Welcome to Southeast Vancouver
Seniors' Arts & Cultural Society
Southeast Vancouver Seniors' Arts & Cultural Society (SVSACS) is a group of dedicated individuals working to have a seniors' centre built in southeast Vancouver. The centre would house various arts and cultural activities for seniors, serving as a meeting and gathering place for older adults of all ethnic backgrounds. There is currently no seniors centre in all of southeast Van!
The number of seniors (55 and over) living in the Victoria-Fraserview/Killarney (VFK) has been growing faster than in all other areas of Vancouver. In 2006 there were 15,000 seniors in VFK. That number is expected to increase by 21 per cent (3,100) by 2021.
Kash Heed goes to bat for Southeast Vancouver seniors
Vancouver-Fraserview MLA Kash Heed is working to get a new seniors centre up and running for his community. BC Liberal TV, Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Watch it on YouTube!
SVSACS meets with the Minister of State for Seniors
On July 4th, Wai Young, M.P. for Vancouver East introduced Hon. Alice Wong, Minister of State for Seniors to a few of the members of the Southeast Vancouver Seniors Arts & Cultural Centre Society and Killarney Seniors Society. The Meeting was to discuss funding for the much needed Centre for older adults to be built on land provided by Vancouver Parks & Recreation. M.P. Wai Young presented Minister Wong with more than 7,000 signatures on a petition pleading for a dedicated seniors centre.
On July 4th, Wai Young, M.P. for Vancouver East introduced Hon. Alice Wong, Minister of State for Seniors to a few of the members of SVSACS.
Letters to Members of Parliament can be sent postage-free through Canada Post. Please send your letters of support.
Alice Wong, M.P. Richmond
Minister of State for Seniors
Constituency Office:
Suite 360 - 5951 No. 3 Road
Richmond, BC, V6X 2E3 Phone: (604) 775-5790 E-mail:alice.wong@parl.gc.ca Web:http://alicewong.ca
Wai Young, M.P. Vancouver South
Constituency Office:
6406 Victoria Drive
Vancouver, BC, V5P 3X7 Phone: (604) 775-5323 Fax: (604) 775-5420 E-mail:info@waiyoung.ca Web:http://waiyoung.ca
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6
City of Vancouver approves $2.5 million for Southeast Vancouver Seniors Centre
Report to Council, Standing Committee of Council on City Services & Budgets, January 20 and February 1, 2011 Section 9: "The Committee heard from eight speakers who spoke in support of funding for a seniors centre in southeast Vancouver… PDF: CityCouncil-110120.pdf (88 /Kb)
SVSACS also promotes arts and culture for seniors by helping organize bus trips to local attractions and hosting monthly coffee houses featuring free movies.
Join us every month for our FREE Feature Movie!
On the 3rd Friday of each month and make new friends over an afternoon of film with coffee, tea, nibbles and — most importantly — Good Company! Bring your friends.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) Directed by: Joel Zwick Starring: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett & Michael Constantine Friday, February 17, 1:30 p.m. Champlain Heights Community Centre (Upstairs Lounge)
Toula Portokalos is 30, Greek, and works in her family's restaurant, Dancing Zorba's, in Chicago. All her father Gus wants is for her to get married to a nice Greek boy. But Toula is looking for more in life. Her mother convinces Gus to let her take some computer classes at college (making him think it's his idea). With those classes under her belt, she then takes over her aunt's travel agency (again making her father think it's his idea). She meets Ian Miller, a high school English teacher, WASP, and dreamboat she had made a fool of herself over at the restaurant; they date secretly for a while before her family finds out. Her father is livid over her dating a non-Greek. He has to learn to accept Ian; Ian has to learn to accept Toula's huge family, and Toula has to learn to accept herself… Trailer: imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3014459673/
February's movie includes a free light lunch at 12:30, hosted by the Collingwood Policing Centre. In order to attend, you must make a reservation by calling 604-717-2935, no later than February 14.
We need your help!
Here are some of the ways you can help us get a much-needed seniors' centre in southeast Vancouver:
Talk to your elected officials
Call and write to your Member of Parliament, your MLA, and the Vancouver Park Board right now! Tell them you strongly support our cause. Demand that our elected Federal, Provincial and City of Vancouver Representatives work together to address the dire need for a place for seniors in southeast Vancouver. Get your friends to do the same. With your voices we can make it happen! For names and contact information of government representatives for your community, click on the links below:
