The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
Urgent: Speak out re. proposed funding cuts in Hamilton In this Action Update from Hamilton 350, see the funding cuts that some council members are proposing to The Office of Climate Change Initiatives, Climate Change Reserve and investments in cycling infrastructure. Included are video clips of several councillors calling for reductions and some rebuttals. The … Read more
About 30,800 Ontarians who receive social assistance benefits are known to be homeless, a new report by the Maytree Foundation shows. That is up 72 per cent since 2019. In Hamilton, 1,597 social assistance beneficiaries were homeless in 2025, up 140 per cent since 2019. Assistance rates are very low: Ontario Works (OW) is for … Read more
That’s the conclusion of SingleKey, an organization that provides screening and other services to landlords, although it also has tenants as clients. In a detailed examination of rental data from across Canada in the third quarter of 2025, SingleKey concluded: “Despite regional income differences, renters across Canada face similar affordability pressures. Rent consumes about one-third … Read more