Cross Section: North

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer.

We had a successful conclusion to the section season (and a great start to next year’s season) with the Section Executive Workshop on May 31, 2017. Thank you to all of the section executive members who came out to participate. It was good to see such a good turnout, both in terms of sections and executive members of those sections. If you have any comments or suggestions arising out of the workshop, please feel free to let us know, as we are always trying to improve on the support that we provide for the various sections.

Meeting Information
While the start of section meetings is still a little while off, this is also a convenient time to remind that, with certain operational changes it is all the more important for section executives to have their meeting information sent to the CBA Section Registrar in advance of the meeting, so that this information can be disseminated to our members in a timely manner. Data compiled for previous meetings has shown a relationship between turnout and the notice provided in advance of a section meeting, so don’t wait until the last minute to provide the CBA Section Registrar with your meeting information. This will not only make life easier for our hard working staff, but will also result in our gratitude for helping to make the meeting process run smoother.

CBA West
A reminder that CBA West will be taking place in Nevada, Las Vegas November 17-19, 2017. Rub shoulders with your counterparts from across Alberta and British Columbia while taking in what promises to be a dynamic and interesting conference. Further information about CBA West can be found at www.cba-west.org.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank David Hiebert for the hard work and dedication that he has put into the role of section coordinator, and wish him luck in his new role as Secretary for the CBA Alberta. Amanda Lindberg will be the new fellow coordinator and we will be looking to personally introduce ourselves to as many meetings and sections as we can once meetings start up again in September.


David Hiebert is a partner at Witten LLP in Edmonton. David is a long-time CBA member and volunteer, having served on Council, as a member of the Alberta Law Conference committee,  and as chair or co-chair of a number of different sections.

 

Kyle Kawanami is a partner at Emery Jamieson LLP, where he practices in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis on creditor and debtor law. Kyle has served on the Creditor & Debtor Law and Junior Lawyers executives, and is currently a member of the Edmonton Law Day Committee.