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Feedback Wanted: Legal Info Publications
People’s Law School and Legal Aid BC have announced a new partnership concerning legal information publications (aka freebie booklets). Effective immediately, People’s Law School will be taking over p...
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New Service BC Mobile Service Centre
Service BC has a new Mobile Service Centre, which provides services to communities with technological or geographical barriers who might find it challenging to access Service BC locations. The Centre...
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Feedback Wanted for Family Law Changes in BC
Family law is the area of law that deals with matters relating to the family and usually comes into play when intimate relationships break down. It covers topics such as separation, divorce, child cus...
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Announcement: SHARP Workplaces Closing Services
Many of you may remember our previous blog post and webinar from last year regarding the SHARP Workplaces Legal Advice Clinic, which provides free legal advice to those who are experiencing or have ex...
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Seeking Feedback about Book & Programming Challenges
LawMatters and British Columbia Library Association are looking for your feedback! In anticipation of future training to support BC public libraries when responding to aggressive challenges to their c...
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