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His gardens have won Jack Woodward some serious hardware.
Of bees and the land Jack Woodward is known as one of the founding fathers of the practice of aboriginal law.
He also raises bees and has a fantastic garden. BY GAYLE MAVOR
deliver the news. After 32 years in prac- tice, Jack Woodward learned he'd been
H
e was sitting on a beach in Mexico at Christmas when British Columbia Attorney General Shirley Bond called to
honoured with the Queen's Counsel designation, also referred to as "taking silk" in reference to the silk robes QC's wear. "Most people know Jack for his work
on behalf of indigenous people and on the advancement of aboriginal law in
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Arvay, "but, scratch the surface and you'll find a creative, unceasingly dili- gent visionary and community leader. His boundless passion for helping peo- ple is contagious and inspiring." As one of Canada's founding fathers
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