When: Friday, June 7 to Sunday, June 9, 2024

Where: Crystal Lodge, 4154 Village Green, Whistler, BC, V8E 1H1

FACL BC is pleased to announce its inaugural Membership Retreat taking place at the Crystal Lodge in Whistler, BC from June 7 to 9, 2024. The Membership Retreat will consist of 3 parts:

• Conference at the Crystal Lodge on June 8, 2024 (CPD eligible) 
  
• Keynote Dinner on June 8, 2024
  
• Accommodation at the Crystal Lodge from June 7 to 9, 2024 
  

Details about each of these components are provided below. If you have any questions about the Membership Retreat after reviewing the following information, please contact info@faclbc.ca. We look forward to welcoming you to Whistler, BC this summer! 

How to Register 

Attendees have the option of purchasing a Retreat Ticket, which includes access to our Conference programming and the Keynote Dinner, or a Dinner-Only Ticket. Retreat Tickets are available to purchase now, and our Dinner-Only Tickets will be available for purchase on April 1, 2024. This is to ensure our conference attendees receive priority registration for dinner. 

Accommodation at the Crystal Lodge is optional and can be requested through a separate form. Invoices will be issued once your accommodations are confirmed. Early Bird rates for Retreat Accommodation will be available until April 5, 2024. 

Please ensure you complete the following steps to secure your registration: 

(1) Purchase a ticket here. 
(2) Submit your meal preferences and dietary restrictions for our Keynote Dinner here.
(3) Request accommodations at the Crystal Lodge, if desired, here.

Conference

Please note our conference programming will only be available in-person at the Crystal Lodge. The sessions will not be livestreamed (no hybrid option) or recorded. Speaker bios will be available shortly. The Conference is eligible for CPD credits. The following agenda is subject to change by FACL BC.

Friday June 7, 2024

• 4:00 pm: Arrival and Check In
  
• 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm: Hot Tub and Free Time
  
• 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm: Welcome Reception at Crystal Lounge*

Saturday, June 8, 2024 (Conference & Keynote Dinner)

• 8:00 am to 9:00 am: Registration, Tea and Coffee
  
• 9:00 am to 9:15 am: Introduction and Land Acknowledgement
  
• 9:15 to 10:15 am: Speakers - Judge Glenn Lee (BCPC), Justice David Masuhara (BCSC), and Judge Grace Oh (BCPC)
  
• 10:15 am to 10:30 am: Health Break (Pastry and Fruits)
  
• 10:30 am to 11:30 am: Speakers - Gaynor Yeung and Gurminder Sandhu, KC
  
• 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm: Lunch Break*
  
• 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm: Speaker - Raji Mangat
  
• 2:00 pm to 2:15 pm: Health Break (Pastry and Fruits)
  
• 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm: Speakers - Jennifer Chow, KC and Scott Morishita
  
• 3:15 pm to 3:30 pm: Closing Remarks
• 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm: Hike and/or Free Time
• 6:00 pm to late: Keynote Dinner - Chief Justice Leonard Marchand 

Sunday June 9, 2024

• 11:00 am: Check Out and Farewell
  
• 11:00 am to 1:00 pm: Lunch at Old Spaghetti Factory*

* Denotes at own separate cost

Keynote Dinner 

As part of our Membership Retreat, we are pleased to invite Chief Justice Leonard Marchand as our keynote speaker for dinner on June 8, 2024. The Keynote Dinner will feature a 3-course dinner with complimentary red and white wine, and will be held at Bearfoot Bistro (4121 Village Green, Whistler, BC V8E 1H2) from 6 pm to 10 pm. 

As part of registration, attendees will be asked to review the menu for the Keynote Dinner, submit their meal preferences, and indicate any dietary restrictions they may have by May 22, 2024 in our form linked above. 

Meet our Keynote Speaker: Chief Justice Leonard Marchand

The Honourable Leonard S. Marchand is the Chief Justice of British Columbia, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, and Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal of Yukon. He was appointed Chief Justice in 2023, having previously been appointed to the Provincial Court of British Columbia in 2013, to the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 2017, and to the Courts of Appeal for British Columbia and of Yukon in 2021.

Prior to becoming a judge, Chief Justice Marchand articled and practised at Fulton & Company LLP in Kamloops from 1994 to 2013. His practice focused on the liability of public authorities and he appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia and before many administrative tribunals.

Chief Justice Marchand dedicated a substantial portion of his career as a lawyer to pursuing reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, including by advancing civil claims on behalf of residential school survivors. In 2005, he helped negotiate and was a signatory to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement which, at the time, was the largest class action settlement in Canadian history. He then served on the Oversight Committee for the Independent Assessment Process and the Selection Committee for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Chief Justice Marchand is Syilx and a member of the Okanagan Indian Band. He grew up in both Kamloops and Ottawa. After completing a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering at the University of British Columbia in 1986, he worked in the oil industry for several years. He then attended law school at the University of Victoria, graduating in 1994. He was called to the British Columbia bar in 1995 and to the bars of the Yukon and the Northwest Territories in 2006.

Chief Justice Marchand divides his time between Kamloops and Vancouver with his wife, Laurie. Together their family also includes three grown children, their children’s partners, and two much-loved grandchildren.

Accommodations

FACL BC has reserved a discounted hotel block for the Membership Retreat. Please note that prices indicated below are for two nights of accommodation (Friday June 7, 2024 and Saturday, June 8, 2024) with check out on Sunday June 9, 2024.

Availability is subject to a first-come-first-serve basis - there are limited spots! Once the FACL BC hotel block at the Crystal Lodge sells out, Membership Retreat attendees are responsible for coordinating their own accommodation in Whistler, BC. Payment for the accommodation is non-refundable once received by FACL BC.

Due to Crystal Lodge's requirements, we are unable to accommodate requests for one night of accommodation. Commitment to the full duration of the Membership Retreat is required if booking accommodations as part of the FACL BC hotel block. For all other accommodation requests please contact Stephanie Okeil at Crystal Lodge (sokeil@crystal-lodge.com) and quote the FACL BC Retreat in the subject line.

Early Bird Pricing Until April 5, 2024 (Two Nights, Tax Included)

• Triple Occupancy: $225 per person (3 people per room)
  
• Double Occupancy: $250 per person (2 people per room)
  
• Single Occupancy: $490 (1 person per room - note that the booked individual may bring up to 3 other people, including a spouse and/or children)
  

Regular Pricing After April 5, 2024 (Two Nights, Tax Included)

• Triple Occupancy: $250 per person (3 people per room)
  
• Double Occupancy: $275 per person (2 people per room)
  
• Single Occupancy: $505 (1 person per room - note that the booked individual may bring up to 3 other people, including a spouse and/or children)
  

To request a single, double, or triple occupancy room, please complete our accommodation request form linked above. We encourage attendees to coordinate with potential roommates and submit one form per group. Please note that attendees submitting as a group will be given priority over individual requests. We cannot guarantee room availability for individual requests.

Transportation

FACL BC assumes no liability for any injuries or accident(s) that occur in, or on the way to and from Whistler, BC. All attendees are responsible for their own transportation cost(s) to and from Whistler, BC.