OPENING OF THE COURTS OF ONTARIO FOR 2010

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

TORONTO, Sept. 10 /CNW/ -

DAY'S EVENTS

10:00 a.m.	Distribution of the remarks prepared by the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice
	Location:  Osgoode Hall, Judges' Reception, 130 Queen St. W., Toronto
	Copies of the remarks of each of the three Chief Justices (the Honourable W.K. Winkler, Chief Justice of Ontario; the Honourable Heather J. Smith, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice; and the Honourable Annemarie E. Bonkalo, Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice) will be available to members of the media.
10:00 a.m.	Special Divine Interfaith Service
	Location:  Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square, Toronto
1:30 p.m.	OJEN Award Ceremony & Presentation
	Location: Osgoode Hall, Main Floor Atrium, 130 Queen St. W., Toronto.
	OJEN's Chief Justices' Award is an annual award created by all three Chief Justices to recognize exceptional contributions in promoting public understanding, education or dialogue in support of a responsive and inclusive justice system. The Award recognizes an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the furtherance of OJEN's objectives by reaching out to under-served communities, developing innovations, establishing effective partnerships contributing to justice education programming. This year's nominees came from all over the province. The three Chief Justices will make the presentation to the recipient.
3:30 p.m.	Special Sitting of the Courts to mark the Official Opening of the Courts of Ontario for 2010
	Location:  Courtroom 6-1, Court House, 361 University Avenue, Toronto
	Special sitting of the Courts of Ontario at which the Chief Justices will deliver reports on the work of their respective courts. The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, (the Honourable David C. Onley), the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (the Honourable Rob Nicholson), the Attorney General of Ontario (the Honourable Chris Bentley), and the Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada (Laurie Pawlitza) will address the Court.
	Members of the media are permitted to use cameras during the Court ceremony as long as they are not obtrusive. As cameras are generally not permitted in a courtroom, any photographs or film taken during this event are authorized solely for the purpose of reporting on this event.

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