Additionally, “precautions will be put in place by Sheriff Services, which includes enhanced COVID screening questions and temperature screening for all members of the public and court stakeholders, including counsel,upon entry to the Law Courts Building.”
Notice – COVID-19 – Update (November 2, 2020) – Explains new precautions by Sheriff Services. “will continue to hear both in custody and out of custody matters in all of the major court centres and the circuits which remain open. All existing protocols remain in force.” It will also be reassessing protocols on a weekly basis.
Due to current developments in the COVID-19 situation, the Provincial courts will not be returning to a number of communities in the near future.
Communities affected include: Brochet First Nations, Cross Lack, Norway House, Gillam, God’s Lake Narrows, God’s River, Lac Brochet, Oxford House, Peguis, Poplar River, Pukatawagan, Shamattawa, South Indian Lake , Split Lake, and Waywayseecappo.
The court will be returning to Garden Hill, Churchill, St. Martin, and Sioux Valley on the posted scheduled dates.
Library users may already be familiar with one of our online resources, the Irwin Law Collection, available through desLibris, but were you aware that those texts can be downloaded as an eBook for offline research?
Library users will now need to create a Papercut account to use printing and copying services at the library.
To start, email us at library@lawsociety.mb.ca for the registration link and create an account by clicking on “Register as a New User.”
Select a username and password. You will need to enter this on the Xerox machine when copying and scanning, or on the computer when sending a job to the printer.
Once you have created your account, you can login and add credit. You can pay with a PayPal account, credit card, or debit card.
Funds will automatically be deducted from your account when you print or photocopy.
If you need any help setting up an account, or you have any questions please contact the library.
To address the timely release of individuals who have been arrested overnight and held in custody at police facilities anywhere in Manitoba, the Provincial Crown and Legal Aid Manitoba have implemented an overnight bail program.
Effective November 2, 2020, the Provincial Court of Manitoba has added an additional Judicial Justice of the Peace court sitting Monday through Friday at 7:00 a.m.
The Manitoba Law Library would like to acknowledge with gratitude that we are situated on Treaty One Territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree and Dakota peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.
Printing and Photocopying
If you need to use the library’s printing and photocopying services you will need to create an account. See us at the front desk for assistance.
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