Oppal, Wallace
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An invitation to the New Horizons Gala, an exclusive fundraising event for the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies and Research, University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford. The invitation details the date of the event as 29th May, 2004 and the venue as the Ramada Conference Centre. Senator Mobina Jaffer and Justice Wallace Oppal are noted as the special guests for the event.
Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
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Photograph of Wallace Oppal speaking to the press at the Richmond Indo Canadian Youth and Parents Connecting with Each Other and the Community Conference in Richmond, B.C.
Wallace Taroo "Wally" Oppal is a Canadian lawyer, former judge, and politician. Born in 1940 in Vancouver, British Columbia, he served as a judge on the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the British Columbia Court of Appeal before entering politics. Oppal was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Fraserview in 2005 and served as Attorney General of British Columbia until 2009. He later chaired the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry and has been involved in legal mediation and arbitration. He has also served as Chancellor of Thompson Rivers University and is a recipient of the Order of British Columbia.
Wallace Taroo "Wally" Oppal is a Canadian lawyer, former judge, and politician. Born in 1940 in Vancouver, British Columbia, he served as a judge on the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the British Columbia Court of Appeal before entering politics. Oppal was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Fraserview in 2005 and served as Attorney General of British Columbia until 2009. He later chaired the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry and has been involved in legal mediation and arbitration. He has also served as Chancellor of Thompson Rivers University and is a recipient of the Order of British Columbia.