Category: In the Community

“It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.”  This blog was going to be about a fight for human rights; for the rights of prisoners to be treated humanely; for the rights to access to justice. And next month there will be a blog about precisely those issues. But something happened on Saturday to change my direction, to focus my mind on all the small candles that need to be lit in these times of darkness.

Introducing Legal Talk with Bonn Law on CJBQ, sponsored by McDougall Insurance & Financial. Tune in every Monday night, starting August 19th, 2019, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm on 800 am CJBQ. Stream online at www.cjbq.com or listen from your smartphone anywhere.   Legal Talk with Bonn Law is your chance to ask questions about the law. Ask them live on air by calling 613-969-1545 during show hours, message @bonnlawoffice on social media anytime, or email legaltalk@cjbq.com. Listen to past episodes of Legal Talk with

For those that follow Bonn Law or me (Kris Bonn) personally on Facebook, you likely heard that I celebrated my 45th birthday this year (2019) by running 24 hours straight around a 400-metre track in support of Brain Injury Association Quinte District (“BIAQD”). The plan was to start at 5:00 pm on Good Friday, which was April 19th this year, and run/walk until Saturday the 20th at 5:00 pm. As the start date drew closer, the weather continued to look

Note: Original article written by John Spitters and reposted with permission from Quinte News. Lawyers and those who use the services of the Salvation Army would be generally thought to be complete opposites when it comes to socioeconomic status. Today (Saturday) at Belleville’s Salvation Army Community and Family Services headquarters on Pinnacle Street the stereotypes were kicked to the curb.The balance of power was turned on its head at the first monthly “Brunch Bunch” put on by members of the city’s

Kris Bonn is turning 45 this April and he’s celebrating by giving back to the community (once again!). On April 19th at 5:00pm Kris will begin running the 400m track at Mary Ann Sills and will continue running for 24 hours. Kris will be pushing his body to the limit to raise money for Brain Injury Association Quinte District. Kris is aiming to raise $15,000 to help support BIAQD. As president of BIAQD Kris sees first hand the wonderful work