The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
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Jennifer WallaceThe housing policies we need in Ontario Ontario for All is hosting a panel on the housing policies Ontario needs from its next government: March 7, 2:30-4 p.m. Representatives from the Co-operative Housing Federation, Ontario Alliance to End Homelessness, Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation, Mainstay Housing, and the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario will … Read more
Inclusionary zoning in Hamilton Through inclusionary zoning, cities can require residential developers building along major transit routes to make a percentage of their units “affordable.” Join a conversation with Environment Hamilton, ACORN Hamilton and the Hamilton Community Benefits Network on how to make inclusionary zoning work for Hamiltonians on March 10, 6:30 p.m, on Zoom. You … Read more
The average rent rose by 6.2 per cent in the old city of Hamilton in 2021. The average increase in Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough and Glanbrook was 8 per cent; in Stoney Creek and Grimsby, 3.8. Yet 2021 was a year in which the province imposed a rent freeze. How is that possible? Mostly because when … Read more
Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters Update March 2, 2022 By the time you read this, the first cabin for people experiencing homelessness will have arrived in Hamilton. The demonstration cabin will be in front of the Anglican Cathedral on James Street North. Take a look when you are next downtown. Meanwhile, the HATS team continues … Read more
This past week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed off on a directive which functionally criminalizes existing as a transgender or nonbinary child in that state. The directive, in the form of a letter sent to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services instructs that Department to: “conduct a prompt and thorough investigation” of any … Read more