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10 J U N E 2 0 1 5 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m \ AT L A N T I C \ C E N T R A L \ P R A I R I E S \ W E S T REGIONAL WRAP-UP P eople are living and working longer according to the most recent Statistics Canada figures. Historically lawyers and judges tend to retire late. Most judges can remain on the job until they're 75. Early retirements in the judiciary are rare, and when they do complete their terms, judges are frequently returning to practice. To mention just one distinguished example, former Supreme Court justice John Major is still a lawyer with Bennett Jones in Calgary at 84. So who are the most senior lawyers still active in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba? And who has the most con- tinuous long service of them all? Canadian Lawyer decided to find out. The most senior practising lawyer in all three Prairie prov- inces is in Alberta: William Chipman, who works with the Gunn Law Group in Edmonton. He turns 92 on June 11. Born in Nova Scotia, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War. He studied law at Dalhousie University in Halifax and soon after graduation moved to Alberta, where he was called on Aug. 9, 1949. He has been a lawyer continuously ever since, which means at this writing he has been a lawyer for 65 years! He practised first in Calgary, but after about five years moved to Edmonton and has remained there ever since. Chipman still practises "in a very limited way" and likes Who is the most senior active lawyer on the Prairies? GEOFF ELLWAND The Board of Governors for the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) invites nominations and applications for the position of Executive Director. The Law Commission of Ontario is a partnership among the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Law Foundation of Ontario, the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney *HQHUDODQG2QWDULR·VVHYHQ/DZ6FKRROVLQFOXGLQJ2VJRRGH+DOO/DZ6FKRRO at York University where the LCO is housed. The mandate of the LCO is to recommend law reform measures to enhance WKH OHJDO V\VWHP·V UHOHYDQFH HIIHFWLYHQHVV DQG DFFHVVLELOLW\ LPSURYH WKH DGPLQLVWUDWLRQRIMXVWLFHWKURXJKWKHFODULÀFDWLRQDQGVLPSOLÀFDWLRQRIWKHODZ FRQVLGHUWKHXVHRIWHFKQRORJ\WRHQKDQFHDFFHVVWRMXVWLFHVWLPXODWHFULWLFDOOHJDO GHEDWHDQGVXSSRUWVFKRODUO\UHVHDUFK7KH/&2LVLQGHSHQGHQWRIJRYHUQPHQW DQGVHOHFWVSURMHFWVWKDWUHÁHFWWKHGLYHUVHFRPPXQLWLHVRI2QWDULR,WHQJDJHV in multi-disciplinary research and analysis, makes holistic recommendations, and FRQVXOWVZLWKDIIHFWHGJURXSVDQGWKHSXEOLFPRUHJHQHUDOO\7KH/&2KDVLVVXHG JURXQGEUHDNLQJ5HSRUWVRQWKH/DZDQG3HUVRQVZLWK'LVDELOLWLHV)DPLO\/DZ 5HIRUPDQG9XOQHUDEOH:RUNHUVDQG3UHFDULRXV:RUN)RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQ DERXWWKH/&2DQGWRUHYLHZLWVFXUUHQWSURMHFWVYLVLWZZZOFRFGRRUJ 5HSRUWLQJWRWKH%RDUGWKH([HFXWLYH'LUHFWRUZRUNVLQSDUWQHUVKLSZLWK%RDUG PHPEHUVRQWKHGHYHORSPHQWRIWKH/&2·VUHVHDUFKDJHQGDDQGUHVHDUFK projects. The Executive Director recruits and manages Commission staff, chairs WKH&RPPLVVLRQ·VDGYLVRU\JURXSVWKH&RPPXQLW\&RXQFLODQG/DZ6FKRRO 5HVHDUFK*URXSUHSUHVHQWVWKH/&2WRH[WHUQDOJURXSVDQGVSHDNVDERXWODZ reform in a variety of fora. 7KH ([HFXWLYH 'LUHFWRU PXVW EH SDVVLRQDWH DERXW UHVKDSLQJ ODZ ZKHUH appropriate, to improve the lives of Ontarians, and in working with other organizations committed to increasing access to justice. Candidates should SRVVHVVDODZGHJUHHDQGDUHFRUGRIVXFFHVVIXOOHDGHUVKLSSUHIHUDEO\JDLQHGLQ &DQDGD·VVFKRODUO\DQGOHJDOHQYLURQPHQW 7KH/DZ&RPPLVVLRQRI2QWDULRLVORFDWHGLQWKH,JQDW.DQHII%XLOGLQJKRPHRI 2VJRRGH+DOO/DZ6FKRRODW

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