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| width="20%" | '''BC Bereavement Helpline''' | |||
| width="40%" | A non-profit society that helps people in BC cope with grief. | |||
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-738-9950 <br/> | |||
Toll-free: 1-877-779-2223 <br/> | |||
contact@bcbh.ca <br/> | |||
Email: [mailto://contact@bcbh.ca contact@bcbh.ca] <br/> | |||
www.bcbereavementhelpline.com | |||
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| width="20%" | '''''British Columbia Probate Kit'', Self-Counsel Press''' | |||
| width="40%" | Provides step-by-step <span class="noglossary">instructions</span> of how to probate an estate and includes all the required forms on enclosed CD-ROM. This kit also contains administration forms, which you <span class="noglossary">will</span> need if no valid will is available. | |||
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.self-counsel.com/default/bc-probate-kit.html www.self-counsel.com] <br/> | |||
You can also find Self-Counsel Press publications for <span class="noglossary">sale</span> in many bookstores and in your local public library. | |||
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| width="20%" | '''British Columbia Transplant Society''' | |||
| width="40%" | BC Transplant directs, delivers, or contracts for all organ transplant services across BC. | |||
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.transplant.bc.ca www.transplant.bc.ca] <br/> | |||
Phone: 604-877-2240 (Lower Mainland)<br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-6189 <br/> | |||
Email: [mailto://BCTS_Webmaster@bcts.hnet.bc.ca BCTS_Webmaster@bcts.hnet.bc.ca]<br/> | |||
555 West 12th Avenue (West Tower), Vancouver, BC V5Z 3X7 | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Coroners Service''' | |||
| width="40%" | The Coroners Service of British Columbia is responsible for the inquiry and investigation of all unnatural, unexpected, unexplained, or unattended deaths. | |||
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners] <br/> | |||
Phone: 604-660-7745 (Lower Mainland)<br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-7867 (Service BC) <br/> | |||
Email: [mailto://CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca] <br/> | |||
Chief Coroner’s Office Metrotower II <br/> | |||
800 – 4720 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral Service''' | |||
| width="40%" | The Lawyer Referral Service enables members of the public to consult with a lawyer for up to 30 minutes for a fee of $25 plus taxes. | |||
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1044 www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1044] <br/> | |||
Phone: 604-687-3221 (Lower Mainland)<br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919 <br/> | |||
Email: [mailto://lawyerreferral@bccba.org lawyerreferral@bccba.org] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Public Guardians and Trustee Office''' | |||
| width="40%" | Administers estates of people in BC who die with or without a will when an executor, family member, or other eligible person either does not wish or is unable to carry out the administration of the estate. | |||
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.trustee.bc.ca www.trustee.bc.ca] <br/> | |||
Phone: 604-660-4444 (Lower Mainland)<br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-7867 (Service BC) <br/> | |||
Email: [mailto://mail@trustee.bc.ca mail@trustee.bc.ca] <br/> | |||
700 – 808 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3 | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Society of Notaries Public of BC''' | |||
| width="40%" | A notary public can provide assistance with notarizing death certificates and providing extensive information about wills and estates. <span class="noglossary">Contact</span> the Society office to obtain the name and telephone number of a notary public near you. Ask the notary public how much it will cost for the first meeting. | |||
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.notaries.bc.ca www.notaries.bc.ca] <br/> | |||
Phone: 604-681-4516 (Lower Mainland)<br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-0343 <br/> | |||
Box 44, 1220 - 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6 | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Vital Statistics Agency''' | |||
| width="40%" | The British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency is responsible for the registration of births, marriages, and deaths in British Columbia. Offices are located in Victoria, Vancouver, and Kelowna. | |||
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca www.vs.gov.bc.ca] <br/> | |||
Phone: 250-952-2681 (Victoria)<br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-888-876-1633 <br/> | |||
PO Box 9657 Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9P3 | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Will and Estates: Attorney General''' | |||
| width="40%" | The Ministry of Attorney General website has information about wills and estates, including probate procedures. | |||
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1682 www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1682] | |||
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== Information about bereavement == | == Information about bereavement == | ||