The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
Helping tenants through the crisis while we wait for new affordable non-market homes The Maytree Foundation has recently proposed permanent housing benefits to bridge the gap between low incomes and high rents. The benefits would need to be supported by improved rent controls, including an end to unlimited increases when tenancies change, to limit rent … Read more
Premier Doug Ford likes to brag that his government has invested more to deal with homelessness than any previous Ontario government. He’s right. But what he doesn’t say is that his governments’ total investments for homelessness and housing haven’t grown (except during the pandemic), so that as homeless investments have grown, investments in new supportive … Read more
It is heartening to see that all four major federal parties believe increasing housing construction is an important part of Canada’s response to the Trump threats and tariffs. Among other measures to tackle the crisis of housing affordability, our Affordable Housing Team has been advocating for, at minimum, doubling the supply of affordable non-profit and … Read more
Zoom event: Monday, March 31, midday, exact time to be determined. Join a Zoom circle hosted by Nations Uniting in Ohsweken. Their special guest will be Adrian Jacobs, who is Ganosono (Deer Lodge), Turtle Clan, Cayuga Nation, of the Six Nations Haudenosaunee Confederacy and does work in indigenous justice and reconciliation. Adrian will be offering … Read more
First celebrated in Canada in 2008, Earth Hour is an annual worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held to encourage individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour to Earth by switching off non-essential electric lights for an hour, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Highland Hills Faith Community in Dundas … Read more