Sarah Lumsden has joined Hawkins Lang + Price! We anticipate our clients will be thrilled to learn that Sarah is joining our team. She is well known for her thoughtful, practical, and culturally sensitive workplace investigations, mediations, and training. She honed her skills in this neutral work over the last six years. Prior to that, she was in-house at HEABC and at the Vancouver Canucks, giving her a strong foundation in business operations and contributing to her team-minded approach. She is an incredible colleague.

Members of the Hawkins Lang + Price team had the opportunity to attend the Workplace Investigations in Canada Conference (WICC 2026) in Montréal, joining professionals from across Canada to deepen their knowledge and share best practices in workplace investigations.

The conference offered a range of insightful sessions focused on emerging trends, legal developments, and practical approaches to conducting fair, thorough, and trauma‑informed investigations. Attending allowed our team to engage directly with other industry experts, learn from real‑world case studies, exchange perspectives with our peers, and spend some quality time team together.

As workplace investigators, we are ever mindful to ensure our investigation process is fair, reasonable, and ultimately withstands legal scrutiny. The 2025 case of Air Canada v Canadian Union of Public Employees, Air Canada Component, 2025 CanLII 39078 (CA LA) (Hastings Discharge Grievance) addresses bias, the standard of proof, and thoroughness. It offers lessons to internal and external investigators on how to help ensure the investigation process withstands turbulence.

Marion Galinski has joined the Hawkins Lang + Price team! Many of our clients know Marion from her years conducting workplace investigations across a range of sectors. She has focused her expertise on complex and sensitive investigations, including sexual harassment and assault, and other serious misconduct.

The 2026 theme for Black History Month in Canada is “30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations—From Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries,” highlighting the enduring contributions of Black Canadians across time. Violet King, who became the first Black woman lawyer in Canada, and her family lived in the Hillhurst Sunnyside community of Calgary from 1919-1975.

We are a team of leading and highly experienced workplace investigators serving British Columbia and Alberta, and we are so pleased to introduce our new firm.