Publications (available in hard copies at The Advocacy Centre)
- Safe Haven manual
- Guide to Trouble Free Renting
- Finding a Place to Rent
- West Kootenay Family Law Resources
- Persons with Disabilities Application Kit: information sheet; checklist; doctor’s letter; PWD sample form
- Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers Application Kit: application guide; doctor’s letter; PPMB sample form
- Nelson on a Shoestring
- Advocacy Centre brochure
- Specialised Victim Services brochure
Links
Legal information/advice
- Legal Aid - To apply for Legal Aid, call Richard J. Strahl, Barrister & Solicitor, at 1.877.426.4066 (Cranbrook). Rick is in Nelson on Fridays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Kootenay Career Development (above the post office) for people to drop in and apply.
- Lawyer referral service - 1-800-663-1919. The program will connect you with the right lawyer, who will charge $25 for an initial 30-minute consultation.
- Access Justice Pro Bono Law Clinics – Meet with a Vancouver lawyer by video; located in Trail every other Tuesday. Call Trail Family and Individual Resource Centre to schedule (not by drop-in) at 250.364.2326.
- Dial-A-Law - 1.800.565.5297
- Click Law
- Courthouse Libraries BC
Family Law
- Legal Services Family Law Line - if you don’t qualify for legal aid, you may still qualify for free legal advice over the phone from a family lawyer. To find out if you’re eligible, call the Provincial Call Centre at 1-866-577-2525 between 9:30 and noon on weekdays
- Legal Services Family Law Website
- Family Justice Counsellor
- JP Boyd family law site
- Family Law Duty Counsel- There is a ‘duty counsel’ lawyer present on Family Court days in Nelson and Rossland. Duty counsel will help you with your case in court if you do not have a lawyer of your own. To find out when there are Family Court days, call the court registrar at 250.354.6165 (Nelson) and 250.362.7368 (Rossland).
- Family Law Legal Information Line - 1-888-236-2444
Income Assistance and Disability Benefits
Landlord/tenant
- Residential Tenancy Branch
- Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre
- West Kootenay Landlords Association
- Rental Owners and Manager Society
Other
