Annual General Meeting
AGM March 31, 2021
About fifty members attended the AGM this year which was held via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions. The TBLA Service Award for service to the community was presented to Katy Commisso for her extensive work with the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation, Magnus Theatre, the law school and so much more. The award for service to the profession was presented to Justice Elaine Burton, who has facilitated effective delivery of independent, impartial, and timely justice in our community, in the face of the pandemic, lockdowns, and the courthouse fire . The third recipient of the James L. Murray Memorial Award was John W. McDonald, for his exemplary professionalism in his dealings with clients, lawyers and the courts. Hearty congratulations to all of these well-deserving individuals!
- AGM Agenda
- 20200610 AGM minutes (approved)
- AGM 2020 Financials (approved)
- AGM Committee Reports
- Bencher’s Annual Report
- OBA Annual Report
Board Meetings
2021 June 11
- 20210611 Agenda
- 20210611 Financials (approved)
- 20210611 Minutes (approved)
The Ratio (TBLA Newsletter)
- The Ratio – No 17 Apr 2019 (April 2019)
Ramblings by Hon. John DeP. Wright
- Drafting Judgments (June 2013)
- Notes on – Civil Marriage of Non-Residents Act (Sept 10, 2013)
- Notes on – Corollary relief (Sept 10, 2013)
TBLA Submissions to LSO, etc.
- May 17, 2021 – TBLA submission to Legal Aid Ontario re: LASA 2020 Rules (Final) (Rodi-Lynn Rusnick-Kinisky, et.al.)
- May 17, 2021 – TBLA letter to Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford re: Closure of Youth Detention Facilities in Northwest (George Joseph, et.al.)
- March 3, 2021 – TBLA letter to Benchers & LIRN re: Library Budget Cuts
- Nov 30, 2021 – TBLA submission to LSO re: Family Law Legal Services Provider Licensing Model (Claudia Belda, Luke Ruberto)
- Sept 14, 2020 – TBLA Letter to Attorney General Ontario re: Mandatory Mediation, One Judge Model (Lori Kruse, Kate Kreps)
- June 1, 2020 – TBLA submission to FOLA re: Civil Rule Changes (Final – June 1, 2020) (Robin Clinker, Lori Kruse, Kate Kreps, Stephen Wojciechowski)
- June 28, 2019 – TBLA comments – lending client (Kady Stachiw, Gillian Matson); FOLA submission to LSO re “definition of Lending Client”
- October 25, 2018 – TBLA submission on “Options for Lawyer Licensing” (Robin Clinker, Lori Kruse, et.al.)
- October 15, 2018 – TBLA submission on “Governance” (Rene Larson)
- April 30, 2016 – TBLA submission on “Expansion of the Roles of Paralegals Clerks and Students” (Claudia Belda, Luke Ruberto, and Family Liaison Committee)
- Feb 5, 2016 – TBLA submission on “Compliance Based Entity Regulation”to LSUC (Duncan Macgillivray, Lori Kruse)
- February 22, 2016 – TBLA submission on “Construction Lien Act Review” (Chris Hacio)
- February 2015 – TBLA submission on “Alternative Business Structures” to LSUC (Duncan Macgillivray, Rene Larson, et.al.)
TBLA Documents
- 2021 Board of Directors
- Committees 2021
- 2021-2022 Summary of Insurance – Member Associations
- Letters Patent
- Bylaws – approved March 29, 2017
- TBLA Practices and Procedures June 12, 2015 approved
- Access to Courthouse Protocol (revised- Jan 2019)
- NW Region Representative Protocol (FOLA) (June 2020)
- Student Membership Agreement
