The 411 Seniors Centre is a registered society

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, located at 411 Dunsmuir Street, in downtown Vancouver

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, British Columbia

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. It specializes in programs for moderate to low income seniors in the Vancouver area and has an active membership of more than 1,500 persons.

History

411 Seniors has since 2006 owned and operated the 4 storey tall building at Dunsmuir and Homer Streets. The Vancouver Trades and Labour Council erected the 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.http://www.411seniors.bc.ca/Contentpages/building_history.htm

411 Seniors is known for its multicultural and LGBT

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 programming, as well as income tax and information referral advocacy. There are many recreational leisure opportunities for seniors. It also maintains a low-cost cafeteria on the first floor.

See also

• 1918 Vancouver general strike
  1918 Vancouver general strike
  The 1918 Vancouver General Strike was the first general strike in Canadian history and was held 2 August 1918. It was organized as a one-day political protest against the killing of draft evader and labour activist Albert "Ginger" Goodwin, who had called for a general strike in the event that any...
  
   - events that included this building when it was a Labour Temple
• List of heritage buildings in Vancouver
• List of old Canadian buildings