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Born Steinbach, Manitoba, September 5, 1966; Admitted to the Bar, 1991, Manitoba; Fluently bilingual - French and English (written and oral).

Education
Collège Universitaire de St-Boniface; University of Manitoba (B.A., 1987 Medal of the Governor General of Canada); Faculté de Droit de l'Université de Moncton (LL.B., 1990, Gold Medal).

Member
Manitoba Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; L'Association des juristes d'expression française du Manitoba Inc. (AJEFM);  Club d'affaires de St-Boniface; Chambres de Commerce de St-Boniface (Past Director), La Broquerie and St- Claude; Canadian Canon Law Society.

Positions
Past President, but current Director, AJEFM; Vice-President, Père Aurèle Lemoine Memorial Fund; Past President, Centre Renaissance Center (Family Counselling Centre); Representative and Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Language Members of the Court Challenges Program of Canada; Past President, St. Boniface Business Club; Member, Centre Taché and Foyer Valade Care Facilities New Construction Fundraising Committees (total value of constructions $9,000,000 and total value of fundraising $1,000,000); Manitoba Bar, Real Property Section Committee, reviewing "Life Leases"; Recipient, Knights of Columbus International Award for Council Activity, Boston USA 2000; Barrister and Solicitor accredited by the Consulat général of France, in Toronto; Member of the Advisory Committee on Federal Judicial Appointments in and for the Province of Manitoba appointed by the Ministers of Justice (2003 - 2006); Past Director, Centre de Santé St. Boniface, appointed by La Société Franco-Manitobaine; Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of 17th (Winnipeg) Medical Company appointed by the Minister of National Defence; Founder of the Recreational Floor Hockey League for kids at Champlain Community Centre, St. Boniface; Election Campaign Co-Chair for the Honorable Member of Parliament, Raymond Simard (2005-2006); Director, St. John Ambulance; Recipient, 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year Award, St. Boniface Chamber of Commerce; Elected Vice-President of the St. Boniface Chamber of Commerce 2006. Nominated for Manitoba Business Award; Individual Community Involvement (2006); Appointed President of the St. Boniface Federal Liberal Association
Governor on the Board of the MB Div. of the Canadian Corps of Commissionnaires; Priory Vote of Thanks, St. John Ambulance (Manitoba Council, 2007).

Lecturer
Law Society of Manitoba: "Advising Seniors about Real Estate and Business Issues" (June 2000); "Ethics, Professional Responsibility and Law Office Management" (November 2002 and March 2003, September, 2003 and March 2004); Collège Universitaire de St-Boniface: "Les Sciences Infirmières et le droit" (2001, 2002); Conference Institut Joseph Dubuc "Les baux viagers au Manitoba: analyse et étude comparative" (November 2002); Conference Université de Moncton, Faculty of Law "Practising Law in French in Manitoba" (March 2003, published); Association des universités de la francophonie canadienne: "Maintenir et comprendre votre constitution et politiques" (2005).

Mr. Laurencelle also serves as legal advisor and corporate counsel to several not for profit and charitable organizations in Manitoba and elsewhere in Canada.