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I am a second year Library Information Technology student from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). In my program we are required to take part in two three-week practicums in our last semester of study. I was fortunate enough to be placed at the...
My article in Alberta History about Edmonton lawyer and human rights activist, Gordon S.D. Wright. Gordon S.D. Wright and Charter...
By Brenda McCafferty This tribute is inspired by lawyer Frank Newson’s’ article, 1983 entitled “Q.C. to K.C. to Q.C.” found within the Law Society of Alberta, Heritage Committee records at LASA (Committee member Alexander Andrekson). The reign of K.C.’s: King...
Glenn M. Morrison, K.C. Lethbridge, Alberta December 29, 1934 – September 25, 2022 Mr. Glenn M. Morrison, K.C., of Lethbridge, Alberta, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at the age of eighty-seven. He was born on December 29, 1934, in Medicine Hat,...
Alec Addington Ballachey, Sr. grew up in Brantford, Ontario, and received his law degree from Osgoode Hall in 1904. He ventured west and initially set up shop in Fort Macleod. In 1905 he moved to High River. Alec Sr. met his wife, Genevieve McDonell, and they were...
On April 17, 2022, the fortieth anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has come and gone. Since its introduction, there has been plenty of discussion about the political and legal significance of the Charter over the last forty years. Forty years is not...
Black History Month Every February, Canadians across the country are invited to honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. Here, at the Legal Archives Society of Alberta, we are acknowledging the transformative work of Black lawyers and judges,...
Black History Month Every February, Canadians across the country are invited to honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. Here, at the Legal Archives Society of Alberta, we are acknowledging the transformative work of Black lawyers and judges,...
Black History Month Every February, Canadians across the country are invited to honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. Here, at the Legal Archives Society of Alberta, we are acknowledging the transformative work of Black lawyers and judges,...
Black History Month Every February, Canadians across the country are invited to honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. Here, at the Legal Archives Society of Alberta, we are acknowledging the transformative work of Black lawyers and judges,...