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The 411 Seniors Centre is a registered
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, located at #705-333 Terminal Avenue
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,
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. It specializes in programs for moderate to low income seniors in the Vancouver area.


History

In 2012, 411 Seniors Centre relocated to Terminal Avenue in Vancouver. The 411 Seniors Centre Society owned and operated the 4 storey tall building at Dunsmuir and Homer Streets from 2006 to 2012. The Vancouver Trades and Labour Council erected this building in 1910 from union members' contributions. The building has had a long list of occupants and the provincial government took over its ownership in 1921. 411 Seniors itself began in 1947 when seniors programs occupied the first two floors, and the society itself was constituted in 1972. 411 Seniors is best known for its income tax and information referral advocacy programs and services. It has been known for initiating and actively supporting multicultural and
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programming for older adults in the Lower Mainland. It offers recreational leisure opportunities for seniors.


See also

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1918 Vancouver general strike The Vancouver general strike which took place on 2 August 1918, was the first general strike in Canadian history. There had been talks of organizing a general strike for quite some time due to federal conscription, censorship of socialist publica ...
- events that included this building when it was a Labour Temple *
List of heritage buildings in Vancouver The following is a list of buildings and structures classified as Schedule "A" and Schedule "B" heritage buildings by the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. These are ''designated'' heritage buildings, and as such are legally protected ...
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List of old Canadian buildings This is a list of the oldest surviving buildings and structures of significance in each province and territory of Canada. Alberta First Nations peoples in Alberta were generally nomadic and did not create permanent structures, however they did ...


References


411 Seniors Society webpage
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