings.  Kicking off the morning on October 30th was our keynote speaker, Mr. Harold Johnson, author, lawyer and former prosecutor.  He spoke eloquently on the effects of alcohol on Indigenous communities, the wider community and the justice system. The library now has a number of his recent works available for loan.

A big thank you to our platinum conference sponsor, TitlePlus, as well as all of our program chairs for making this virtual conference a reality!