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REGIONAL WRAP-UP served as the president of both the law society and the Mani- toba Bar Association. "It's rare for a person to be the presi- dent of either, let alone the president of both," says Fineblit. "It demonstrates how he was respected by his peers." In 1965, he co-founded Buchwald Henteleff with his friend, Yude Henteleff, a firm that after several mergers would become Pitblado LLP. But as valuable as he was to the legal profession, Buchwald, who was called to the Manitoba bar in 1952 after graduating from the University of Mani- toba's law school, may have been even more valuable to the city of Winnipeg. His civic roles included chairman of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and directorships of the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba, the Health Sciences Cen- tre Foundation, the Consumers Council of Canada, and the Business Council of Manitoba. Buchwald was also a mem- ber of the Order of Canada. — GK Lakehead over first hurdle for new law school The LSUC has some reservations about University of Moncton opened its faculty in 1978. In late April, the Law Society of Upper Canada gave preliminary approval to the bid, sending it on to the National Committee on Accreditation, a subcom- mittee of the Federation of Law Societies, which must make a recommendation on the proposal, and the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. T hunder Bay's Lakehead University is one step closer to having the first new Canadian law school since the DD CL HRQTRF-04 LOE ad 5/6/08 4:12 PM Page 1 the proposal such as. access to enough ar- ticling and co-op positions. The LSUC's licensing and accreditation task force in January reported the current demand for about 1,300 articling placements in Ontario is expected to grow to 1,730 by next year. Lakehead president Frederick Gilbert says the law faculty would address the decline of sole and small-firm prac- tice, create better access to legal education for northern Ontario students, deal with Need a hand? Help is here with Dye & Durham BASICS® Law Office Essentials the Big Case Finally, a big case ideal for lawyers, accountants, businessmen/women, etc... Nylon pocket wheels C U PREFERRED SUPPLIER CENTRAL CANADA legal issues involving northern Ontario's resource-based economy, and focus on aboriginal law. The school would accept 55 students a year, with preference to those from rural, northern, or aboriginal communities. Lakehead hopes to have the new faculty up and running by 2009. McGill University law professor Rod- erick Macdonald, who conducted an ex- ternal review of the proposal, has signed off on Lakehead's plans, and the school has at least one influential backer. "There is a need for more aboriginal and non- aboriginal lawyers who have a clear un- derstanding of the law as it applies to key aboriginal issues," said former prime minister Paul Martin in a letter to LSUC treasurer."I fully support Lakehead Uni- versity in this endeavour and urge the law society to give its backing to the proposal as soon as possible." The Ontario Law Deans, however, gave a cool response to Lakehead's proposal. Once the NCA releases its recom- E To order please quote code #90036-00 yourONE source supplier for Office & Furniture Products Corporate Promotional Products Printing & Graphic Services Law Office Essentials Corporate Supplies Search & Registration Services dyedurhambasics.ca 1-888-393-3874 10 JUNE 2008 www. C ANADIAN Law ye rmag.com 1-800-263-2772 OFFICE & FURNITURE PRODUCTS mendations, each of the federation's 14 members must pass Lakehead's proposal. The Thunder Bay plan also may end up competing against expected law school proposals from Laurentian University in Sudbury, the University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. — ROBERT TODD rtodd@clbmedia.ca a D Y I n E 9 p N d & 9 C n D R m a 1 H a A n M S a 8 W e ' r e y C i o a