Schedule & Activities |
Time
9:30 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm All day All day All day All day All day All day |
Activity
Courthouse open to the public Opening Ceremony Mock Trial - "Merlin the Magician v. Hairy Porter" Bowden Institution Drug Dog Mock Trial - "Merlin the Magician v. Hairy Porter" Bowden Institution Drug Dog Explore a Courtroom Film Screenings Courthouse Tours Ask-a-Lawyer Craft Corner RCMP Pictures |
Location
Main Hall Main Hall Courtroom 204 Courtroom 201 Courtroom 204 Courtroom 201 Courtroom 102 Courtroom 101 Main entrance Downstairs Foyer Upstairs Foyer Upstairs Foyer |
Opening Ceremony
The Canadian Bar Association - Alberta Branch and the Central Alberta Bar Associations welcome you to Law Day. A trumpeter will lead us in 'O Canada'.
Mock Trial - 'Merlin the Magician v. Hairy Porter'
Join us for a light-hearted trial, where Merlin the Magician is suing Hairy Porter for the return of property he says belongs to him. Learn about the role of the judge, jury, lawyers and others in civil proceedings.
Bowden Institution Drug Dog
Hear from members of the drug dog team about drug detection duty in Alberta's correctional facilities. You'll also meet a narcotics detection dog!
Explore a Courtroom
Courtroom 102 will be open to the public throughout the day, so that you may 'approach the bench' and see what a case looks like from the lawyers' and judge's seats! Photography permitted.
Film Screenings
Come watch a selection of short films on our legal history, as well as on citizenship in honour of Canada's 150th Birthday! Films will alternate and run throughout the day.
Courthouse Tours
See behind the scenes! Tour includes courtrooms, holding cells, prisoner loading dock, and library. Tours run on the hour beginning at 10am, and the last tour starts at 2pm. Meet our tour guides inside the main entrance doors!
Ask-a-Lawyer
Your chance to talk one-on-one with a lawyer for basic legal information on subjects such as divorce, child support, wills & estates, traffic tickets, and more!
Craft Corner
Join students from the Red Deer College Legal Assistant program and other volunteers to make a craft to take home. Participants of any age welcome. We supply the materials, you supply the imagination!
RCMP Pictures
Have your picture taken with a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and we'll print it while you wait!
The Canadian Bar Association - Alberta Branch and the Central Alberta Bar Associations welcome you to Law Day. A trumpeter will lead us in 'O Canada'.
Mock Trial - 'Merlin the Magician v. Hairy Porter'
Join us for a light-hearted trial, where Merlin the Magician is suing Hairy Porter for the return of property he says belongs to him. Learn about the role of the judge, jury, lawyers and others in civil proceedings.
Bowden Institution Drug Dog
Hear from members of the drug dog team about drug detection duty in Alberta's correctional facilities. You'll also meet a narcotics detection dog!
Explore a Courtroom
Courtroom 102 will be open to the public throughout the day, so that you may 'approach the bench' and see what a case looks like from the lawyers' and judge's seats! Photography permitted.
Film Screenings
Come watch a selection of short films on our legal history, as well as on citizenship in honour of Canada's 150th Birthday! Films will alternate and run throughout the day.
Courthouse Tours
See behind the scenes! Tour includes courtrooms, holding cells, prisoner loading dock, and library. Tours run on the hour beginning at 10am, and the last tour starts at 2pm. Meet our tour guides inside the main entrance doors!
Ask-a-Lawyer
Your chance to talk one-on-one with a lawyer for basic legal information on subjects such as divorce, child support, wills & estates, traffic tickets, and more!
Craft Corner
Join students from the Red Deer College Legal Assistant program and other volunteers to make a craft to take home. Participants of any age welcome. We supply the materials, you supply the imagination!
RCMP Pictures
Have your picture taken with a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and we'll print it while you wait!