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Province appoints new provincial judge in Smithers

Logan Flint
By Logan Flint

A Gitxsan woman from Smithers is one of two people that were appointed provincial court judge by the B.C. Government.

Megan Olson passed the B.C. bar in 2008, practicing criminal defence law until 2013.

She also has experience in Indigenous Law and became an accredited family mediator in 2017.

Since 2018, Olson has been a managing lawyer at the Parents Legal Centre in Smithers.

Both her and Diba Majzub in Port Coquitlam will start in the role on November 24th.

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Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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