Experience
Since 1974, Barrister & Solicitor Parry Sound, Ontario
Sole Practitioner
Commencing February, 1998.
Partner
Powell, Cunningham, Kennedy & Grandy, 1978-1998.
Associate
Powell & Cunningham, 1974-1978.
Education
BA, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, 1968.
LL.B, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 1971.
Community Activities
President, Parry Sound Law Association, 2000 - Present.
Coach, Minor Hockey - Atom, Peewee, Bantam, Midget and Juvenille House League
and Rep Teams from 1983-1995, with advanced coaching certificates.
Director, Parry Sound Hockey Club, from 1986-1995.
Founding Director, Parry Sound Jr. A Shamrocks, from 1994-1997.
Director and various Committee Chairmanships, St. Joseph Hospital, 1981
- 1992; Vice-President 1988-1992.
Director and various Committee Chairmanships, West Parry Sound District
Museum, 1984 - 1999; Chairman 1994 to 1999. (Ministry of Citizenship
Volunteer Award 1993)
Graduate and Past Member, Parry Sound Power Squadron.
Member, Health Protection Appeal Board, 1986 to 1993; Vice-Chair 1991 to
1993.
Family
After law school, Joel spent a year working for the International Union
for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) in Bonn, Germany.
There he met and married Leena, who was a student from Finland working in
the same office. They have a son Jacob, a daughter Maija, a daughter-in-law
Lesley, a son-in-law Jonny and four grandchildren.