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B.C.'s Lt.- Gov. Steven Point reflects on the life and career of Chief Judge Hugh Stansfield of the Provincial Court of B.C. during a June 4 special sitting of the B.C. Provincial, Supreme and Appeal courts. The judge died May 7 from cancer. Premier Gordon Campbell and former Attorney General Wally Oppal (second and third from left) are pictured with Insp. Nathan Davies of sheriff services and John Smith (far right), managing partner of Lawson Lundell law firm, where Stansfield was a former associate and partner. Photo credit: Gord Lemire, Ministry of Attorney General.
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A new justice access centre will be created in downtown Vancouver and videoconferencing capabilities upgraded to streamline court cases at two of B.C.'s busiest courthouses, former Attorney General Wally Oppal has announced. MLA John Nuraney was MC for the April 6 announcement.
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More than $3.3 million dollars will be spent to develop a Surrey Neighbourhood Justice Centre and upgrade videoconferencing capabilities at Surrey Provincial Court, former Attorney General Wally Oppal has announced. Surrey-Tynehead MLA Dave Hayer and Mayor Dianne Watts were on hand for the April 3 announcement.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal is joined by MLAs Ida Chong and Murray Coell (far right), along with representatives from sheriff services, to announce the Province's $10 million investment to create a high-security courtroom in Victoria and upgrade security at selected courthouses throughout B.C.
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Baja California Attorney General Rommel Moreno Manjarrez (in background) joined former B.C. Attorney General Wally Oppal (foreground) March 23, 2009 to sign a statement of intent that will see sharing of information about criminal activities that transcend B.C.'s and the Mexican state's borders. The attorney generals will exchange information on justice practices.
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A group of Campbell River teens and a Coquitlam ESL (English as a second language) teacher received provincial Nesika Awards on March 9 as champions of cultural diversity. Labour and Citizens’ Services Minister Iain Black (left) presented the award to organization category recipient Tara Jordan on behalf of former Attorney General Wally Oppal, Minister responsible for Multiculturalism. Jordan and the Campbell River and Area Multicultural and Immigrant Services Association won for their Youth 4 Diversity initiative. Also shown, parliamentary secretary for multiculturalism and immigration Dave Hayer and Elsa Fogale, who won for the individual category.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal (right) and Solicitor General John van Dongen attend a Feb. 13 announcement that the Province will add 168 police officers and 10 prosecutors as part of a comprehensive initiative to strengthen B.C.'s fight against gang and gun violence
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal (seen here) and the RCMP announced polygamy charges against Bountiful leaders Winston Blackmore and James Oler Jan. 7. About two dozen media attended the briefing.
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Dr. Ellen White, Snuneymuxw First Nation Elder, looks on as former Attorney General Wally Oppal delivers his remarks at the official opening of the Nanaimo Justice Access Centre. The newly expanded pilot project allows individuals with legal disputes quick and affordable access to information and services. The project is funded through the Ministry of Attorney General, the Legal Services Society and grants from the Law Foundation.
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(Right to left) Premier Gordon Campbell, along with Provincial Court of B.C. Chief Judge Hugh Stansfield and former Attorney General Wally Oppal, officially open Vancouver's Downtown Community Court Sept. 6. The community court brings together integrated services aimed at helping offenders break free from the cycle of cirme, homelessness, addictions and mental illness.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal, with Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism Dave Hayer, announces funding of $2.3 million over three years to the Association of Neighbourhood Houses for the Building Welcoming and Inclusive Neighbourhoods Pilot Project on June 30, 2008.
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Premier Gordon Campbell assists a survivor in lighting a candle to remember the six million people killed in the Holocaust. Former Attorney General Wally Oppal was MC for the May 5 Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony at the legislature.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal (left), MLA John Nuraney, Music BC executive director Bob D'Eith and MLA Dave Hayer, as well as staff, students and other dignitaries, were treated to a performance by 15-year-old Joe Given at Champlain Heights elementary school during the March 14 launch of Make A Case Against Racism. The contest encourages grade four to seven students to create anti-racism artwork for the cover of a music CD featuring songs that reflect British Columbia's multicultural diversity.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal announces the provincial Nesika Awards, a new program to honour exceptional work in bringing B.C.'s diverse cultures together, during a news conference Feb. 11. The new awards, open to individuals, organizations and communities, honour and celebrate B.C.'s cultural diversity and indigenous communities.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal spoke to a packed forum at Langara College Jan. 30 on gang activity in Metro Vancouver. Oppal was part of a panel that included Vancouver police Chief Jim Chu, West Vancouver chief of police Kash Heed, local journalists, educators and police.
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Premier Gordon Campbell spoke at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, an important historical and religious place in New Delhi, India during a December mission to China and India. He was joined by MLA Dave Hayer, Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism and Immigration, and Wally Oppal, former Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism.
The Premier's address was broadcast live across India.
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Larry Cade, program manager of the ministry's facilities services division, explains the progress of Vancouver's Downtown Community Court construction project to (right to left) former Attorney General Wally Oppal, Solicitor General John Les, Judge Thomas Gove and social and justice integration executive lead Allison MacPhail. Media were invited to gain a first-hand look at the work being done to shape Vancouver's community court.
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During a forum at Langara College on domestic abuse and violence against women, Minister Oppal made a presentation to Supreeti Gosh, Ashley Sandhu, and Mandeep Rokra. The evening session was dedicated to education, sharing ideas, and inspiring people to speak out on the issues of domestic violence and abuse.
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Minister Oppal met with students and teachers at Brighouse Elementary
in Richmond during the recent unveiling of the Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) initiative. SWIS
will operate in secondary and elementary schools in 10 school districts in the Lower Mainland,
Abbotsford and Greater Victoria this fall. Workers will help immigrant and refugee children adjust to
school culture and focus on learning, while providing their parents and caregivers with an
understanding of Canadian culture and the school system, increasing opportunities for their
involvement in the school and community.
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Tony Francis, Manager, Nanaimo Family Justice Services Centre, with
Wally Oppal, former Attorney General and Lisa Wood, Legal Services Society intake legal assistant celebrate
the opening of the Nanaimo Family Justice Services Centre on September 20, 2007. The Centre offers a
range of services to families undergoing separation and divorce and is one of the first intiatives to
demonstrate a new and less adversarial approach to providing family justice services.
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Premier Gordon Campbell (right), Perviz Madon, representing family members, and former Attorney General Wally Oppal lay a wreath at an Air India memorial in Ceperley playground at Stanley Park. The memorial commemorates the 329 passengers and crew, including 82 children, who died on Air India flight 182 and two baggage handlers killed at Tokyo's Narita Airport in the June 23, 1985 terrorist incidents.
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WelcomeBC, unveiled by Premier Gordon Campbell and former Attorney General Wally Oppal June 13, will help immigrants moving to British Columbia to adapt to life in their new communities. Premier Campbell (second from left), seen here with Oppal (far right), Minister responsible for Multiculturalism, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. chief executive officer Tung Chan and Brenda Lohrenz of ELSA Net, announced $43 million over two years to expand immigration and settlement services. Planning for an additional $28.5 million in services over the next two years is also underway.
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Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism Dave Hayer (centre) was on hand at the Burnaby Family Life Institute's launch of the Safe Harbour Program March 23 to present the Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of B.C. (AMSSA) with a cheque for $225,000. The funding will enable AMSSA to continue their work with other community agencies to help eliminate racism and celebrate cultural diversity. Hayer is seen here with Jeanne Fike of the Burnaby Family Life Institute, Lynn Moran of AMSSA and representatives of both organizations.
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With 2007 being the Year of the Boar, the Minister was on hand in Vancouver’s Chinatown to join in the festivities. He closed out the evening by feting celebrants at a Chinese New Year's banquet.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal reads to children during Family Literacy Day Jan. 27. Teaching immigrants to read is crucial to ensuring they are productive members of their community, the Attorney General says. Read Now BC, announced Jan. 26 by Premier Gordon Campbell, will help make B.C. the best-educated, most literate jurisdiction on the continent by improving reading skills among children, aboriginals and adults.
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Former Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Wally Oppal (right), Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism, Dave Hayer, MLA Mary Polak and Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Mike de Jong present a proclamation to the Khalsa Diwan Society on Oct. 8, 2006, honouring their centennial celebration.
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Premier Gordon Campbell, former Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism Wally Oppal, and Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism Dave Hayer, were on hand Sept. 9 to open North America's only dedicated kabaddi stadium, located in Surrey. They are shown here congratulating members of the Western Kabaddi Association.
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VANCOUVER - Former Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism Wally Oppal and Economic Development Minister, Colin Hansen, along with Federal Immigration Minister Monty Solberg, attended a roundtable discussion with the Joint Federal-Provincial Immigration Advisory Council on July 25, 2006. The council is composed of 18 members who represent the immigration sector from numerous perspectives. These include federal and provincial officials, and local government representatives, as well as sector members from health authorities, social research, legal services, settlement and integration, business, education, community development, refugees, and others.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal and Shuswap MLA George
Abbott were in Salmon Arm today to celebrate with Mayor
Marty Bootsma the opening of the new, state of the new
art City Hall and Courthouse. The environmentally friendly
construction features geothermal heating and cooling,
and advanced audio-visual and communications systems.
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Former Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism
Wally Oppal was one of the guests celebrating the grand
re-opening of the Italian Cultural Centre Society main
hall On Saturday, May 6. The Cultural Centre was built
in 1977 to maintain, promote and enhance the Italian
culture in the fields of language, literature, art,
and music, has now been completely renovated.
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Former Attorney General and Multiculturalism Minister Wally
Oppal was joined by Premier Gordon Campbell to distribute
gifts at the Vaisakhi celebration April 15. Also present
were Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism Dave
Hayer and Langley MLA Mary Polak. Thousands of people
attended Vaisakhi celebrations in both Vancouver and Surrey.
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On Friday, March 3, former Attorney General Wally Oppal was
the keynote speaker for the University of British Columbia
Law Review Annual Lecture Series. The speech focused
on confidence in the Canadian justice system and respect
for the law and its institutions. The Attorney, a graduate
of UBC Law School, also attended a Moot Court put on
by students.
Pictured: Faculty of Law students Phil Dougan, Beth
Regehr, Melanie Harmer, Megan Kammerer and Ada Lam with
former Attorney General Wally Oppal (second left). The students
were all part of the Moot put on by UBC Law School Friday,
March 3.
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Wally Oppal, former Attorney General and Minister Responsible
for Multiculturalism, recognized 31 new Queen's Counsel
at a reception on Friday, February 17. The Queen’s
Counsel designation is an honour conferred on members
of the legal profession to recognize exceptional merit
and contribution. New recipients were announced in December
2005. For more information see the news
release and short
biographies of the new Queen's Counsel.
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Grade 8 students from the Beattie School of the Arts
in Kamloops were recognized by former Attorney General Wally
Oppal for producing an anti-racism commercial that shows
true leadership, respect and multicultural awareness.
Left to right: Katie Degroot, Max Favell, Hon. Wally
Oppal, Lily Nichol, Sonnjea Chwyl and Jasper Krupp-Hunter.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal speaking at the Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony for Hong Kong's Cultural Heritage Exhibition
at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver,
Thursday, February 2.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal speaks with students from
the International Business School Wednesday, January
18, 2006. The students were touring the Vancouver Law
Courts to learn about Canadian Justice and had a chance
to speak to the Attorney regarding his thoughts on the
Canadian Justice System, immigration and multiculturalism.
The discussion was filmed by a news documentary production
team from Paris, France. Former Attorney General Oppal was
interviewed as part of a documentary on immigration
and multiculturalism to be shown across France during
the summer of 2006.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal and MLA Richard Lee along
with Albert Fok, chairman of Vancouver Chinatown Merchants
Association and association vice-president William Chu
tour a back alley in Chinatown to get a first hand look
at safety concerns in the neighbourhood. The former Attorney
General met with several prominent members of the Chinese
community while touring Vancouver's Chinatown Friday,
Nov. 25, 2005.
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Former Attorney General Wally Oppal announces that residents
of six B.C. communities will be able to resolve disputes
around parking tickets and other minor bylaw offences
at the local level at the 2005 Union of B.C. Municipalities
Convention in Vancouver. The program diverts cases from
the courts and makes justice more accessible.
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Former Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism
Wally Oppal, John Nuraney, MLA for Burnaby-Willingdon
and Dave S. Hayer, MLA for Surrey-Tynehead met with
over 100 seniors Thursday, July 21, 2005, for tea at
the Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors Society of Vancouver.
The Society invited Minister Oppal for tea to celebrate
his appointment as Attorney General of British Columbia.
Photographs courtesy of Chandra Bodalia.
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Former Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism
Wally Oppal paints the dragon during the opening ceremony
of the 20th annual S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Walk with the Dragon
fundraiser in Vancouver, Sunday July 17, 2005.
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