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Vancouver Sun
April 23, 2020
Ian Mulgrew: BC legal aid agency expects deluge of cases as COVID wave crashes
Prince George Citizen
January 22, 2020
Free mediation services for parenting disputes offered online
Vancouver Sun
November 13, 2019
Brian Young: How legal aid works in BC
Vancouver Sun
October 30, 2019
Ian Mulgrew: BC legal aid funding not worth crowing about?
Vancouver Sun
October 21, 2019
Opinion: Legal aid pact heralds new era
Vancouver Sun
October 16, 2019
Ian Mulgrew: Legal aid lawyers in BC get pay hike
My Bulkley Lakes Now
October 02, 2019
Smithers Parents Legal Centre hosts grand opening
Lake Cowichan Gazette
September 12, 2019
Parents Legal Centres expand to Duncan
The Lawyer's Daily
September 04, 2019
New online tool for parenting plans avoids cost, conflict: Legal Services Socie…
CKPG Today
August 24, 2019
Indigenous families the focus of new Parents Legal Centre
Prince George Matters
August 23, 2019
Prince George’s Parents Legal Centre aims to protect Indigenous children
CBC Daybreak North
August 22, 2019
Listen to interview about Legal Aid BC's Parents Legal Centres in the north7.48 MB
Financial Post
July 30, 2019
Tyler Technologies Expands Online Dispute Resolution to British Columbia, Canada
North Island Gazette
July 12, 2019
New law centre serving BC region with highest rates of kids in care
Campbell River Mirror
July 12, 2019
Families facing child apprehension to receive free legal services in Campbell R…
My Comox Valley Now
July 11, 2019
Parents Legal Centre officially opens to serve North Island
My Cariboo Now
July 05, 2019
Legal Services Society to open Parents Legal Centre in Williams Lake
The Star
May 29, 2019
More people to be eligible for legal aid in British Columbia, society says
Vancouver Sun
March 30, 2019
Ian Mulgrew: B.C. government averts legal aid strike with interim deal
Vancouver Sun
February 28, 2019
Ian Mulgrew: Legal Aid scrambles to ready for walkout
Vancouver Sun
February 25, 2019
Ian Mulgrew: Lawyers threaten strike over "crippled legal aid system in BC"
Canadian Lawyer
February 06, 2019
Stakeholders favour mixed model for legal aid services
The Province
February 05, 2019
Legal Services Society’s MyLawBC brings innovative approach to helping people r…
Prince George Citizen
December 11, 2018
New Parents Legal Centre aims to keep Indigenous families together
Vancouver Sun
December 10, 2018
Ian Mulgrew: Ukraine turns to BC for legal aid
My Bulkley Lakes Now
December 05, 2018
Helping Indigenous Families Stay Together
Times Colonist
November 30, 2018
Legal-aid just a start, attorney general says
The Tyee
November 22, 2018
Legal Centres Level the Playing Field for Parents Fighting to Keep their Childr…
Vancouver Sun
May 22, 2018
Ian Mulgrew: Legal Aid broadsides government on funding
Vancouver Sun
February 22, 2018
Ian Mulgrew: Legal aid boost in eye of beholder
Vancouver Sun
January 07, 2018
Ian Mulgrew: Stretched legal aid living on hope in BC
Vancouver Sun
December 06, 2017
Opinion: BC Legal Aid in dire need of government funding
Times Colonist
November 10, 2017
Cash injection spares refugees from losing legal aid -- for now
Vancouver Sun
August 14, 2017
Q&A with BC's new attorney general David Eby
Vancouver Metro
July 26, 2017
Refugees' legal aid extended 3 months after funding injection
Vancouver Sun
July 25, 2017
Ian Mulgrew: Efforts to reduce numbers of Aboriginals in jail failing badly
Roundhouse Radio
July 17, 2017
Interview with LSS CEO Mark Benton on Evenings with Kirk LaPointe
Times Colonist
July 09, 2017
Legal aid cuts put refugees claimants, immigrants at risk, experts say
Vancouver Sun
June 26, 2017
Ian Mulgrew: Legal aid for refugees in BC being cut Aug. 1
Vancouver Sun
May 11, 2017
Ian Mulgrew: BC legal aid challenge may hurt those it aims to help
Vancouver Sun
April 27, 2017
Ian Mulgrew: Vunerable mothers fleeing violence sue over legal aid
Vancouver Metro
April 27, 2017
'I'm tired of being a victim': Woman sues BC over legal aid ordeal
CTV News
March 13, 2017
'We really don't want to go back': Family caught crossing border now in legal l…
Vancouver Sun
March 07, 2017
Ian Mulgrew: BC Law Society's better late-than-never legal aid vision