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Safety since October 2016. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan in 1999 and a Bachelor of Arts from Acadia University in 1994. Fowler was called to the bar in 2000 and worked with the provincial Crown Attorney’s Office, including the Special Prosecutions Office, for 13 years. In 2013, he joined the Public Prosecution Service of Canada. He has extensive experience prosecuting complex files at all levels of court across Newfoundland and Labrador, including acting as lead counsel in numerous jury trials. He is a bencher, a trained mediator and member of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) who has served as the CBA Criminal Section Chair for Newfoundland and Labrador. In September 2016, he trained prosecutors in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of the CBA’s Supporting Access to Justice for Children in East Africa project.
(‘94); LAUCHIE MACLEAN (‘97); JOHN MEAGHER (‘95); JAMIE KEATING (‘94); NIKKI (HAMBLY) KEATING (‘94); PAT BRANNON (‘93); HEIDI (JENKINS) LUSBY (‘95); NATHAN KROLL; CHRISTINE WHITE (‘97); ROB CARRUTHERS (‘93); KATHY (HUBLEY) CARRUTHERS (‘94); and several from the future classes of 2027-2030. Stand Up and Cheer! ALISON SMITH (’96), spoke at Power of the Purse on June 20, 2017 at Mount St. Vincent University in Halifax. Power of the Purse was a one-day women’s conference that aimed to bring women together to build community, educate and inspire. In her speech, ‘When a Woman Believes’, Alison talked about her journey from professional teaching to motherhood to becoming a highly specialized parenting coach. Alison is helping families all around the world to have happier homes and stronger families with her unique approach to positive parenting. Find out more about Alison here: http://www. alisonsmithcoaching.com/
accomplishments!” We are, Kelly! Thanks for sharing!
too,
LINDSAY (SMOCKUM) FORREST (’99) and her husband Sean are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Logan, born March 29, 2017 at Mississauga Hospital, weighing seven pounds, 14 ounces. She is such a little miracle. Here’s hoping she will attend Acadia someday!
2000s
JEFF WRIGHT (’95) says there was an impromptu gathering of several mid-1990s classmates in Halifax this summer. Those attending included: Jeff Wright (‘95); TRACY LIGHTFOOT (‘96); GLENN THOMPSON (‘94); SANDRA (MACAULAY) THOMPSON
Here’s a neat update on JASON PRICE (’96), provided by his wife, Kelly Hinkley-Price. “Jason found a love for music five years ago and bought a guitar on Kijiji. He practiced (a lot!) and is self-taught. Long story short – in 2015 he recorded his debut album in Nashville and this past year received an ECMA nomination for country album of the year. He has a website, which you can visit here: https://www.jasonpricecountry.com/. We are pretty proud of him and his
ALICE WALSH (’01) has written a mystery novel. Set in the fictional town of Paddy’s Arm, Newfoundland, Last Lullaby is at once harrowing and homey, equal parts police procedural and dinner gossip. When Claire and Bram’s only child dies suddenly, it appears at first to be a case of crib death. But when the real cause of death indicates homicide and Claire is arrested as the number-one suspect, her friend, lawyer Lauren LaVallee, promises to do everything she can to prove Claire’s innocence. As Lauren combs Paddy’s Arm for suspects, leads abound. Meanwhile, Lauren’s own secret and sudden return of an ex-lover who wants her back threatens to overwhelm the investigation altogether.
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