If you are in immediate danger or if it is an EMERGENCY, call 911.

RCMP - Police
Location: 4811 49 Street, Red Deer
Phone: (403) 341-2000
Fax: (403) 346-1365

Dial-A-Law: Pre-recorded legal information messages available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Phone: 1-800-332-1091 toll free

Golden Circle Seniors Centre - Outreach Program
Phone: (403) 343-6074 and ask for the Outreach Co-ordinator

Lawyer Referral Service (operated by the Law Society of Alberta): Provides assistance to people who can afford to pay a lawyer but require help finding one.
Phone: 1-800-661-1095 (toll free)

Legal Aid Society of Alberta: Provides legal services to financially eligible applicants.
Phone: (403) 340-5119
Website: www.legalaid.ab.ca

Office of the Ombudsman: Conducts impartial investigations on receipt of written complaints from individuals who believe that they have been unfairly treated by the provincial government. There are only two offices in Alberta.
Phone: 310-0000 (toll free RITE line) and ask to be connected to the main office in Edmonton at (780) 427-2756

Office of the Public Guardian - Central Region: May be appointed legal guardian for dependent adults.
Location: 203 Provincial Building, 4920 51 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 6K8
Phone: (403) 340-5165
Fax: (403) 340-7131
Website: www.seniors.gov.ab.ca/services_resources/opg/index.asp

John Howard Society of Red Deer
Location: 5018 50 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 1Y3
Phone: (403) 343-1770

Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic: CLC offers free (pro bono) legal advice and services to those who may have difficulty accessing legal help through other organizations, e.g. Legal Aid, and who cannot afford to pay a lawyer.
Location: #301 5008 Ross Street, Red Deer, AB
Phone: (403) 314-9129

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Updated: January 17, 2007
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