Month: March 2024

Even with Stable Housing, the Transition from Homelessness can be Difficult

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Indwell’s latest newsletter has an interesting article on the challenges people who’ve experienced homelessness face when adapting to being housed. https://indwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Indwell-Winter-Newsletter-2024-WEB.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Winter%20Newsletter%202023&utm_content=Winter%20Newsletter%202023+CID_fff13dadc9d7ce0c2c46c33259cf997e&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=here

Student Volunteers Needed for Habitat Restoration

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Know a student needing volunteer hours? Many students are scrambling to get in their 40 hours of volunteer work before the school year ends. Here is a list of local organizations doing habitat restoration that could use help. It’s a win-win-win. The student will earn needed hours while working outdoors and the local habitat benefits. … Read more

Inside the Battle Over Ontario’s Ring of Fire.

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Climate Justice – How climate change disproportionately affects Indigenous communities. Traditional Indigenous communities are stewards of the land with a deep understanding of the interdependence of their existence. Communities that live on and by the land are affected by the changing climate and its impact on the resources on which they depend. But when the … Read more

Even the RCMP are Worried About Rising Unaffordable Housing and Wealth Extremes

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In a document on the potential threats to Canada’s security, the RCMP identifies “popular resentment” caused by “declining standards of living for the younger generation” as a trend that could cause disruptive change that might require an RCMP response. Two key sources of that resentment are the fact that many Canadians under 35 are unlikely … Read more

Free Tour of Indigenous Exhibit

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Unique Opportunity for a  Full Day of Presentations and Discussion about local Indigenous Land Agreements On Thursday, March 21st, a free event, beginning with a tour of the Indigenous exhibit at the McMaster Museum of Art, followed by speakers from local colleges and universities at L.R. Wilson and Gilmour Hall (Council Chambers),  Check out the … Read more