April 1 - 15, 2019
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Law Week brings free,
family-friendly activities to
BC communities
VANCOUVER, British Colum-
bia - The Canadian Bar Association,
BC Branch (CBABC) invites all Brit-
ish Columbians to Law Week activi-
ties around BC. Attend a free public
law class, take a courthouse tour and
enjoy free legal advice from volunteer
lawyers.
Law Week is an anniversary cele-
bration of Canada’s Charter of Rights
and Freedoms. Public events provide
a chance to discover available legal
resources and learn about how the
justice system works.
Dial-a-Lawyer Day is the highlight
event of Law Week. On Saturday, April
13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dial-a-
Lawyer Day offers British Columbians
free legal advice from a volunteer law-
yer for up to 15 minutes by phone.
This complimentary service cov-
ers various areas of law including
family, business, employment and im-
migration law, plus wills & estates and
tort & motor vehicles. Dial-a-Lawyer
Day is available to all British Colum-
bians toll-free at 1-800-663-1919 or
604-687-3221 in the lower mainland.
Law Week activities extend
through April and May in many BC
communities. Activities include Harry
Potter on trial, K9 demonstrations with
local police departments, and First
Nations Elder story telling. These fun
and interesting learning opportunities
will take place on the island, through
the Northern and Southern interior
and in the Lower Mainland. Full de-
tails at BCLawWeek.org.
Since 1983, the Canadian Bar
Association presents Law Week annu-
ally to educate Canadians on the vital
role played by lawyers and the courts
in guaranteeing an open, independent
and unbiased judicial system. Our BC
Law Week partners are Continuing
Legal Education Society of BC, Law
Foundation of BC, Law Society of BC
and the Vancouver Bar Association.
The Canadian Bar Association
is the professional organization rep-
resenting more than 38,000 lawyers,
judges and law students across Cana-
da with over 7,000 members in British
Columbia. Visit CBABC.org. (media@
cbabc.org)
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