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Therapeutic Court Navigator Connects with Clients and Traverses Complex Situations

November 22, 2024

“It’s been really busy.” Ashley Rude is Legal Aid Saskatchewan’s Therapeutic Court Navigator supporting Mental Health Court (MHC) and Domestic Violence Court (DVC) clients in Saskatoon as they work through these time-intensive therapeutic court programs. This is a new pilot funded by the Law Foundation of Saskatchewan and established to support the work of Legal […]

LAS Rural Externship Student Observes Pelican Narrows Circuit Court

November 17, 2024

Legal Aid Saskatchewan rural externship student Amy Lalonde recently observed the Pelican Narrows circuit court, an experience she says is unforgettable. Sharing a plane with two sheriffs, a provincial court judge, a Crown prosecutor and a victim services worker, the crew landed in the northern village and quickly got to work. “We set up court […]

Court of King’s Bench Saskatoon Presentation Ceremony

October 31, 2024

The Court of King’s Bench in Saskatoon held the Presentation Ceremony for new lawyers of the court on September 27, 2024. Among the group of legal professionals were Legal Aid Saskatchewan’s Izaak Sowa and Gloria Faluyi-Ogieva of the Saskatoon City Area Office. Presiding over the ceremony was The Honourable Chief Justice M.D. Popescul. Sowa, presented […]

#SKA2J2024 Week: Free Film Screening at Roxy Theatre

October 29, 2024

As part of Saskatchewan’s Access to Justice Week, there will be a free film screening on November 1 at the Roxy Theatre in Saskatoon. “Us & Them” is a documentary that follows the lives of four people over the course of a decade as they struggle with homelessness and addictions. After the film, a panel […]

A Visit to Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge

September 30, 2024

The Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge is located on Nekaneet First Nation on Treaty 4 land. Earlier this month, Adrian McBride, Legal Aid Saskatchewan’s Regional Legal Director for the Swift Current and Moose Jaw area offices, and Taran Salh, LAS Rural Externship Student, were guests of Rachel Parker, the director of the healing lodge. Since 1995, […]

Court of King’s Bench La Ronge Presentation Ceremony

September 16, 2024

Sukhchain Singh, Morgan Blyth, Elise Burgert and Tyler Joorisity at the La Ronge Court of King's Bench Presentation Ceremony. The Court of King’s Bench presentation ceremony for newly admitted lawyers took place in La Ronge on Friday, September 6, 2024. With friends and family attending both in person and via Webex, Morgan Blyth, Legal Aid […]

LAS Employees Walk in Support of FASD Awareness

September 13, 2024

Tyne Hagey, Legal Director of the Regina City Area Office, and Jody Oakes, Gladue Services Coordinator On Monday, September 9 – International FASD Awareness Day – the FASD Network of Saskatchewan hosted public walks in both Saskatoon and Regina. The purpose of these events was to raise awareness about the effects of FASD, to highlight […]

LAS Lawyer Voted Best in Regina

September 12, 2024

It’s official – Cloudesley Hobbs of Legal Aid Saskatchewan's Regina City Area Office has been voted Best Lawyer and Best Criminal Law Lawyer in the 2024 Community Votes Regina annual recognition awards! This is not the first time he has been recognized in the Community Votes awards. Cloudesley was voted Best Lawyer in 2021, and […]

U of S Law Students Immersed in Legal Aid Life Through Innovative New Externship Program

September 5, 2024

This spring, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a $100,000 investment into new practical learning placements at Legal Aid Saskatchewan (LAS) and Public Prosecutions for University of Saskatchewan law students. LAS welcomed two students for fall semester credit through the Rural and Regional Legal Externship program – one in the Moose Jaw Area Office and one […]

Saskatoon Employees Celebrate 50 Years of Service

September 4, 2024

Chris Bennett, Acting Director of Saskatoon City Area Office (left), Jayne Mallin, LAS CEO (middle), and Samantha Neill, Acting Legal Director of Saskatoon Rural Area Office (right) It was a beautiful afternoon when Legal Aid Saskatchewan employees, community supporters, clients and justice partners gathered in Friendship Park in downtown Saskatoon for a celebratory BBQ to […]

Battlefords Area Office Hosts Film Screening to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Legal Aid Saskatchewan

August 29, 2024

Battlefords Legal Director Jonathan Bodvarson Earlier this week the Battlefords Area Office hosted a screening of Gideon’s Army, a documentary by Dawn Porter, at the Capitol Theatre in North Battleford. This film examines the careers of public defenders in the United States as they embark on helping underprivileged and marginalized people. Jonathan Bodvarson, Legal Director […]

Two LAS Lawyers Paddle into First Place

August 28, 2024

It was a last-minute decision for Tyler Joorisity and Sukhchain Singh to enter the Eagle Point Classic canoe race, and it ended in victory! Joorisity and Singh joined the Pimiskatan-La Ronge Canoe Club this season to not only take advantage of the access to northern Saskatchewan’s waterways, but as a fun way to connect with […]

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