The Canadian Bar Association of New Brunswick (CBANB) staff are working from home and there is currently no public access to the CBA NB offices. Our response times may be slower than usual and we sincerely appreciate your patience. Please feel free to email any one of us:
Denise Cameron,
Executive Director
denise.cameron@cbanb.com
Ginette Little,
Professional Development Co-Ordinator
ginette.little@cbanb.com
Denise Fiset
Membership Service Coordinator
admin@cbanb.com
CBANB will continue to update you on various issues that may impact you and your practice.
Please stay safe and healthy!
Canadian Bar Association of New Brunswick
The following CBA resources are available:
Vivene Salmon
- CBA’s pandemic resources.
The CBA’s Labour and Employment Law Section created a pandemic preparedness resource guide to address the key questions for employers, unions and employees. This guide is now available to the public.
- The CBA also has a new podcast, "Pandemics in the workplace: Are you prepared?", available free to the public. A webinar on “Pandemic Preparedness” was held on December 3, 2014. The recording of this session is available free to CBA members and for purchase by non members.
COVID-19 LEGAL AND JUSTICE SYSTEM UPDATES
The following is some information that has been distributed by the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) that may be of help to members in New Brunswick during this COVID-19 time:
The materials are being shared in the language in which they were created by OBA and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Here are some quick tips for maintaining productivity and balance while working from home prepared by the Ontario Bar Association by OBA member Erin Cowling, a freelance lawyer and Founder of Flex Legal Network.
Read more on how to put these tips into action
Social distancing and self-isolation don’t mean you have to let go of your connections with friends and colleagues.
Michael Eizenga, Co-Chair, Class Actions Practice Group at Bennett Jones LLP, has been using this opportunity to schedule "Virtual Coffees" with colleagues and contacts. "The connection is virtual but the coffee is real." You can even exchange pictures of your favorite mug for a personal touch.
A SIX-MINUTE STRETCH BREAK YOU CAN DO AT YOUR DESK
Quick Ways to Change Stress Levels
A TWO-WEEK CHALLENGE TO INCORPORATE MINDFULNESS AND HEALTH
Why not give it a try and see how it positively impacts your lifestyle?
OBA MINDFUL LAWYER SERIES
OBA’s complimentary Mindful Lawyer CPD Series has 19 modules of mental health and wellness advice from leading experts.
Homewood Health
COVID-19: How to speak to children
COVID-19: Self-isolation and quarantine: What you need to know
Quelling COVID-19 Anxiety - How much information is too much?
Additionally, we have identified several resources of interest available in French,